Complete list of fees for copyrights

Copied from the Tariff of Fees of the Copyright Regulations, these fees cover a multitude of specific scenarios. All amounts are in Canadian dollars.

January 1, 2024 regulatory fee adjustment

Due to regulatory changes, our 2024 fees have been updated to reflect the adjusted fee amounts. To learn more about the changes, visit our fee adjustment page.

Please note that the amounts shown in the Tariff of Fees of the Copyright Regulations may not be up-to-date.

The list of fees showing below is up-to-date.

The fee amount that you must pay for services that are subject to an adjustment will depend on the date on which the fee is received by the Commissioner, not the date on which the service was originally requested.

  • If payment is received before January 1 of next year, you will need to pay the prescribed fee for the current year.
  • If payment is received on or after January 1 of next year, you will need to pay the adjusted prescribed fee for next year.
Copyright fees
Item in Schedule of the Copyright Regulations Common name Description Fee
1 Application Accepting an application for registration of a copyright under section 55 or section 56 of the Act, where the request and fee are submitted online to the Office, via canada.ca 2023: $50 2024: $63
through any other means 2023: $65 2024: $81
2 Assignment/licensing Accepting for registration an assignment or licence of a copyright under section 57 of the Act 2023: $65 2024: $81
3 Accelerated action request Processing a request for accelerated action on an application for registration of a copyright or for registration of an assignment, licence or other document 2023: $65 2024: $81
4 Correction of a clerical error Correcting a clerical error not committed by the Office in any instrument of record including, without an additional fee, issuing a corrected certificate of registration of copyright under section 61 of the Act online to the Office, via canada.ca 2023: $50 2024: $63
through any other means 2023: $65 2024: $81
Addition of documents Processing a request to include in the Register of Copyrights any other document affecting a copyright online to the Office, via canada.ca 2023: $50 2024: $63
through any other means 2023: $65 2024: $81
5 Certified copy in paper form of a document Providing a certified copy in paper form of a document, other than a certified copy made under rule 318 or 350 of the Federal Courts Rules
 
for each certification 2023: $35 2024: $44
plus, for each page 2023: $1 2024: $1
6 Certified copy in electronic form (service not available yet) Providing a certified copy in electronic form of a document, other than a certified copy made under rule 318 or 350 of the Federal Courts Rules
 
for each certification 2023: $35 2024: $44
plus, for each copyright to which the request relates 2023: $10 2024: $13
7 Copy in paper form of a document Providing a copy in paper form of a document, for each page where the user of the service makes the copy using Office equipment 2023: $0.50 2024: $1
Providing a copy in paper form of a document, for each page where the Office makes the copy 2023: $1 2024: $1
8 Copy in electronic form of a document Providing a copy in electronic form of a document for each request 2023: $10 2024: $13
plus, if the copy is requested on a physical medium, for each physical medium provided other than the first 2023: $10 2024: $13
plus, for each copyright to which the request relates 2023: $10 2024: $13