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MEDIA RELEASES

Tuesday, February 25, 2020

SOCAN Collections Top $405-million with Expanded Membership and More Canadian Music Than Ever Used in Canada and Worldwide

But low average streaming royalties continue to serve as a wake-up call to dramatically and quickly improve rates, discoverability and modernization of Canadian Content rules

Thursday, January 30, 2020

Implementation of Canada-United States-Mexico Trade Agreement: SOCAN Denounces Omission of Key Copyright Provision

Toronto, January 30, 2020 – By omitting clauses from the updated Canada-United States-Mexico (CUSMA) implementation bill, the government has missed a huge opportunity to strengthen copyright protections in Canada. In the CUSMA signed by Prime Minister Trudeau in November 2018, copyrighted works were to enter the public domain in Canada 70 years after the death of the author or composer. SOCAN and […]

Wednesday, January 29, 2020

SOCAN Welcomes “Canada’s Communications Future: Time to Act” Report

Toronto, January 29, 2020 – The federal Broadcasting & Telecommunications Legislative Review Panel today released its final report on modernizing the legislation governing Canada’s communications sector, recommending that the Federal Government introduce as quickly as possible new legislation supporting the creation, production and discoverability of Canadian content. That includes making it mandatory for online streaming […]

Monday, December 16, 2019

New Mandate Letters: SOCAN Expresses Optimism

SOCAN is encouraged to learn that the Federal Government will follow-up on its intention to introduce by December 2020 new legislation on discoverability for tech giants. 

Tuesday, November 26, 2019

Holiday Music Has High ROI for Business

Entandem research finds shoppers enjoy holiday music.
Divided debate over when music should start.

Tuesday, November 12, 2019

Entandem has simplified music licensing for thousands of Canadian businesses since July launch

Toronto, November 12, 2019 – Canadian businesses are responding positively to a new company created to make the music licensing process more convenient. Since its launch in July 2019, Entandem, a joint venture between RE:SOUND and SOCAN, has simplified the music licensing process for a growing number of Canadian businesses – to date, a remarkable […]

Monday, September 23, 2019

SOCAN Awards Gala in Montréal: a Spectacular and Poignant 30th Anniversary Show

Jean Leloup, Diane Juster, André Gagnon, Cœur de pirate, Luc Plamondon, Gilles Valiquette, Louise Tremblay & James Gelfand, Kashtin, Banx & Ranx, Steve Marin, FouKi, Alaclair Ensemble, David Murphy & Cie and many more receive awards

Wednesday, September 4, 2019

SOCAN Announces Achievement Award Winners for 30th annual Gala in Montréal

Leloup receives three SOCAN Classic Awards, Plamondon tops 40, and Diane Juster’s “Je ne suis qu’une chanson” to get SOCAN Cultural Impact Award

Thursday, June 20, 2019

grandson’s poignant “Blood//Water” captures the $10,000 SOCAN Songwriting Prize

Writers Chester Krupa Carbone, Kevin Hissink and Jordan Benjamin win over voters and deliver fan favourite among 10 nominated songs

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

SOCAN Delivers Record Royalties to Members

Domestic, international and digital 2018 financial results outperform,
but CEO calls for a more equitable share from massively successful streaming platforms

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