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Find a Location

SOCAN has 4 locations, listed below.

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    • SOCAN

      41 Valleybrook Dr Toronto, ON M3B 2S6

    • Socan

      45 Alderney Drive Suite 802, Queens Square Dartmouth, NS B2Y 2N6

    • SOCAN Foundation

      504 1166 Alberni St Vancouver, BC V6E 3Z3

      BBB Accredited Business
    • SOCAN

      600 De Maisonneuve Blvd., West, Suite 500 Montreal, QC H3A 3J2

    Business ProfileforSOCAN

    Non-Profit Organization
    HeadquartersMulti Location Business
    The Complaints and Reviews shown on this HQ profile may have been submitted against either the HQ itself or one of the corporate-owned locations found under "Find Locations".

    At-a-glance

    Customer Reviews

    1/5stars

    Average of 1 Customer Reviews

    Customer Complaints

    3 complaints closed in last 3 years

    1 complaints closed in last 12 months

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    Overview of BBB Rating

    Business Details

    This is a multi-location business.

    Find a Location

    SOCAN has 4 locations, listed below.

    *This company may be headquartered in or have additional locations in another country. Please click on the country abbreviation in the search box below to change to a different country location.

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      • SOCAN

        41 Valleybrook Dr Toronto, ON M3B 2S6

      • Socan

        45 Alderney Drive Suite 802, Queens Square Dartmouth, NS B2Y 2N6

      • SOCAN Foundation

        504 1166 Alberni St Vancouver, BC V6E 3Z3

        BBB Accredited Business
      • SOCAN

        600 De Maisonneuve Blvd., West, Suite 500 Montreal, QC H3A 3J2

      Headquarters
      41 Valleybrook Dr, Toronto, ON M3B 2S6
      BBB File Opened:
      25/7/2001
      Years in Business:
      34
      Business Started:
      1/1/1990
      Alternate Business Name
      • Society of Composers Authors and Music Publishers of Canada
      • Sociéte Canadienne des Auteurs, Compositeurs et Éditeurs de Musique
      Contact Information

      Principal

      • Ms. Martine Germain, Quality & Training Specialist

      Customer Contact

      • Mr. Gary Laranja, Senior Manager, Member Services
      • Ms. Martine Germain, Quality & Training Specialist
      • Mr. Amadou Tall, Head of Entandem
      Additional Contact Information

      Fax Numbers

      • (416) 445-7108
        Primary Fax

      Customer Complaints

      3 Customer Complaints

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      Customer Reviews

      1 Customer Reviews

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      Most Recent Customer Review

      Steve P

      1 star

      26/05/2022

      This portion of the Canadian Music Scene is broken. Non Profit? Who cares, if what the Artist requires to GET Paid isn't provided?? I spoke 2 weeks prior to a Lady who told me she'd "Get back to me by the end of that day", ever since Ive been Missing time at work trying to reach "Someone" "Anyone" and Ive left several emails that have had the auto generated email saying 3-5 business days to resolve your issue. Its been 10 business days! Today I clocked out at my day job to wait on hold for an agent to speak directly with, as I am growing tired of waiting on hold everyday for an agent that never answers... today for an Hour and Four minutes, before the system transferred me to leave ...Yet ANOTHER voice message. I even had my manager call in and communicate the issue's That I am Waiting for my assigned "ISWC" # , so i may register the song which has been picked up by over 900 international radio programs? And will far outweigh the measly $2.78 i made last month via SOCAN. This Program needs an overhaul in the worst way, or disband the entire system and rewrite a new agenda 100% Inclusive and one who will Champion the Artists of Canada. If it means Government funding and overhauling it, then by all means, I will Champion this cause.

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