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| Parent company | Random House, Inc. |
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| Status | Defunct (2013) |
| Founded | 1944 |
| Successor | Penguin Random House Canada |
| Country of origin | Canada |
| Headquarters location | 320 Front St W, Unit 1400, Toronto, ON M5V 3B6 |
| Distribution | Canada |
| Publication types | Books |
| Imprints | Many |
| Official website | penguinrandomhouse |
Random House of Canada was the Canadian distributor for Random House, Inc. from 1944 until 2013. On July 1st 2013 it amalgamated with Penguin Canada to become Penguin Random House Canada.
Random House of Canada was established in 1944 as the Canadian distributor of Random House Books.
In 1986, Random House launched its Canadian publishing program. They have published work by some of the country's most distinguished and notable authors, including Margaret Atwood, Farley Mowat, Yann Martel, Mordecai Richler, Douglas Coupland, and Michael Ondaatje.
In 1998, Random House (USA) merged with another major publishing company, Bantam Doubleday Dell. Due to this international merger, both companies' Canadian branches merged as well, publishing international titles in this country as well as maintaining their Canadian publishing program.
In 2011 Random House of Canada became the sole owner of fellow Canadian publishing company McClelland & Stewart, having purchased the 75% it didn't already own from the University of Toronto.
In 2013, Random House's parent company, Bertelsmann, entered into a joint venture with Pearson PLC (the parent company of the Penguin Group) to form a new trade publishing company called Penguin Random House. As part of this venture Random House of Canada and Penguin Canada were amalgamated as Penguin Random House Canada. Random House of Canada, as a legal entity, is defunct.
Anchor Canada, created in 2001, publishes trade paperback editions of many of Doubleday Canada's titles. In 2002, Anchor Canada published its first original trade paperback titled The Notebooks: Interviews and New Fiction from Contemporary Writers. They have continued to publish originals since. Some of these titles include The Fabulous Girls Guide to Decorum by Kim Izzo and Ceri Marsh, and Lost in Mongolia by Colin Angus.
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