From large publishing houses to small presses — any publisher holding rights to published works can sign up with Access Copyright, provided they meet our eligibility requirements.

If I sign up, are my creators automatically signed up with Access Copyright too?

No, creators need to sign up separately. Visit the creator landing page for more information.

What kinds of works are eligible?

Literary works, books, magazines, newspapers, journal articles, visual content, and other original works published in print or digital form.

Do I lose control over my works?

No. Signing up allows Access Copyright to administer licensing and royalties on a non-exclusive basis; you retain ownership of your works.

Can I update my catalogue over time?

Yes. You can add or remove works as needed and update rights information.

How are royalties calculated and paid?

Royalties are distributed based on usage data submitted by licensees and statistical models that estimate what is being copied in different sectors. Our distribution models are in keeping with best practices established by the International Federation of Reproduction Rights Organizations.

Publisher Services | Licensing & Royalties Canada

As a publisher, your published work is valuable. At Access Copyright, we help to generate ongoing revenue for the use of your catalogue.

By signing up with us, businesses and other organizations licensed with us are able to legally copy and share excerpts from your published catalogue, ensuring you receive fair royalties for these uses. We handle licensing, administration, and royalty distribution so you can focus on continuing to publish great content.

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Why Publishers Partner with Us

Access Copyright offers publishers a trusted, efficient way to derive value from the secondary use of their content.

We help publishers:

Simplify rights management — Our collective licences cover multiple users and uses, reducing administrative burden, and expanding your reach.
Ensure fair, transparent royalties — Licence fees are collected, and royalties are calculated and distributed to you based on a combination of usage data and statistical models in keeping with international best practices.
Support made easy — We manage royalties, reporting, and rights administration, so you don’t need to administer permission requests, chase payments, or manage contracts.
Advocacy — We make sure publishers’ interests are represented to policy and decision makers, helping shape key copyright infrastructure in Canada.
Transparency & accountability — Clear reporting and trusted governance ensure fairness.

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Signing up with Access Copyright is free though we do retain a percentage of royalty fees collected to cover administrative costs.
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Sign Up: Apply as a publisher and provide details of your publications. Once approved, your catalogue becomes part of our repertoire while you retain ownership of it.
Licences Issued to Users: Businesses and other organizations can copy and share published works in our extensive repertoire through our collective licensing framework under standard terms.
Licence Fees Collected & Distributed as Royalties: Access Copyright collects licensing fees from our customers and distributes them as royalties to publishers (and affiliated creators where applicable).
Eligibility to Receive the Annual Publisher Repertoire Payment: Each year, publishers are eligible to receive a share of the Publisher Repertoire Payment based on revenue totals reported to us.
Ongoing Catalogue Management: We maintain your repertoire, manage reporting and payments, and provide support, so you can focus on publishing, not licensing administration.

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Eligibility Details

Open to publishers who hold reproduction rights for at least one work in print or digital format, such as books, journals, magazines, newspapers, articles or reproductions of visual works in published works.

There are several other eligibility requirements to keep in mind.

Signing up with Access Copyright is not available to publishers who:

Are already signed up with a copyright-licensing organization like Access Copyright (such as Copibec in Quebec).
Are the subsidiary of an organization already signed up with us.
Have a head office located in Quebec.
Only release self-published materials.

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There may be times when publishers need to seek legal advice.

While Access Copyright is unable to provide direct legal advice, our Resource Hub can guide you and connect you with qualified legal contacts in your province or territory.

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