Research Reports

PLR In Canada: Options for Renewal

March 2013 | Roy MacSkimming

This commissioned report, third in a series, explores options for the PLR Program's future design and future financial sustainability.

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Canada’s Public Lending Right Program: Program Design, International Comparisons, and the Impact of Technology

March 2012 | Roy MacSkimming

This commissioned report, second in a series, compares the design of Canada's PLR Program to similar programs around the world and evaluates the effect of new technologies on PLR.

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Public Lending Right in Canada: Policy Foundations

December 2011 | Roy MacSkimming

This report, first in a series, explores the history and the policy foundations of Canada's PLR Program.

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