Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 160, Number 13: SUPPLEMENT

March 28, 2026

SUPPLEMENT Vol. 160, No. 13

Canada Gazette

Part I

OTTAWA, Saturday, March 28, 2026

COPYRIGHT BOARD

SOCAN Tariff 18 – Recorded Music for Dancing (2023-2025)

Citation: SOCAN Tariff 18 – Recorded Music for Dancing (2023-2025), 2026 CB 1-T
See also: SOCAN Tariff 18 – Recorded Music for Dancing (2023-2025), 2026 CB 1

Published pursuant to section 70.1 of the Copyright Act

Lara Taylor

Secretary General
1‑833‑860‑7131 (toll-free number)
1‑833‑369‑0396 (TTY)
registry-greffe@cb-cda.gc.ca (email)

SOCAN Tariff 18 – Recorded Music for Dancing (2023-2025)

The annual royalties to perform, by means of recorded music for dancing by patrons, at any time and as often as desired in the years 2023-2025, any or all of the works in SOCAN’s repertoire, in bars, cabarets, restaurants, taverns, clubs, dining rooms, discotheques, dance halls, ballrooms and similar premises, are as follows:

• (a) Premises accommodating no more than 100 patrons:

  Table: Annual Royalties for Recorded Music Used for Dancing — Premises Accommodating No More Than 100 Patrons

  Months of Operation	Days of Operation
  	1–3 days	4–7 days
  6 months or less	$356.76	$713.50
  More than 6 months	$713.50	$1,427.00

• (b) Premises accommodating more than 100 patrons:

Premises accommodating between 101 and 120 patrons shall pay 10% more than the royalties set out in paragraph (a). For each subsequent capacity increase of up to 20 patrons, a further increase of 10% of the royalties set out in paragraph (a) shall be payable.

No later than January 31 of the year covered by the tariff, the establishment shall pay the applicable royalties to SOCAN and report the room capacity in number of patrons.

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.

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.

This tariff does not cover the use of music expressly covered in other tariffs, including the use of music at concerts (popular music or classical music) or as part of events at receptions, conventions, assemblies or fashion shows.