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Profile of Canadian Copyright Collective Administrations

April 8, 2026

The Copyright Board is publishing today a report entitled Profile of Canadian Copyright Collective Administrations prepared by Wall Communications Inc.

The Copyright Board commissioned this study in 2025 to better understand the Canadian copyright industry from a competition and industrial organization perspective. The report examines the economic and other characteristics of collective management societies, some of which regularly appear before the Board on behalf of copyright owners.  

Creators earn revenue from many sources, including copyright. However, there is very limited data available about the Canadian copyright market. 

Existing studies and internal data offer some insight, but there is no comprehensive picture of the Canadian copyright market. Through this study, and in advancing its role as an economic regulator, the Copyright Board lays the groundwork for further research to enhance market transparency and foster a copyright system that is clear, accessible, and understandable to all. 

Proposed Tariffs for the Years 2027 and Beyond

February 16, 2026

On November 17, 2025, the Copyright Board published the proposed tariffs filed by collective societies in 2025, along with a Notice from the Secretary General. The Board later published the Notices of Grounds for Objection received in respect of the proposed tariffs.

The Board has now issued Notice CB-CDA 2026-018 notifying collectives societies and objectors on whether a hearing will be held for the examination of the proposed tariffs. 

For more information about the tariff approval process, consult the Board’s User Guide.

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MoU with WIPO

November 3, 2025

The Copyright Board of Canada has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), marking a big step forward in promoting time- and cost-efficient dispute resolution for copyright-related disputes in Canada. Through this partnership, the Board and WIPO will work together to raise awareness of Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) services and their benefits, support the development of ADR policies and procedures and provide the Board with WIPO’s digital case administration tools and training.

Annual Report

October 2, 2025

The Copyright Board of Canada has published its 2024-2025 Annual Report. The report provides an overview of the Board’s activities, and its tabling to Parliament is a requirement under section 66.9 of the Copyright Act.

Publication: "Synthetic media in the digital landscape"

September 18, 2025

The Board has contributed to the paper “Synthetic media in the digital landscape” published by the Canadian Digital Regulators Forum (CDRF).

Read the paper

Read the press release

Find out more about the CDRF

Understanding the Copyright Board’s Unlocatable Copyright Owners Licensing Program

May 21, 2025

The Copyright Act provides that users can apply to the Copyright Board for a licence when they are unable to locate the copyright owner of a work they would like to use. Offered as part of the ALAI's webinars programming on May 15, 2025, this presentation from the Copyright Board outlined the legal framework and the licence application process and provided an overview of the types of applications filed and some interesting decisions issued by the Board. A copy of the visual support used during the presentation can be found here.

Introducing Proceeding Numbers

 May 8, 2025

The Board will soon introduce proceeding numbers. A number will be attributed to a proceeding when it is initiated and clearly appear in the Notice of Initiation and in documents issued in the course of the proceeding.

Additionally, documents published on Decisia, including the proceeding details page, will be identified with the proceeding number. This change will allow users to easily search for all documents associated with a specific proceeding. 

Advisory Working Group

May 1, 2025

The Copyright Board has put together an Advisory Working Group made up of a variety of stakeholders to share advice and best practices regarding Board procedures and operational practices, in order to ensure efficiency, predictability, transparency and accessibility.  To learn more about the Board’s Advisory Working Group, click here.