IPIC Submission on the Consultation on Options for Reform to the Copyright Board of Canada

IPIC's Position

In this submission, the Committee responds to the options presented in the Consultation, in part by identifying those recommendations that the Committee believes will accomplish the goals of timeliness, transparency and predictability. The recommendations are supported by best practices observed by rate-setting bodies in other comparable common law jurisdictions, notably the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand; and are supported by the extensive experience and expertise of our various Committee members.

The Committee also takes this opportunity to echo the recommendation of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage that in 2014 recommended that the examination of the Board’s operations be considered, and implemented, “as soon as possible”.