Payment for visual arts and fine crafts: the registration period is now open!

Titulaires de droits / Copyright for creators

The registration period for the 2026 Visual Arts Payment and Fine Crafts is officially open!

Register now for Quebec publications published in 2022, 2023 and 2024 that feature photos of your artwork.

Registration period

From April 13 to May 15, 2026

Register for payment

Access your account
Select Visual arts package registration
Enter publications that meet the criteria below:

Eligible publications and publication criteria

Types of eligible publications

Books
Exhibition catalogs
Magazines
Newspapers
Cultural programs (events, festivals, maisons de la culture...)

Publication criteria

Place of publication: province of Quebec only
Format: print or digital (only one option per publication)
Publisher (required): publishing house, event name, organization (cultural, charitable, etc.), municipality, etc.
Publication years: 2022, 2023, and 2024

Non-eligible publications

Websites
Vidéos
Publications on social media
Promotional material (posters, invitations, calendars, etc.)
Titles of your works
Article titles (only the name of the periodical in which the article appears will be considered)
Publications outside Quebec

Children’s books and comics

Children’s books and comics for which you hold the copyright are not eligible for this payment if they are already registered in our repertoire and your name appears in it. In fact, these titles are already taken into account for reproduction royalties and the lump-sum payment to book authors, making them ineligible for the visual arts payment. You can find these publications in the My Publications section of your account.

The reason is that titles in this section will be considered for reproduction royalties and the one-time payment to “book authors” (these titles are therefore not eligible for the visual arts payment as well).

Self-published works

Self-published titles are not eligible for this payment if they are already listed in our repertoire. In fact, these titles are already taken into account for reproduction royalties and the lump-sum payment to book authors, making them ineligible for the visual arts payment. You can find these publications in the My Publications section of your account.

How do I register my publications?

Open the Register for a visual arts package section.

Follow the steps below:

Check whether the document you wish to list is already in our directory by entering keywords
If the document does not exist, manually enter the title of the publication and the publisher (or any other entity that publishes it, such as the name of an event or a municipality)
The ISBN (for books) or ISSN (for periodicals) number is optional, but speeds up our checks considerably
For each publication entered, indicate the number of works reproduced for each year eligible for payment (for periodicals, it’s possible to enter several years for the same publication)
Save the information, then check whether your registered publications appear in the list (click on the visual arts section)

Don’t have an account?

Create an account
In the question I am, select Author
Your Social Insurance Number (SIN) is required to receive payment

Check that you own the rights to your works

Make sure you own the rights to your works. Publications in either of the following situations are not eligible for this payment:

The rights to works you have created in the course of your employment (for example, as a photographer for a newspaper) belong to your employer, not to you
Works for which you have contractually assigned your reproduction rights no longer belong to you

Does the payment have to be issued in the name of a legal entity?

Only personal companies are allowed
Eligible publications must still be registered in your personal account as indicated

The artist has passed away

Any question?

See our frequently asked questions.

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