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 will open on 15 February 2010.


Registration period: 15 February to 1 May 2010

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 2010 when the registration forms are available on our website, click here.

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

News

News Release [pdf] - February 23, 2009
Over 16,500 Canadian authors share $9.9 million in PLR payments

2008-2009 Author Payments - February 2009

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