Copyright Board of Canada’s 2023-24 Departmental Results Report at a glance

A departmental results report provides an account of actual accomplishments against plans, priorities and expected results set out in the associated Departmental Plan.

 

Key priorities

The Board’s top priorities for 2023-24 were as follows:

  • Finalize the implementation of the Board’s regulatory framework and related tools;
  • Reduce the backlog of proposed tariffs;
  • Work with stakeholders on ways to better deliver on the Board’s mandate; and
  • Maintain the stability in the organization and a sound stewardship of its resources.

Highlights

In 2023-24, total actual spending (including internal services) for the Copyright Board of Canada was $4,074,849 and total full-time equivalent staff (including internal services) was 25. For complete information on the Boards total spending and human resources, read the Spending and human resources section of the full report.


The following provides a summary of the department’s achievements in 2023-24 according to its approved Departmental Results Framework. A Departmental Results Framework consists of a department’s core responsibilities, the results it plans to achieve and the performance indicators that measure progress toward these results.

Actual spending: $3,259,894
Actual human resources: 21

In fiscal year 2023-24, the Board:

  • Rendered 14 tariff decisions, effectively approving 52 proposed tariffs;
  • Processed 32 applications and rendered 12 decisions regarding works where the copyright owner is unlocatable;
  • Published three new practice notices;
  • Launched Phase II of its Modernization Initiative, first launched in 2019;
  • Finalized a suite of online modernization and case tracking tools, including an eFiling platform, eForms, and an online, searchable database with case details;
  • Worked with Parties to leverage informal case management practices , set priorities and reduce the case inventory;
  • Sought feedback from stakeholders to identify ways to better deliver on the Board’s mandate;
  • Adapted its offices to the hybrid workplace requirements, implemented safety, security and IT updates, and advanced its information management (IM) strategy; and
  • Maintained its commitments to diversity, inclusion, and sustainability, including publishing its Progress Report on the Copyright Board of Canada Accessibility Plan 2023-2025 and its first Departmental Sustainable Development Strategy.

More information about Copyright Tariffs and Licences can be found in the ‘Results – what we achieved” section of the full
departmental results report.