Copyright Board of Canada’s 2024-25 Departmental Plan at a glance
A departmental plan describes a department’s priorities, plans and associated costs for the upcoming three fiscal years.
Key priorities
Over the past four years, the Board undertook Phase I of its Modernization Initiative which resulted in a complete overhaul of its processes and internal policies with a view to increase the efficiency and transparency of its operations. In 2024-25 and 2025-2026, the Board will continue its transformation with the second phase of its Modernization Initiative. Specifically, the Board’s priorities for the next two years will be to:
- Grow the Board’s capacity as a marketplace facilitator;
- Continue sound management of the Board’s case inventory;
- Maintain healthy organizational practices.
For more information on the Board’s key priorities, see the “Plans to achieve results” section of this plan.
Refocusing Government Spending
In Budget 2023, the government committed to reducing spending by $14.1 billion over the next five years, starting in 2023–24, and by $4.1 billion annually after that. While not officially part of this spending reduction exercise, the Board will respect its spirit by doing the following:
- Reducing office space needs, which will allow the Board to diminish the cost of its lease by releasing one of its two office building floors;
- Increasing the efficient use of its hearing room and related resources through partnerships with other organizations; and
- Acquiring specialized translation software that will enable the Board to decrease its reliance on external translation professional services.
The financial data included in this departmental plan reflect these reductions.
Highlights
A Departmental Results Framework consists of an organization’s core responsibilities, the results it plans to achieve, and the performance indicators that measure progress toward these results.
Departmental results:
- Efficient and Transparent Issuance of Tariffs and Licences
Planned spending: $ 3,564,988 in fiscal year 2024–25
Planned human resources: 21 in fiscal year 2024–25
The Board’s plans to support its core responsibility over the next two years are:
- Growing the Board’s capacity as a marketplace facilitator;
- Continue sound management of the Board’s case inventory;
- Maintaining healthy organizational practices.
More information about Copyright Tariffs and Licences can be found in the full departmental plan.