Registration - In-house Organization

The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency / Kate EDWARDS, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency
Responsible Officer Name: Kate EDWARDS, Chief Executive Officer
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2005-07-13
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 915322-4695

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 134

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 1

Version 16 of 24 (2017-02-03 to 2017-10-06)

Registration versions:

Version 16 of 24 (2017-02-03 to 2017-10-06)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Arts and Culture
Intellectual Property

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

The unintended consequences of exceptions and other changes introduced by the Copyright Modernization Act.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)

Government institutions added through a monthly communication report

House of Commons

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

Access Copyright provides educators, businesses and other users of copyright protected works with the ability to copy from millions of books, magazines and newspapers in a flexible, convenient and economical way. At the same time, we ensure that creators and publishers are fairly compensated for the use of their works.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Roanie Levy, Executive Director

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Access Copyright has two categories of member organizations; creator groups and publisher groups. Below is a list of these organizations:Creator groups Canadian Artists' Representation (CARFAC) Canadian Association of Photographers and illustrators in Communications (CAPIC) Canadian Association of University Teachers (CAUT) Canadian Authors Association (CAA) Canadian Society of Children's Authors, Illustrators and Performers (CANSCAIP) Crime Writers of Canada (CWC) Federation of British Columbia Writers (FBCW) League of Canadian Poets (LCP) Manitoba Writers' Guild (MWG) Outdoor Writers Association of Canada (OWC) Professional Writers Association of Canada (PWAC) Playwrights Union of Canada (PUC) Saskatchewan Writers Guild (SWG) The Writers' Union of Canada (TWUC) Writers' Alliance of Newfoundland and Labrador (WANL) Writers' Federation of New Brunswick (WFNB) Writers' Federation of Nova Scotia (WFNS) Writers Guild of Alberta (WGA) Publisher groups Alberta Magazine Publishers Association (AMPA)Association of Book Publishers of British Columbia (ABPBC) Association of Canadian Publishers (ACP) Association of Canadian University Presses (ACUP) Association of Manitoba Book Publishers (AMBP) Atlantic Publishers Marketing Association (APMA) Book Publishers Association of Alberta (BPAA) British Columbia Association of Magazine Publishers (BCAMP) Canadian Association of Learned Journals (CALJ) Canadian Business Press (CBP) Canadian Community Newspapers Association (CCNA) Canadian Educational Resources Council (CERC) Canadian Music Publishers Association (CMPA) Canadian Newspaper Association (CNA) Canadian Publishers' Council (CPC) Literary Press Group (LPG) Magazines Canada (CMPA)Organization of Book Publishers of Ontario (OBPO) Saskatchewan Publishers Group (SPG)

Government funding

No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
One Yonge Street
Suite 800
Toronto, ON M5P 2E5
Canada

Telephone number: 416-868-1620 Ext. 233
Fax number: 416-868-1621

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Claire Gillis, Director, Business Affairs | No public offices held
Roanie Levy, Executive Director | No public offices held

The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

Name	From	To
The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency	2009-03-19	current

The following names have been used before July 2, 2008

The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency

The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Kate EDWARDS	2024-01-25	Current
Roanie Levy	2013-01-01	2024-01-25
Maureen Cavan	2005-07-13	2013-01-01

Date Modified:: 2025-04-30

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Registration - In-house Organization

The Canadian Copyright Licensing Agency / Kate EDWARDS, Chief Executive Officer

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 16 of 24 (2017-02-03 to 2017-10-06)

Version 16 of 24 (2017-02-03 to 2017-10-06)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Government institutions added through a monthly communication report

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization