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 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:
We promote and protect the effective implementation of copyright. We have conducted research and helped create the Fair Trade Music initiative to promote transparency and fair remuneration along the entire music value chain.
We are the voice of creators that unites the music community. This is ingrained in all our work to create safe spaces for a sustainable future. We are committed to the growth and development of a music sector that reflects an inclusive cultural landscape. We support anti-racism and anti-discriminatory environments to support diversity and equity initiatives within the broader music eco-system.
We joined the Canadian music community to support the Canadian Creative Industries Code of Conduct to ensure a healthy culture, with zero tolerance for all forms of harassment.
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: