These tables provide an overview of copyright activity, based on the latest available statistics.
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Applications
Figure 1: Copyright applications
|
2012 to 2013 |
2013 to 2014 |
2014 to 2015 |
2015 to 2016 |
2016 to 2017 |
2017 to 2018 |
2018 to 2019 |
Copyright applications |
8,069 |
8,314 |
7,638 |
8,674 |
8,750 |
9,012 |
9,209 |
Disposals
Figure 2: Copyright disposals
|
2012 to 2013 |
2013 to 2014 |
2014 to 2015 |
2015 to 2016 |
2016 to 2017 |
2017 to 2018 |
2018 to 2019 |
Copyrights disposals |
8,073 |
8,310 |
7,640 |
8,663 |
8,703 |
8,951 |
9,274 |
Applications by language
Copyright applications filed by language
Language |
2012 to 2013 |
2013 to 2014 |
2014 to 2015 |
2015 to 2016 |
2016 to 2017 |
2017 to 2018 |
2018 to 2019 |
English |
6,787 |
6,944 |
6,278 |
7,268 |
7,458 |
7,812 |
7,968 |
French |
1,282 |
1,370 |
1,360 |
1,406 |
1,292 |
1,200 |
1,241 |
Total |
8,069 |
8,314 |
7,638 |
8,674 |
8,750 |
9,012 |
9,209 |
Applications and registrations by province or territory
Copyright applications filed and copyrights registered by province or territory (fiscal year 2018 to 2019)
Province |
Filed |
Registered |
Alberta |
929 |
929 |
British Columbia |
1,359 |
1,359 |
Manitoba |
217 |
217 |
New Brunswick |
103 |
103 |
Newfoundland and Labrador |
44 |
44 |
Northwest Territories |
11 |
11 |
Nova Scotia |
120 |
120 |
Nunavut |
0 |
0 |
Ontario |
3,353 |
3,351 |
Prince Edward Island |
44 |
44 |
Quebec |
1,609 |
1,608 |
Saskatchewan |
177 |
177 |
Yukon |
9 |
8 |
Total |
7,975 |
7,971 |
Applications and registrations by country as stated by the applicant
Copyright applications filed and copyrights registered by country as stated by the applicant (fiscal year 2018 to 2019)
Country |
Filed |
Registered |
Anguilla |
1 |
1 |
Australia |
7 |
7 |
Austria |
1 |
1 |
Bermuda |
16 |
16 |
Brazil |
1 |
1 |
Canada |
7,975 |
7,971 |
China |
34 |
34 |
Colombia |
1 |
1 |
Croatia |
1 |
1 |
Cyprus |
3 |
3 |
Côte d 'Ivoire |
1 |
1 |
Ecuador |
2 |
2 |
Egypt |
1 |
1 |
Ethiopia |
1 |
1 |
Finland |
8 |
8 |
France |
14 |
14 |
Germany |
5 |
5 |
Guyana |
1 |
1 |
Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China |
3 |
3 |
India |
10 |
10 |
Iran (Islamic Republic of) |
1 |
1 |
Ireland |
1 |
1 |
Israel |
1 |
1 |
Italy |
9 |
9 |
Jamaica |
1 |
1 |
Japan |
1 |
1 |
Jordan |
1 |
1 |
Kenya |
1 |
1 |
Kyrgyzstan |
1 |
1 |
Malaysia |
1 |
1 |
Mexico |
2 |
2 |
Monaco |
1 |
1 |
Peru |
1 |
1 |
Philippines |
9 |
9 |
Poland |
1 |
1 |
Russian Federation |
11 |
11 |
Saudi Arabia |
1 |
1 |
Singapore |
6 |
6 |
Spain |
3 |
3 |
Sweden |
1 |
1 |
Switzerland |
47 |
47 |
Turkey |
8 |
8 |
Ukraine |
1 |
1 |
United Kingdom |
40 |
40 |
United States of America |
973 |
972 |
Total |
9,209 |
9,204 |
Top 10 applicants
Top 10 copyright applicants (fiscal year 2018 to 2019)
Applicant |
Number of applications filed |
Apple Inc. |
380 |
Sojag Inc. |
90 |
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. |
80 |
Les Éditions Logitell inc. |
74 |
Netflix Studios, LLC |
63 |
Blue J Legal Inc. |
60 |
Wang Mars |
49 |
Yang Sukmin |
45 |
Professional Petroleum Data Management Association |
43 |
Sony Pictures Television Inc. |
41 |