Songwriters Association of Canada
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Our Vision and Values

The Songwriters Association of Canada is a friendly community of music creators that exists to support each other on the creative journey. We achieve this by advocating on behalf of music creators to protect the value of their work and by offering a suite of invaluable services as part of an affordable membership offering. We also provide educational resources and facilitate networking that helps music creators to connect with labels, producers, partners and other music creators.

For over 40 years, the S.A.C. has worked tirelessly to help music creators build their careers by ensuring fair remuneration for the use of their work and together have built a community around the art and business of creating music.

Our Vision

To have a universal recognition that songs play a spiritual and intellectual role in society which is of profound and lasting benefit to humanity.

Our Mission

To protect and develop the creative and business environments for music creators in Canada and around the world.

Our Values

At the S.A.C., we are guided by a number of core beliefs that inform all our advocacy, education and community activities. Each day we work towards building an ethical, fair and optimistic future for music creators in Canada. Fundamental to this are three principal values:

Our Objectives

We are led by professional music creators who are committed to the development and recognition of Canadian music creators by pursuing the following strategic aims:

Protect

Protect the right of music creators to benefit from and receive fair compensation for the use of their work

Develop

Develop activities that allow members to directly benefit from the sense of community shared by music creators across Canada

Encourage

Encourage a more favourable legislative and economic environment for music creators by serving as a unified national voice in engagements with government, the music industry, and the general public

Advance

Enhance the artistry and business acumen of songwriters through educational programs, networking opportunities, the dissemination of business knowledge, and additional supportive services