Licences musicales SOCAN

Licences musicales SOCAN

Music is everywhere – in stores, restaurants, and public spaces. The music you listen to is created by artists who hold rights under Canada’s Copyright Act . We license music so that the owners of this music are paid for their work at rates and tariffs approved by the Copyright Board of Canada .

SOCAN MUSIC LICENSES

If you run a business or organization that uses music, please see this list for the licenses we manage. If you have any questions, please contact us or consult our FAQ .

Background Music Providers (16)
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation – Radio (1.C)
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation – Television (2.D)
Commercial Radio (1.A)
Commercial Radio Playback
Commercial Television Stations (2.A)
Internet – Online Music Services (22.A)
Commercial Radio and Satellite Radio (22B)
Internet – Other Uses of Music – Gaming Sites (22.G)
Internet – Other Uses of Music – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (22.E)
Other Audio Websites (22C)
Internet – Online Audio-Visual Services (22.D.1)
Internet – User-Generated Content (22.D.2)
Services Offered in Hotel and Motel Rooms (23)
Non-Commercial Radio (1.B)
Non-Commercial Radio Playback
Television Remote Signal Retransmission
Radio Remote Signal Retransmission
Stingray Pay Sound Service and Ancillary Services (26)
Television – Broadcasting Corporation of Quebec (2.C)
Transmission of pay television services, specialty services and other services by distribution undertakings (17)

MUSIC LICENSES ADMINISTERED BY ENTANDEM FOR SOCAN

Entandem is a joint venture between RE:SON and SOCAN to simplify music licensing for Canadian businesses. The company administers the following music licenses on behalf of SOCAN, in addition to those it administers on behalf of RE:SON. For more information, visit entandemlicensing.com/fr/ .

Adult entertainment clubs (3.C)
Public transport – Airplanes (13A)
Classical music concerts – annual licenses for orchestras (4.B.2)
Background music (15A)
Paramount Canada’s Wonderland Inc. and similar establishments (12.B)
Circuses, ice shows, fireworks, sound and light shows and similar events (11.A)
Classical music concerts – Annual licenses for broadcasters (4.B.3)
Classical music concerts – Licences for individual concerts (4.B.1)
Comedy shows and magic shows (11.B)
Exhibitions and fairs – Access to a concert (5.B)
Exhibitions and fairs (5.A)
Physical exercises and dance classes (19)
Karaoke bars and other similar establishments (20)
Personal execution (3.A)
Brass bands; floats with music in parks, streets and other public places (10.B)
Movie theaters (6)
Public transport – Passenger ships (13.B)

Performance of specific works (14)

Popular music concerts – Royalties for individual concerts (4.A.1) and Annual royalties (4.A.2)
Public transport – Trains, buses and other means of public transport, excluding aircraft and passenger ships (13.C)
Receptions, congresses, assemblies and fashion presentations (8)
Recorded music accompanying a performance (3.B)
Recorded music used for dance purposes (18)
Recreational facilities operated by a municipality, school, college, university, agricultural society or other similar community organizations (21)
Ice rinks (7)
Sporting events (9)
Itinerant musicians and street musicians; music recorded in parks, parades, streets and other public places (10.A)
Music on hold on the phone (15.B)
Theme parks, Ontario Place Corporation and similar establishments (12.A)