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 |
7,618 |
11,165 |
| French |
1,360 |
1,406 |
1,292 |
1,200 |
1,241 |
1,147 |
1,385 |
| Total |
7,638 |
8,674 |
8,750 |
9,012 |
9,209 |
8,765 |
12,550 |
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 |
| Alberta |
1,153 |
1,157 |
| British Columbia |
1,726 |
1,739 |
| Manitoba |
225 |
228 |
| New Brunswick |
106 |
106 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
62 |
61 |
| Northwest Territories |
10 |
10 |
| Nova Scotia |
213 |
214 |
| Nunavut |
2 |
2 |
| Ontario |
6,093 |
6,114 |
| Prince Edward Island |
28 |
27 |
| Quebec |
2,089 |
2,080 |
| Saskatchewan |
208 |
206 |
| Yukon |
9 |
9 |
| Total |
11,924 |
11,953 |
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 |
| Aruba |
1 |
1 |
| Australia |
5 |
5 |
| Austria |
1 |
1 |
| Bahamas |
1 |
1 |
| Barbados |
10 |
10 |
| Belarus |
2 |
2 |
| Belgium |
1 |
1 |
| Bermuda |
6 |
6 |
| Brazil |
3 |
3 |
| Canada |
11,924 |
11,953 |
| China |
44 |
44 |
| Colombia |
2 |
2 |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo |
1 |
1 |
| Denmark |
2 |
2 |
| Dominican Republic |
1 |
1 |
| France |
20 |
18 |
| Germany |
2 |
2 |
| Gibraltar |
1 |
1 |
| Hong Kong |
21 |
21 |
| Hungary |
1 |
1 |
| India |
24 |
24 |
| Iran |
3 |
3 |
| Ireland |
2 |
2 |
| Italy |
7 |
7 |
| Japan |
1 |
1 |
| Latvia |
2 |
2 |
| Luxembourg |
1 |
1 |
| Mexico |
5 |
5 |
| Myanmar |
1 |
1 |
| Netherlands |
2 |
2 |
| New Zealand |
1 |
1 |
| Norway |
4 |
4 |
| Pakistan |
33 |
33 |
| Paraguay |
1 |
1 |
| Peru |
1 |
1 |
| Philippines |
1 |
1 |
| Poland |
1 |
1 |
| Republic of Korea |
3 |
3 |
| Russia |
1 |
1 |
| Saudi Arabia |
3 |
3 |
| Singapore |
9 |
9 |
| Spain |
2 |
2 |
| Sweden |
1 |
1 |
| Switzerland |
1 |
2 |
| Tunisia |
1 |
1 |
| Ukraine |
2 |
2 |
| United Arab Emirates |
1 |
1 |
| United Kingdom |
18 |
18 |
| Tanzania |
1 |
1 |
| United States of America |
364 |
365 |
| Vietnam |
2 |
2 |
| Virgin Islands (British) |
1 |
1 |
| Zimbabwe |
1 |
1 |
| Total |
12,550 |
12,579 |
Top 10 applicants
Top 10 copyright applicants (fiscal year 2020 to 2021)
| Applicant |
Number of applications filed |
| Skyship Entertainment Company |
950 |
| Canadian Standards Association |
382 |
| General Entertainment and Music Inc |
178 |
| Gianni Cammuso |
64 |
| Monika Gurak |
41 |
| Strongest Families Institute |
33 |
| Liteline Corporation |
29 |
| Sony Pictures Television Inc. |
27 |
| David M. Robinson |
27 |
| Les Editions Logitell Inc |
27 |
| Muhammad Shaikh |
27 |
