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Toronto/Québec City, January 12, 2026, SOCAN and the Festival d’été international de Québec (FEIQ) are pleased to announce that they have reached an agreement resolving their outstanding dispute over licensing fees for the years 2022–2025. Consequently, SOCAN has discontinued its litigation against FEIQ and Bleufeu. The agreement reinforces a shared commitment to ensuring that music […]

This is the final written submissions of SOCAN (Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada) in response to Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2025-52 (“BNOC 2025-52”). SOCAN supports and adopts the positions in the final submission of ACCORD. Domestic Distribution Trends Further to Chairperson Théberge’s request[1], SOCAN is pleased to provide further information […]

This is the final submission filed in response to Broadcasting Notice of Consultation CRTC 2025-52 (“BNOC 2025-52”) reflecting the positions of Canada’s songwriters, composers, and music publishers as well as the organizations and collective management organizations that support them. Collectively, this includes: l’Association des professionnels de l’édition musicale; the Canadian Council of Music Industry Associations […]

Montréal, QC – December 11, 2025 – SOCAN announced today the promotion of Alexandre Alonso to Vice President, Québec and Francophone Affairs. This strategic appointment reinforces SOCAN’s member-centric vision, advancing its ability to meet the needs of its francophone community in Québec, across Canada, and internationally.  “Alexandre Alonso’s more than 15 years of experience in the Québec music industry and his work at SOCAN make him well-suited to lead our strategy to meet […]

This submission is filed by ACCORD in response to the Government of Canada’s consultation regarding the operation of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA). Collectively, ACCORD includes: l’Association des professionnels de l’édition musicale; the Canadian Council of Music Industry Associations including Alberta Music, Cultural Industries Ontario North, Manitoba Music, Music BC, Music Nova Scotia, Music PEI, […]

Toronto, ON – October 31, 2025 – SOCAN has announced that Cameron Kennedy has been appointed Chief Membership Officer, effective November 1, 2025, succeeding Jean-Christian Céré, who will depart the organization on October 31, 2025, to pursue new professional opportunities. Kennedy, who has led SOCAN’s Creative services since 2022, brings a wealth of experience and […]

SOCAN (Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada) is pleased to present its views to the AI Strategy Task Force for consideration in developing Canada’s next AI strategy. SOCAN is Canada’s largest rights management organization. We have over 200,000 direct songwriter, composer, and music publisher members and clients, and we license tens of […]

NEW YORK and TORONTO, Oct. 28, 2025 – ASCAP, BMI and SOCAN today announced they have each adopted policies to accept registrations of musical compositions partially generated using artificial intelligence (AI) tools. These works can now be registered directly with the individual societies. All three PRO registration policies define a partially AI-generated musical work as […]

SOCAN and ACCORD (an umbrella collective of Canadian music organizations, of which SOCAN is a member) continued to advocate for Canada’s songwriters, composers, and music publishers before the CRTC (Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission), during a public hearing on Sept. 25, 2025, regarding the future of Canadian and Indigenous audio content. As a reminder, the […]

Recommendation 1: Generative artificial intelligence must benefit the creative economy That the Government ensure a) that artificial intelligence systems comply with fair market principles to obtain licences and compensate copyright owners for the use of their works; (b) that artificial intelligence systems comply with transparency, record-keeping and disclosure obligations, such as publicly disclosing the copyright-protected […]