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class="slider_description"> <p>The Copyright Board has published its 2023-2024 Annual Report.</p><p><a href="https://cb-cda.gc.ca/sites/default/files/inline-files/44-062-CopyrightBoardAnnualReport_EN-Accessible.pdf">See more</a></p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="slick__slide slide slide--1"> <div class="slide__constrained"> <div class="paragraph_report_block paragraph paragraph--type--slideshow paragraph--view-mode--default""> <div class=""> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2024-06/turntable-1109588_1920.jpg" width="2400" height="1600" alt="" class="img-responsive" /> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-lg-8 slide__caption"> <div class="slider_text_block"> <div class="slider_title"> <h2 name="section-683">Canadian Digital Regulators Forum</h2> </div> <div class="slider_description"> <p>The Copyright Board has joined the Canadian Digital Regulators Forum.</p><p><a 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Notices</h3> </a> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="col-sm-6 col-md-4 paragraph paragraph--type--home-section-list paragraph--view-mode--default"> <a href="/en/cases-tariffs/file-objection-to-a-proposed-tariff" class="paragraph_homepage_sections_list_block"> <div class="download sections_list_icon"><div class="icon_over"></div></div> <h3>File an Objection</h3> </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="home_text_block" id="appointment" name="appointment"> <div class="grey_background"></div> <div class="container"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-6 home_appointment"> <div class="appointment"> <h2>What's New</h2><h3>The Board Welcomes a New Member </h3><p><strong>January 10, 2025</strong></p><p>The Copyright Board is pleased to announce the appointment of Daniela Bassan as a part-time Member of the Board, effective December 17, 2024. Daniela will serve a three-year term in this role. We extend our heartfelt congratulations to Ms. Bassan and look forward to her valuable contributions to the Board's work in the years ahead. </p><p><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-size:12.0pt;line-height:107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></p><h3>New and Updated Practice Notices<br><span style="color:black;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;font-size:14.0pt;"><strong><o:p></o:p></strong></span></h3><p><strong>December 18, 2024</strong></p><p>The Copyright Board has published the <a href="https://decisions.cb-cda.gc.ca/cb-cda/r/en/item/522040/index.do">Practice Notice on Confidential Information (PN 2024-013)</a>. This new practice notice outlines the purpose and function of confidentiality orders. It also sets out the procedure for requesting a confidentiality order. </p><p>Additionally, the Practice Notice on Format of Electronic Documents (PN 2019-001) has been updated under the title <a href="https://decisions.cb-cda.gc.ca/cb-cda/r/en/item/522028/index.do">Practice Notice on Filing of Documents (PN 2019-001)(rev. 2)</a>. This version provides new and updated information about the filing of electronic and paper documents with the Board. It also sets out new formatting requirements for all documents filed with the Board which aim to improve their accessibility.</p><p>The following practice notices have also been updated in light of the changes made to PN 2019-001:</p><p>•    <a href="https://decisions.cb-cda.gc.ca/cb-cda/r/en/item/522031/index.do">Practice Notice on Filing a Proposed Tariff (PN-2019-004)(rev. 5)</a></p><p>•    <a href="https://decisions.cb-cda.gc.ca/cb-cda/r/en/item/522033/index.do">Practice Notice on Filing a Notice of Grounds for Proposed Tariff (PN-2022-006)(rev. 3)</a></p><p>•    <a href="https://decisions.cb-cda.gc.ca/cb-cda/r/en/item/522034/index.do">Practice Notice on Filing a Notice of Grounds for Objection (PN-2022-007)(rev. 3)</a></p><p>In keeping with best practices regarding accessibility, all practices notices have been reformatted and are now published on <a href="https://decisions.cb-cda.gc.ca/cb-cda/en/d/s/index.do?cont=&ref=&d1=&d2=&typ=629&or=">Decisia</a>. They are still accessible on the <a href="https://cb-cda.gc.ca/en/tools/practice-notices">Tools </a>section of the website. </p><h3>2023-2024 Annual Report</h3><p><strong>October 7, 2024</strong></p><p>The Copyright Board of Canada has published its <a href="https://cb-cda.gc.ca/sites/default/files/inline-files/44-062-CopyrightBoardAnnualReport_EN-Accessible.pdf">2023-2024 Annual Report</a>. The report provides an overview of the Board’s activities, and its tabling to Parliament is a requirement under section 66.9 of the Copyright Act.</p><h3>User Guide: Tariff Approval Processes</h3><p><strong>October 4, 2024</strong><br><br><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;">The Copyright Board is pleased to announce the launch of its User Guide on tariff approval processes, developed in collaboration with the Canadian Institute for the Administration of Justice (CIAJ). We would like to thank the CIAJ for its support in creating this guide, which outlines the life cycle of a tariff. For more information, </span><a href="https://can01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcb-cda.gc.ca%2Fen%2Ftools%2Fuser-guide&data=05%7C02%7CKim.Gagnon-Lalonde%40cb-cda.gc.ca%7Cf4aff80e5f8f485a3f1e08dce3d98c2c%7Cb72ac62f06d54cd5824eee92319a4676%7C0%7C0%7C638635770716407601%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=qaQ20FlLHbJzHdZx8un8krOfVWoeAeQ8EUe6gg1w1I4%3D&reserved=0"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;">click here</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;">.</span></p><p><span style="font-family:"Aptos",sans-serif;"><strong><o:p></o:p></strong></span></p><h3>Update on Information Management Initiatives and Consultation</h3><p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;"><strong>October 2024</strong></span></p><p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;">The Board has recently communicated its intent to update its information management practices. As part of this initiative, a consultation was conducted regarding the plan to revise the status of historical commercial information that was previously classified as sensitive, confidential, or highly confidential. Further details about the consultation and the associated information management initiatives are available </span><a href="https://www.cb-cda.gc.ca/sites/default/files/inline-files/2024-07-23-Consultation_on_Desensitization_of_information_0.pdf"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;">here</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:105%;">. The Board has received several comments from stakeholders, which are currently under review. We will provide further updates in the coming months. The Board thanks all stakeholders for their continued engagement.</span></p><h3>Canadian Digital Regulators Forum</h3><p><strong>September 10, 2024</strong></p><p>The Copyright Board of Canada is pleased to be joining the <a href="https://competition-bureau.canada.ca/how-we-foster-competition/collaboration-and-partnerships/canadian-digital-regulators-forum">Canadian Digital Regulators Forum</a>. We look forward to sharing and collaborating with the other members of the forum on matters that relate to digital markets and platforms. For more information, <a href="https://www.canada.ca/en/competition-bureau/news/2024/09/copyright-board-of-canada-joins-canadian-digital-regulators-forum.html">click here</a>. </p><h3>Accessibility at the Copyright Board of Canada</h3><p><strong>January 29, 2024</strong></p><p>The Board's Raphael Solomon chatted with Canada's Chief Accessibility Officer about his journey with autism in the workplace. See how the removal of barriers enabled him to embrace his strengths & enrich our corporate culture.</p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPenPeemsRE">Talking Accessibility: Making it Work</a></p><h3><o:p></o:p></h3> </div> </div> <div class="col-sm-6"> <div class="row"> <div class="col-sm-12 home_hearings" id="home_hearings" name="home_hearings"> <div class="home_hearings-content"> <h2>Recent Decisions</h2> <div class="field field--name-field-public- field--type-entity-reference-revisions field--label-hidden field--items"> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph_report_block paragraph paragraph--type--recent-decisions paragraph--view-mode--default""> <h5 name="section-905">Re:Sound Tariff 4 – Satellite Radio Services (2019-2021)</h5> <p><a href="https://decisions.cb-cda.gc.ca/cb-cda/decisions/en/item/522025/index.do">Reasons (2024 CB 10)</a> December 6, 2024</p><p><a href="https://decisions.cb-cda.gc.ca/cb-cda/certified-homologues/en/item/522023/index.do">Approved Tariff (2024 CB 10-T)</a> December 7, 2024</p> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph_report_block paragraph paragraph--type--recent-decisions paragraph--view-mode--default""> <h5 name="section-904">SOCAN Tariff 22.E – Internet - Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (2014-2018)</h5> <p><a href="https://decisions.cb-cda.gc.ca/cb-cda/decisions/en/item/522024/index.do">Reasons (2024 CB 9)</a> December 6, 2024</p><p><a href="https://decisions.cb-cda.gc.ca/cb-cda/certified-homologues/en/item/522022/index.do">Approved Tariff (2024 CB 9-T)</a> December 7, 2024</p> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph_report_block paragraph paragraph--type--recent-decisions paragraph--view-mode--default""> <h5 name="section-891">SOCAN Tariff 2.A – Commercial Television Stations (2014-2024) and SOCAN Tariff 17 – Transmission of Pay, Specialty and Other Television Services by Distribution Undertakings (2014-2024)</h5> <p><a href="https://decisions.cb-cda.gc.ca/cb-cda/decisions/en/item/522005/index.do">Reasons (2024 CB 8)</a> November 22, 2024</p><p><a href="https://decisions.cb-cda.gc.ca/cb-cda/certified-homologues/en/item/522006/index.do">Approved Tariff (2024 CB 8-T-1)</a> November 23, 2024</p><p><a href="https://decisions.cb-cda.gc.ca/cb-cda/certified-homologues/en/item/522007/index.do">Approved Tariff (2024 CB 8-T-2)</a> November 23, 2024</p> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph_report_block paragraph paragraph--type--recent-decisions paragraph--view-mode--default""> <h5 name="section-826">Radio Retransmission Tariff (2019-2023)</h5> <p><a href="https://decisions.cb-cda.gc.ca/cb-cda/decisions/en/item/521904/index.do"><span style="color:#4472C4;"><u>Reasons (2024 CB 7)</u></span></a><span style="color:#4472C4;"> </span><span>October 25, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></p><p><a href="https://decisions.cb-cda.gc.ca/cb-cda/certified-homologues/en/item/521905/index.do"><span style="color:#4472C4;"><u>Approved Tariff (2024 CB 7-T)</u></span></a><span style="color:#4472C4;"> </span><span>October 26, 2024</span></p> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph_report_block paragraph paragraph--type--recent-decisions paragraph--view-mode--default""> <h5 name="section-709">SOCAN Tariff 22.D.3 – Online Allied Audiovisual Services (2014-2024)</h5> <p><a href="https://decisions.cb-cda.gc.ca/cb-cda/decisions/en/item/521861/index.do">Reasons (2024 CB 6)</a> September 20, 2024</p> <p><a href="https://decisions.cb-cda.gc.ca/cb-cda/certified-homologues/en/item/521862/index.do">Approved Tariff (2024 CB 6-T)</a> September 21, 2024</p> </div> </div> <div class="field--item"> <div class="paragraph_report_block paragraph paragraph--type--recent-decisions paragraph--view-mode--default""> <h5 name="section-708">SOCAN Tariff 23 – Hotel and Motel In-Room Services (2025-2027)</h5> <p><a 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