Resources
Government Agencies and Bodies
CAVCO - Canadian Audio-Visual Certification Office
The Canadian Audio-Visual Certification Office (CAVCO) co-administers the Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC) and the Film or Video Production Services Tax Credit (PSTC).
http://www.pch.gc.ca/progs/ac-ca/progs/bcpac-cavco/index_e.cfmCIPO - Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Government of Canada website providing access to copyright, patent and trade-mark information and searchable databases.
http://strategis.gc.ca/sc_mrksv/cipo/welcome/welcom-e.htmlCNA - The Canadian Numbering Administrator
The CNA provides a numbering administration service to the Canadian telecommunications industry.
http://cnac.ca/index.htmCopyright Board
Regulatory tribunal for copyright tariffs and other matters.
http://www.cb-cda.gc.ca/CRC - Canadian Retransmission Collective - The CRC collects retransmission royalties from cable TV operators, satellite companies and other retransmitters.
http://www.crc-scrc.ca/CRTC - Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission
Licenses and regulates broadcasting and telecommunications undertakings. Website includes CRTC notices, decisions and transcripts, and relevant statutes and regulations.
http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/welcome.htmIndustry Canada Spectrum Management and Communications
Regulates spectrum engineering and technical aspects of broadcasting and telecommunications.
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/epic/internet/insmt-gst.nsf/en/HomeOMDC – Ontario Media Development Corporation
An agency of the Ontario Ministry of Culture that facilitates economic development opportunities for Ontario’s cultural media industries including book publishing, film and television, interactive digital media, magazine publishing, and music industries.
http://www.omdc.on.ca/scripts/index_.aspTelefilm Canada
Federal cultural agency dedicated primarily to the development and promotion of the Canadian film, television, new media and music industries.
http://www. telefilm.gc.ca
United States
US Copyright Office
US Government website with access to forms and searchable databases.
http://www.copyright.gov/
Collective Societies
CMRRA – Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency
Copyright collective rights organization which grants licenses for music reproduction.
http://www.cmrra.ca/default.htmCRC - Canadian Retransmission Collective
Collects retransmission royalties from cable TV operators, satellite companies and other retransmitters.
http://www.crc-scrc.ca/SOCAN – Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada
Composers and lyricists copyright collective rights organization which grants licenses for music performance and broadcasting. Includes links to other music industry organizations.
http://www.socan.ca/jsp/en/index.jspUnited States
ASCAP - American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers
Association of over 200,000 U.S. composers, songwriters, lyricists, and music publishers of every kind of music.
http://www.ascap.com/index.html
BMI
American performing rights organization that represents more than 300,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers in all genres of music.
http://www.bmi.com/
Guilds
ACTRA - Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television & Radio Artists
National organization of 18,000 Canadian performers working in the English-language recorded media: Film, Television, Video and all other recorded media.
http://www.actra.ca/actra/control/mainDGC - Directors Guild of Canada
National labour organisation that represents over 3,800 key creative and logistical personnel in the film and television industry covering all areas of direction, design, production and editing.
http://www.dgc.ca/IATSE Local 873 - International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, its Territories and Canada
Union representing craftspersons in the film and television industries.
http://www.iatse873.com/IATSE Local 667 - International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees, Moving Picture Technicians, Artists and Allied Crafts of the United States, its Territories and Canada
Represents camera professionals and unit publicists who work in all phases of motion picture productions.
http://www.iatse667.com/NABET 700 CEP – National Association of Broadcast Employees and Technicians
Union of film and television technicians.
http://www.nabet700.com/WGC - Writers Guild of Canada
National association representing more than 1,800 writers working in film, television, radio, and multimedia production in Canada.
http://www.wgc.ca/
Industry Associations
Canadian Association of Broadcasters
Represents the majority of Canada's private broadcasters, including private radio and television stations, networks, and specialty, pay and pay-per-view services.
http://www.cab-acr.ca/Canadian Broadcast Standards Council
An independent, non-governmental organization created by the Canadian Association of Broadcasters to administer standards established by its members, Canada's private broadcasters.
http://www.cbsc.ca/CFTPA – Canadian Film and Television Production Association
Non-profit trade association representing almost 400 film, television and interactive media companies across the country.
http://www.cftpa.ca/Film Ontario
Marketing and lobbying consortium whose members include private sector companies, unions, guilds and other industry-related organizations.
http://www.filmontario.com/