40 Years of Advocacy, Education and Community
Songwriters Association of Canada
Founded over 40 years ago, the Songwriters Association of Canada (S.A.C.) is one of Canada’s leading advocating bodies on behalf of Canadian music creators. Led by a board of renowned Canadian music creators and industry experts, our mission is to provide value to our members by developing and protecting the creative, business and legal interests of Canadian music creators. With over 1,500 current members, including 200+ professionals, the S.A.C. advocates for music creators and provides education and community for songwriters, lyricists, beatmakers, producers, sound designers, topliners, instrumentalists and song collaborators.
Membership Benefits
Membership with the Songwriters Association of Canada provides songwriters, lyricists, beatmakers and producers with an environment to network and collaborate with each other. By facilitating community, creators can build intrinsic business relationships with other like-minded professionals.
Members can expand their business knowledge and develop the skills necessary to hone their craft by participating in professional development and educational programming services.
Most importantly, membership fees support invaluable advocacy work on behalf of Canadian songwriters. As a collective voice, the association encourages fair compensation and a strong legislative and regulatory environment to protect the rights of songwriters.
Songwriters are the foundation of the music industry on the global stage. By becoming a member, you will have access to the advocacy, education and community services listed below. It all starts with a song.
- Submit for eligibility to participate in professional songwriting camps
- Attend professional development courses and educational webinars
- Attend networking events to connect with professionals
- Be chosen to be a featured member on socials, website and e-newsletter
- Be chosen to be featured on curated Spotify playlists
- Vote at the Annual General Meeting
- Reserve the downtown Toronto Writer’s Room
- Support advocacy efforts for regulated business environments
SongVault Update
S.A.C. members: Please note that the Canadian SongVault is no longer an active service, and will not be accepting or processing submissions received in office after July 4, 2022. If you have submitted a SongVault submission prior to July 4, 2022 that you received a Registration Number for, your song(s) will remain registered in the Canadian SongVault.
Latest News
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Reinstatement of S.A.C. membership dues – Effective May 23, 2024
Membership Dues Reinstatement Update
