Copyright statistics: 2020 to 2021

These tables provide an overview of copyright activity, based on the latest available statistics.

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Applications

Figure 1: Copyright applications
2014 to 2015 2015 to 2016 2016 to 2017 2017 to 2018 2018 to 2019 2019 to 2020 2020 to 2021
Copyright applications 7,638 8,674 8,750 9,012 9,209 8,765 12,550

Disposals

Figure 2: Copyright disposals
2014 to 2015 2015 to 2016 2016 to 2017 2017 to 2018 2018 to 2019 2019 to 2020 2020 to 2021
Copyrights disposals 7,640 8,663 8,703 8,951 9,274 8,773 12,588

Applications by language

Copyright applications filed by language
Language 2014 to 2015 2015 to 2016 2016 to 2017 2017 to 2018 2018 to 2019 2019 to 2020 2020 to 2021
English 6,278 7,268 7,458 7,812 7,968 7,61811,165
French 1,360 1,406 1,292 1,200 1,241 1,1471,385
Total 7,638 8,674 8,750 9,012 9,209 8,76512,550

Applications and registrations by province or territory

Copyright applications filed and copyrights registered by province or territory (fiscal year 2020 to 2021)
Province or territory Filed Registered
Alberta1,1531,157
British Columbia1,7261,739
Manitoba225228
New Brunswick106106
Newfoundland and Labrador6261
Northwest Territories1010
Nova Scotia213214
Nunavut22
Ontario6,0936,114
Prince Edward Island2827
Quebec2,0892,080
Saskatchewan208206
Yukon 99
Total11,92411,953

Applications and registrations by origin as stated by the applicant

Copyright applications filed and copyrights registered by origin as stated by the applicant (fiscal year 2020 to 2021)
Origin Filed Registered
Aruba11
Australia55
Austria11
Bahamas11
Barbados1010
Belarus22
Belgium11
Bermuda66
Brazil33
Canada11,92411,953
China4444
Colombia 22
Democratic Republic of the Congo 11
Denmark 22
Dominican Republic 11
France2018
Germany22
Gibraltar11
Hong Kong2121
Hungary11
India2424
Iran33
Ireland22
Italy77
Japan11
Latvia22
Luxembourg11
Mexico55
Myanmar11
Netherlands22
New Zealand11
Norway44
Pakistan3333
Paraguay11
Peru11
Philippines11
Poland11
Republic of Korea33
Russia11
Saudi Arabia33
Singapore99
Spain22
Sweden11
Switzerland12
Tunisia11
Ukraine22
United Arab Emirates11
United Kingdom1818
Tanzania11
United States of America364365
Vietnam22
Virgin Islands (British)11
Zimbabwe11
Total12,55012,579

Top 10 applicants

Top 10 copyright applicants (fiscal year 2020 to 2021)
Applicant Number of applications filed
Skyship Entertainment Company950
Canadian Standards Association382
General Entertainment and Music Inc178
Gianni Cammuso64
Monika Gurak41
Strongest Families Institute33
Liteline Corporation29
Sony Pictures Television Inc.27
David M. Robinson27
Les Editions Logitell Inc27
Muhammad Shaikh27