SUPPLEMENTVol. 156, No. 35PROPOSED TARIFF Canada Gazette Part I
OTTAWA, SATURDAY, AUGUST 27, 2022
COPYRIGHT BOARD
Filed with the Copyright Board by SOCAN on 2024-10-15 pursuant to subsection 67(1) of the Copyright Act
Proposed Tariff Title: SOCAN Tariff 8 – Receptions, Conventions, Assemblies and Fashion Shows (2018-20222026-2028)
Citation: 2022 CB 9-T See also: SOCAN Tariff 8 (2018-2022), 2022 CB 9
Published pursuant to section 70.1 of the Copyright Act Lara Taylor Secretary General 613-952-8621 (telephone) registry-greffe@cb-cda.gc.ca (email)
For the public performance of musical or dramatico-musical works.
Effective Period: 2026-01-01 – 2028-12-31
SOCAN TARIFF 8 – RECEPTIONS, CONVENTIONS, ASSEMBLIES AND FASHION SHOWS (2018-20222026-2028)
Proposed statement of royalties to be collected by the Society of Composers, Authors and Music
1 Published by the Copyright Board of Canada, pursuant to subsection 17(2) of the Copyright Board Rules of Practice and Procedure, on November 15, 2024.
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 To perform, at any time and as often as desired in the years 20182026 to 20222028, any or all of the works in SOCAN’s repertoire as part of events at receptions, conventions, assemblies and fashion shows, the royalty payable for each event, or for each day on which a fashion show is held, is as follows:
Table: Royalties per Event Room Fee per Event capacityCapacity (seating and Without DancingWith Dancing standing)1–100
101–3001–100
101–300
301–500
Over 500
$22.06 $31.7231.95
$45.94
$66.1995.87
$93.78135.83
$44.13 $63.4963.92
$91.96
$132.39191.76
$187.55271.65
Terms and conditionsConditions No later than 30 days after the end of each quarter, the user shall file with SOCAN a report for that quarter of the actual number of events with and without dancing and of the number of days on which a fashion show was held. The report shall also include the room capacity (seating and standing) authorized under the establishment’s liquor licence or any other document issued by a competent authority for this type of establishment, and payment of the applicable royalties.
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 royaltyroyalties payable by themthe user.
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
2 Published by the Copyright Board of Canada, pursuant to subsection 17(2) of the Copyright Board Rules of Practice and Procedure, on November 15, 2024.
shall not compound. All amounts payable under these tariffsthis tariff are exclusive of any federal, provincial or other governmental taxes or levies of any kind.
3 Published by the Copyright Board of Canada, pursuant to subsection 17(2) of the Copyright Board Rules of Practice and Procedure, on November 15, 2024.