The Public Lending Right (PLR) Commission distributes annual payments to Canadian authors for the presence of their books in Canadian public libraries.

The PLR registration period is closed.


Next Registration period: 15 February to 1 May 2011

Registration forms for new authors will be downloadable from this website during this period. If you are not already registered, and would like to receive an e-mail notice in February 2011 when the registration forms are available on our website, click here.

Registrations received outside of the registration period will NOT be accepted and will be returned to the sender.

Results of the Public Lending Right library sampling will sent
by regular mail to registered authors in February 2011. The envelope also includes a File Update form that should be used to inform the Commission of new books.

News

News Release [pdf] - June 9, 2010
Authors Ken McGoogan and Aline Apostolska at the helm of the Public Lending Right Commission

News Release [pdf] - February 24, 2010
Over 17,000 Canadian authors share $9.9 million in public lending right payments

2009-2010 Author Payments - February 2010

Public Lending Right Commission

350 Albert Street
P.O. Box 1047
Ottawa, Ontario, K1P 5V8
Telephone: 1-800-521-5721 or
613-566-4378
Fax: 613-566-4418
E-mail: plr@canadacouncil.ca