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Supporting Authors
Over 17,000 Canadian authors receive a payment each year
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Celebrating Libraries
We support and celebrate public access to Canadian content in libraries
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Enriching Readers and Listeners
The lives of readers and listeners are enriched by works that benefit from PLR payments
Edmonton Public Library – Mill Woods Branch
Who can sign up?
As a high school teacher, I’ve always encouraged young people to visit public libraries. Now, as a published author, I’m thankful to the PLR program that financially benefits Canadian creators whose works are available for the enjoyment of all.
-Ann YK Choi, Author
Toronto
ON
February blues . . . overcoming my writer’s block the annual PLR cheque inside, a PLR cheque first sign of Spring how generous a land that supports its writers so
-Naomi Wakan, Poet, Essayist
Gabriola
BC
Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec - Grande Bibliothèque, Montréal
Program News
Public Lending Right Annual Report 2020-21
10 June 2021
This report provides details of the $14.8M author payment budget, the delivery of the program during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the arrival of new Commission members. The report also features a photographic survey of Cliff Eyland’s public art installations inside libraries across Canada, and contains the statistical activity report for 2020-21.
Download this report PDF | 8.3 MBMessage from the Chair of the PLR Commission
15 February 2021
The last year has been hard on the literary community and the arts world in general. But we must continue, persevere and find ways to keep working and believing.