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The registration period will open in February 2026.

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If you don’t have email, send us your name and address by regular mail, and we’ll mail you a registration form in return when registration opens.

Public Lending Right Program
150 Elgin Street
PO box 1047
Ottawa, ON K1P 5V8


How registration works

You will need to:

  • Provide personal information, including your social insurance number (SIN)
  • Demonstrate eligibility
  • Provide ISBNs for the books you are registering
  • Calculate the percentage share of your contribution
  • Provide supporting materials: photocopies of the title pages, copyright pages and tables of contents (if applicable) of all the titles you are registering

One year after you register with the program, you will be notified by mail of your eligibility and whether you have qualified for any payments.