About the Music Publishing in Ontario Market Research Report
What’s Included in the Music Publishing in Ontario Market Research Report
Definition of the Music Publishing in Ontario?
The Music Publishing industry in Canada is responsible for acquiring and registering copyrights for the musical compositions of musicians, songwriters and composers. Establishments license the intellectual property of their clients, authorize the use of these compositions through various media outlets and ensure that royalties are paid to the creators of these works. Establishments act on behalf of the copyright owners and generate revenue through various licensing agreements.
What’s included in the Music Publishing in Ontario?
The Music Publishing in Ontario includes registration and administration of music copyrights, collection of royalty payments, sheet music publishing and providing advances against future income. Related terms covered in the Music Publishing in Ontario industry report includes term for a music company that seeks out artists, helps produce their music and then oversees the distribution and sale of the music and the rights to the music, per-minute rates set by the government that are paid to publishers and writers whenever a song or cd is sold. also called mechanical revenue, when music is incorporated into the soundtrack of a tv show, commercial or film, the user of the music must obtain a synchronization, or sync, license and pay royalties and industry abbreviation for peer-to-peer, which is a type of file-sharing system that permits users to anonymously transfer and share music files over the internet.
Industry Performance of the Music Publishing industry in Ontario
Benchmark the Music Publishing in Ontario industry performance with all ON Census Metropolitan Area and national performance.
Music Publishing in Ontario
#1 in Highest Revenue 51.5% of province's GDPRevenue (2025)
Annual Growth (2020-25)
Annual Growth (2025-30)
Music Publishing in Canada
Revenue (2024)
Annual Growth (2019-24)
Annual Growth (2024-29)
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Key Drivers of the Music Publishing industry in Ontario
See how key industry drivers, such as gross domestic product, private investment in non-residential construction, bachelorsed, per capita disposable income, number of mobile telephone subscriptions and number of fixed broadband connections are impacting Music Publishing in Ontario
Ontario Economic Indicators
Gross Domestic Product
Private Investment in Non-Residential Construction
BachelorsEd
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Canada Key External Drivers
Per capita disposable income
Number of mobile telephone subscriptions
Number of fixed broadband connections
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Census Metropolitan Area Data of the Music Publishing industry in Ontario
Access proprietary data on Census Metropolitan Area in the Music Publishing in Ontario, such as Toronto, Hamilton and Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo. Data includes figures on revenue, establishments, employees and wages by Census Metropolitan Areas.
Key Statistics of the Music Publishing industry in Ontario
Download 18 years of historical data and 5 years of projected performance.
