Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 159, Number 41: SUPPLEMENT 1
October 11, 2025
SUPPLEMENT 1 Vol. 159, No. 41
Canada Gazette
Part I
OTTAWA, Saturday, October 11, 2025
COPYRIGHT BOARD
SOCAN Tariff 3.C – Adult Entertainment Clubs (2026-2028)
Citation: SOCAN Tariff 3.C (2026-2028), 2025 CB 13-T
See also: SOCAN Tariff 3.C (2026-2028), 2025 CB 13
Published pursuant to section 70.1 of the Copyright Act
Greg Gallo
Acting Secretary General
1‑833‑860‑7131 (toll-free number)
1‑833‑369‑0396 (TTY)
registry-greffe@cb-cda.gc.ca (email)
SOCAN Tariff 3.C – Adult Entertainment Clubs (2026-2028)
Short Title
1. This tariff may be cited as SOCAN Tariff 3.C – Adult Entertainment Clubs (2026-2028).
Royalties
2. For the performance, by means of recorded music, 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, in an adult entertainment club, the royalty payable by the establishment is as follows:
- 6.71¢ per day, multiplied by the 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.
Terms and Conditions
3. “Day” means any period between 6:00 a.m. on one day and 6:00 a.m. the following day during which the establishment operates as an adult entertainment club.
4. No later than January 31 of the year covered by the tariff, the user shall file a report estimating the amount of royalties and send to SOCAN the report and the estimated royalty.
5. No later than January 31 of the following year, the user shall file with SOCAN a report indicating the authorized capacity (seating and standing) of the establishment, as well as the number of days it operated as an adult entertainment club during the previous year, and an adjustment of the royalties shall be made accordingly. Any additional monies owed shall then 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.
6. All amounts payable under this tariff are exclusive of any federal, provincial or other governmental taxes or levies of any kind.
7. 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.
Records and Audits
8. 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.
Confidentiality
9. (1) Subject to subsections (2), (3) and (4), information received pursuant to this tariff shall be treated in confidence, unless the person who supplied the information consents in writing to the information being treated otherwise.
(2) Information received pursuant to this tariff may be shared
- (a) with SOCAN’s agents and service providers, to the extent required by the service providers for the service they are contracted to provide;
- (b) in connection with the collection of royalties or the enforcement of the tariff, with Re:Sound;
- (c) with the Copyright Board;
- (d) in connection with proceedings before the Copyright Board, if it is protected by a confidentiality order;
- (e) to the extent required to effect the distribution of royalties; or
- (f) if required by law.
(3) Where confidential information is shared with service providers as per paragraph (2)(a), those service providers shall sign a confidentiality agreement.
(4) Subsection (1) does not apply to information that is publicly available, to aggregated information, or to information obtained from someone other than the person who supplied the information and who is not under an apparent duty of confidentiality to that person with respect to the supplied information.