PROPOSED TARIFF Filed with the Copyright Board by SOCAN on 2023-10-15 pursuant to subsection 67(1) of the Copyright Act
Proposed Tariff Title: SOCAN Tariff 14 – Performance of an Individual Work (2025-2027) For the public performance of musical or dramatico-musical works. Effective Period: 2025-01-01 – 2027-12-31
SOCAN TARIFF 14 – PERFORMANCE OF AN INDIVIDUAL WORK (2025-2027)
Proposed statement of royalties to be collected by the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) in compensation for the performance in public, in Canada, of musical or dramatico-musical works forming part of its repertoire.
Royalties
For the performance, in the years 2025-2027, of an individual work or an excerpt therefrom by a performer or contrivance at any single event when that work is the sole work performed from the repertoire of SOCAN, the royalty payable shall be as follows:
When the performance of the work does not last more than three minutes:
Table 1: Royalty rates when the performance of the work does not last more than three minutes
Published by the Copyright Board of Canada, in accordance with section 68.2 of the Copyright Act, on November 15, 2023.
Potential Audience
500 or less 501 to 1 000 1 001 to 5 000 5 001 to 10 000 10 001 to 15 000 15 001 to 20 000 20 001 to 25 000 25 001 to 50 000 50 001 to 100 000 100 001 to 200 000 200 001 to 300 000 300 001 to 400 000 400 001 to 500 000 500 001 to 600 000 600 001 to 800 000 800 001 or more
Musical Group or Orchestra with or without Vocal Accompaniment
$10.08 $11.81 $25.18 $35.14 $45.22 $55.18 $65.16 $75.43 $85.60 $111.74 $125.58 $150.55 $175.83 $200.90 $225.89 $250.95
Single Instrument with or without Vocal Accompaniment
$5.12 $7.74 $12.58 $17.63 $22.66 $27.59 $32.64 $32.92 $42.79 $50.15 $62.73 $75.24 $87.91 $100.31 $112.21 $125.58
When the performance of a work lasts more than three minutes, the above rates are increased as follows:
Table 2: Royalty rates when the performance of a work lasts more than three minutes
Increase Over 3 and not more than 7 minutes Over 7 and not more than 15 minutes Over 15 and not more than 30 minutes
(%) 75 125 200
Published by the Copyright Board of Canada, in accordance with section 68.2 of the Copyright Act, on November 15, 2023.
Over 30 and not more than 60 minutes Over 60 and not more than 90 minutes Over 90 and not more than 120 minutes
300 400 500
If more than one work from SOCAN’s repertoire is performed during any particular event, the royalties shall be calculated under other applicable tariffs.
Terms and Conditions
SOCAN shall have the right to audit the user’s books and records, on reasonable notice and during normal business hours, to verify the statements rendered and the royalty payable by the user.
All amounts payable under this tariff are exclusive of any federal, provincial or other governmental taxes or levies of any kind.
Any amount not received by the due date shall bear interest from that date until the date the amount is received. Interest shall be calculated daily, at a rate equal to 1% above the Bank Rate effective on the last day of the previous month (as published by the Bank of Canada). Interest shall not compound.
Published by the Copyright Board of Canada, in accordance with section 68.2 of the Copyright Act, on November 15, 2023.