Item - 2026.GG30.19

The General Government Committee recommends that:

1. City Council delegate standing authority to the General Manager, Parks and Recreation, to negotiate, enter into, and execute on behalf of the City license agreements with Re:Sound, and Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada / Société Canadienne Des Auteurs, Compositeurs et Éditeurs De Musique, and / or their representing agent(s) as appointed, to allow for published sound recordings to be played in the City's recreation facilities, at tariffs established by Re:Sound, and Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada / Société Canadienne Des Auteurs, Compositeurs et Éditeurs De Musique (estimated to be approximately $80,000 for 2026), on terms and conditions acceptable to the General Manager, Parks and Recreation and in a form satisfactory to the City Solicitor.

This report seeks authority for the General Manager of Parks and Recreation to enter into two agreements on behalf of the City with Re:Sound, and Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada / Société Canadienne Des Auteurs, Compositeurs et Éditeurs De Musique, and / or their representing agent(s) as appointed, to license the use of published sound recordings (music) in recreation facilities and programs.

Re:Sound is the only organization authorized under federal copyright law to collect royalties for performers and music producers when their sound recordings are played in public or shared with the public by broadcasting or other telecommunications.

Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada / Société Canadienne Des Auteurs, Compositeurs et Éditeurs De Musique is the only collective society in Canada that administers performance rights in musical works for composers, songwriters, and music publishers, including the works of its members and those represented through affiliated international organizations.