These tables provide an overview of copyright activity, based on the latest available statistics.
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Applications
Figure 1: Copyright applications
| |
2016 to 2017 |
2017 to 2018 |
2018 to 2019 |
2019 to 2020 |
2020 to 2021 |
2021 to 2022 |
2022 to 2023 |
| Copyright applications |
8,750 |
9,012 |
9,209 |
8,765 |
12,550 |
11,163 |
8,873 |
Disposals
Figure 2: Copyright disposals
| |
2016 to 2017 |
2017 to 2018 |
2018 to 2019 |
2019 to 2020 |
2020 to 2021 |
2021 to 2022 |
2022 to 2023 |
| Copyrights disposals |
8,703 |
8,951 |
9,274 |
8,773 |
12,588 |
11,185 |
8,827 |
Applications by language
Copyright applications filed by language
| Language |
2016 to 2017 |
2017 to 2018 |
2018 to 2019 |
2019 to 2020 |
2020 to 2021 |
2021 to 2022 |
2022 to 2023 |
| English |
7,458 |
7,812 |
7,968 |
7,618 |
11,165 |
9,897 |
8,003 |
| French |
1,292 |
1,200 |
1,241 |
1,147 |
1,385 |
1,266 |
870 |
| Total |
8,750 |
9,012 |
9,209 |
8,765 |
12,550 |
11,163 |
8,873 |
Applications and registrations by province or territory
Copyright applications filed and copyrights registered by province or territory (fiscal year 2022 to 2023)
| Province or territory |
Filed |
Registered |
| Alberta |
912 |
911 |
| British Columbia |
1,472 |
1,462 |
| Manitoba |
137 |
136 |
| New Brunswick |
111 |
107 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador |
80 |
80 |
| Northwest Territories |
15 |
15 |
| Nova Scotia |
113 |
112 |
| Nunavut |
2 |
2 |
| Ontario |
3,746 |
3,739 |
| Prince Edward Island |
20 |
20 |
| Quebec |
1,378 |
1,356 |
| Saskatchewan |
143 |
143 |
| Yukon |
6 |
6 |
| Total |
8,135 |
8,090 |
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 2022 to 2023)
| Origin |
Filed |
Registered |
| Algeria |
2 |
2 |
| Canada |
8,137 |
8,092 |
| Chile |
1 |
1 |
| China |
83 |
83 |
| Colombia |
5 |
5 |
| Croatia |
1 |
1 |
| Cyprus |
33 |
33 |
| Denmark |
3 |
3 |
| Egypt |
3 |
3 |
| Ethiopia |
2 |
2 |
| Finland |
2 |
2 |
| France |
12 |
12 |
| Germany |
5 |
5 |
| Guyana |
1 |
1 |
| Hong Kong |
38 |
38 |
| Hungary |
5 |
5 |
| India |
76 |
76 |
| Iran |
15 |
15 |
| Ireland |
4 |
4 |
| Israel |
1 |
1 |
| Italy |
17 |
17 |
| Jamaica |
3 |
3 |
| Japan |
3 |
3 |
| Jersey |
2 |
2 |
| Lebanon |
1 |
1 |
| Mexico |
3 |
3 |
| Netherlands |
1 |
1 |
| New Zealand |
1 |
1 |
| Panama |
1 |
1 |
| Poland |
1 |
1 |
| Portugal |
2 |
2 |
| Puerto Rico |
1 |
1 |
| Republic of Korea |
3 |
3 |
| Saudi Arabia |
5 |
5 |
| Singapore |
1 |
1 |
| South Africa |
1 |
1 |
| Spain |
1 |
1 |
| Sweden |
1 |
1 |
| Switzerland |
3 |
3 |
| Taiwan |
2 |
2 |
| Thailand |
1 |
1 |
| Turkey |
3 |
3 |
| Ukraine |
1 |
1 |
| United Arab Emirates |
10 |
10 |
| United Kingdom |
20 |
20 |
| United States of America |
354 |
353 |
| Venezuela |
1 |
1 |
| Viet Nam |
1 |
1 |
| Total |
8,873 |
8,827 |
Top 10 applicants
Top 10 copyright applicants (fiscal year 2022 to 2023)
| Applicant |
Number of applications filed |
| Canadian Standards Association |
314 |
| The Strategic Coach Inc. |
237 |
| Nativelands Specific Claims Group Ltd |
164 |
| Éditions Logitell inc |
67 |
| Randy Bruce Williams |
50 |
| Digital Pen Productions Inc. |
42 |
| Trindent Management Consulting Inc. |
42 |
| DHX-Strawberry Productions Inc. |
40 |
| Keira Andrews |
37 |
| Michael Sheppard |
35 |
Top 10 Canadian applicants
Top 10 copyright applicants (fiscal year 2022 to 2023)
| Applicant |
Number of applications filed |
| Canadian Standards Association |
314 |
| The Strategic Coach Inc. |
237 |
| Nativelands Specific Claims Group Ltd |
164 |
| Éditions Logitell inc |
67 |
| Randy Bruce Williams |
50 |
| Trindent Management Consulting Inc. |
42 |
| Digital Pen Productions Inc. |
42 |
| DHX-Strawberry Productions Inc. |
40 |
| Keira Andrews |
37 |
| Michael Sheppard |
35 |
