PROPOSED TARIFF
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 7 – Skating Rinks (2026-2028)
For the public performance of musical or dramatico-musical works.
Effective Period: 2026-01-01 – 2028-12-31
SOCAN TARIFF 7 – SKATING RINKS (2026-2028) 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, at any time and as often as desired in the years 2026 to 2028, of any or all of the works in SOCAN’s repertoire, by means of performers in person or by means of recorded music, in connection with roller or ice skating, the royalty is as follows:
(a) where an admission fee is charged: 1.2% of the gross receipts from admissions exclusive of sales and amusement taxes, subject to a minimum annual royalty of $160.65; and
(b) where no admission fee is charged: an annual royalty of $160.65. Terms and Conditions The user shall estimate the royalties payable for the year covered by the tariff based on the total gross receipts from admissions, exclusive of sales and amusement taxes, for the previous year and shall pay such estimated royalties to SOCAN on or before January 31 of the year covered by the tariff. Payment of the royalties shall be accompanied by a report of the gross receipts for the previous year.
If the gross receipts reported for the previous year were not based on the entire year, payment of these royalties shall be accompanied by a report estimating the gross receipts from admissions for the entire year covered by the tariff. 1
Published by the Copyright Board of Canada, in accordance with section 68.2 of the Copyright Act, on November 15, 2024.
On or before January 31 of the following year, a report shall be made of the actual gross receipts from admissions during the year covered by the tariff, an adjustment of the royalties payable to SOCAN shall be made, and any additional royalties due on the basis of the actual gross receipts from admission charges shall be paid to SOCAN. If the royalties due are less than the amount paid, SOCAN shall credit the user with the amount of the overpayment.
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 royalties payable by the 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 shall not compound.
All amounts payable under this tariff are exclusive of any federal, provincial or other governmental taxes or levies of any kind.
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Published by the Copyright Board of Canada, in accordance with section 68.2 of the Copyright Act, on November 15, 2024.