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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 2019-2020
10 July 2020
This report includes information about the second installment of new funds to the program’s budget, the inclusion of audiobooks, as well as the statistical activity report for 2019-2020.
Download this report PDF | 9.3 MBA Word from the PLR Commission Chair February 2020
15 February 2020
While February is often a month filled with rain, ice and snow, high winds, and other unpleasant storms, here at PLR, February is the Groundhog Month, the month each year that payments go out to nearly 18,000 authors whose 79,000 books are found in Canadian libraries from coast to coast.
PLR Payment and Income Tax - Useful Information for Recipients
15 February 2020
In order to provide some basic information to program registrants concerning the treatment of these payments by the Canada Revenue Agency, we have prepared the following overview.