I. Background

[1] On June 25, 2025, the Board issued Order CB-CDA 2025-051 which included several questions to Re:Sound, SOCAN, Artisti, SiriusXM, and ADISQ.

[2] The purpose of these questions was to help determine the nature, scope and timing of future proceeding(s) for the consideration of the satellite radio tariffs from Re:Sound, SOCAN, and Artisti[1]. These questions pertained to (1) whether the Board should consider the proposed tariffs of the collectives jointly or separately, and/or (2) whether it should consider simulcasts of satellite radio programming with the satellite radio services proceeding(s).

[3] With respect to the issue of consolidation of proceedings, and considering all of the circumstances, the Board finds that there are substantial dissimilarities between the proposed tariffs and that it would not be efficient to consolidate the consideration of all proposed tariffs. Consequently, the consideration of the satellite radio proposed tariffs will proceed separately, with a distinct proceeding being initiated for each of Re:Sound, SOCAN, and Artisti. In addition, the Board will not delay any of the proceedings to await the decision of the Federal Court of Appeal in Re:Sound v. Pandora Media, LLC et al., Court File No. A-3-24.

[4] With respect to the issue of simulcasts, given that simulcasts of satellite radio programming are not covered by Artisti’s proposed tariffs for satellite radio for the years 2018-2020, 2021-2023, and 2024-2026, this proceeding will only pertain to satellite radio services as described in the proposed tariffs.

II. Proposed Tariffs to be Considered

[5] The Board is ready to commence proceeding PT25-13 – Artisti Tariff – Satellite Radio (2018‑2026), to consider the following proposed tariffs (the “Proposed Tariffs”) in a written hearing:

• Artisti Tariff – Multi-channel subscription satellite radio services for the years 2018 to 2020;

• Artisti Tariff – Multi-channel subscription satellite radio services for the years 2021 to 2023; and

• Artisti Tariff for Multi-channel subscription satellite radio services for the years 2024 to 2026.

III. Objectors

[6] Objections to the Proposed Tariffs have been filed by the following Parties:

Table 1 – List of Objectors

[7] On July 23, 2025, following Order CB-CDA 2025-051, ADISQ advised the Board that it did not intend to participate in a proceeding considering these Proposed Tariffs.

[8] At this time, should SiriusXM Canada Inc. decide not to participate in this proceeding, it must inform the Board and parties by October 22, 2025. For more information, see Practice Notice on Changing the Status of a Party (PN 2023‑010).

IV. Language of Proceeding

[9] Parties may address the Board and each other in the official language of their choice. Parties must confirm the official language in which they wish to participate in this proceeding by October 22, 2025.

V. Confidential Information

[10] If a party anticipates that they will need to disclose confidential information in the course of this proceeding, they are invited to request a confidentiality order as soon as possible (see Rule 46 of the Copyright Board Rules of Practice and Procedure (the “Rules”)), in accordance with the Practice Notice on Confidentiality Order (PN 2024‑013).

VI. Proceeding Detail Page

[11] Information about this proceeding can be found on the Board’s website.

VII. Interveners and Letters of Comment

[12] A person with an interest in this proceeding may file a request for intervener status as per Rule 52 of the Rules; any person may file a letter of comment in the official language of their choice as per Rule 53.

[13] Please contact the Registry as soon as possible for further information on how to file a request to intervene or a letter of comment.

VIII. Joint Statement of Issues

[14] As per Rule 24, the parties must file a Joint Statement of Issues. For more information, see the Practice Notice on Filing of Statement of Issues to be Considered (PN 2023‑012).

[15] Parties must file their Joint Statement of Issues by no later than January 5, 2026.