Annual Reports
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2024-2025 Annual Report
8 September 2025
This report provides details of the $14.8M author payment budget and the results of the program’s catalogue sampling exercise, which included data from 40 distinct public library networks across Canada. The report notes the introduction of an annual title registration limit, the creation of a revised employee position and the arrival of new voting members. The report also features an illustrated celebration of the Vancouver Public Library and the 30th anniversary of its world-famous Central Branch, designed by architect Moshe Safdie.
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2023-2024 Annual Report
23 August 2024
This report provides details of the $14.7M author payment budget and the results of the program’s catalogue sampling exercise which included data from 40 distinct public library networks across Canada. The report highlights the successful introduction of electronic payment/direct deposit for PLR recipients in this program cycle. The report also features a celebratory photo essay that traces the history of the Toronto Reference Library and the compelling social vision of its primary architect, Raymond Moriyama.
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2022-2023 Annual Report
21 September 2023
This report provides details of the $14.8M author payment budget, the expansion of the program’s catalogue sampling exercise to include data from 40 distinct public library networks across Canada, and the initial work to introduce electronic payment/direct deposit for PLR recipients. The report also features an illustrated celebration of the renewal and expansion of the Stanley A. Milner branch of Edmonton Public Library.
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2021-2022 Annual Report
30 June 2022
This report provides details of the $15M author payment budget, the delivery of PLR cheques during the ongoing challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic, and the further expansion of the program’s library sampling exercise. The report also features an illustrated preview of Ādisōke, the new joint facility shared by Library and Archives Canada and Ottawa Public Library that is expected to open its doors to the public in 2026.
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2020-2021 Annual Report
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.
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