S.A.C. News

New Global Study Highlights Economic Impact of Generative AI

04 Dec 2024

The first ever global study measuring the economic impact of AI in the music and audiovisual sectors calculates that Generative AI will enrich tech companies while substantially jeopardizing the income…

World’s Music Creators Make a Case for Agency at the CIAM General Assembly

01 Nov 2024

Advocacy, Broadcast, Copyright, Fair Trade Music, GenAI, S.A.C. News

S.A.C. recently returned from Montreal, where members of the board and staff attended the CIAM General Assembly. Representatives of creator groups from around the world came together for two days…

Productive Meeting with Shadow Minister for Canadian Heritage, MP Damien Kurek

01 Oct 2024

Advocacy, Broadcast, GenAI, S.A.C. News

The Songwriters Association of Canada (S.A.C.) recently had a constructive meeting with MP Damien Kurek, Shadow Minister for Canadian Heritage. This early fall session meeting laid a strong foundation for…

S.A.C. Participates in Department of Canadian Heritage’s Survey on Artificial Intelligence and Its Impact on the Cultural Sector

23 Sep 2024

Advocacy, Copyright, GenAI, S.A.C. News

The Songwriters Association of Canada (S.A.C.) is pleased to announce its recent invitation by the Department of Canadian Heritage to participate in an important survey on the impact of Artificial…

Reinstatement of S.A.C. membership dues – Effective May 23, 2024

23 May 2024

Membership, S.A.C. News

On February 9th 2024, S.A.C. members were provided notice that collection of membership dues would be reinstated in the following months. Accordingly, reinstatement of annual membership dues will take effect…

Membership Dues Reinstatement Update

10 Feb 2024

Membership, S.A.C. News

Dear Songwriters Association Of Canada members, I trust this letter finds you well and as creative as ever. We wanted to reach out and provide you with some important updates…

CIAM General Assembly and International Women’s Song Camp

01 Nov 2023

Advocacy, Business and Craft, Celebrating Diversity, Copyright, S.A.C. News

S.A.C. is thrilled to be attending this year’s CIAM GA in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The global unified voice of music creators, the International Council of Music Creators (CIAM), will…

Stand Up for Bill C-11 – Write to your MPs today

01 Mar 2023

Advocacy, S.A.C. News

Dear S.A.C. members and songwriters: If you believe that online businesses should contribute to the Canadian cultural ecosystem in the same way that traditional businesses do, in order to support…

The Songwriters Association of Canada Announces New Executive Director

04 Oct 2022

S.A.C. News

President Arun Chaturvedi welcomes Tiffany Ferguson, as S.A.C. Executive Director TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2022 – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE TORONTO, ON – The Songwriters Association of Canada announces the appointment of…

International Women’s Day: Patsy Gallant

08 Mar 2022

Celebrating Diversity, S.A.C. News

Quebec dominated the Canadian disco scene in the 1970’s. Quebec disco singles often sold well in Europe, and to hipper American d.j.’s, and left a string of cult favourites. The…