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SECTION III: SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION

3.1 Financial Highlights

The financial highlights presented within this DPR are intended to serve as a general overview of the Copyright Board’s financial position and operations. The Board’s financial statements can be found on the Board’s website at: www.cb-cda.gc.ca.

Statement of Financial Position

(in dollars)

	% Change	2009	2008
Assets
Total Assets	-26.8%	105,689	144,429
Total	-26.8%	105,689	144,429
Liabilities
Total Liabilities	9.3%	597,305	546,582
Equity
Total Equity	22.2%	(491,616)	(402,153)
Total	-26.8%	105,689	144,429

Statement of Operations

(in dollars)

	% Change	2009	2008
Expenses
Total Expenses	10.6%	3,133,727	2,834,475
Revenues
Total Revenues		-	-
Net Cost of Operations	10.6%	3,133,727	2,834,475

3.2 Supplementary Information Tables

Table 1: Internal Audits (current reporting period)

Table 1 can be found on the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat’s website at http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/dpr-rmr/2008-2009/index-eng.asp.

3.3 Other Items of Interest

Organizational Information

Board Members

Board members are appointed by the Governor in Council to hold office during good behaviour for a term not exceeding five years. They may be reappointed once.

The Act requires that the Chairman must be a judge, either sitting or retired, of a superior, county or district court. The Chairman directs the work of the Board and apportions its caseload among the members.

The Actalso designates the Vice-Chairman as Chief Executive Officer of the Board. He or she exercises direction over the Board and supervises its staff.

The organizational structure of the Board follows the requirements set out in section 66 and following sections of the Act.

Board’s Staff

The Board has a staff of thirteen employees, organized around five operational groups:

1. The Registrar’s Office, which plans and manages all activities and resources related to public hearings, and the issuing of licences for the use of works whose copyright owners cannot be located, which includes receiving, organizing and reviewing the documentary evidence and information, and organizing and maintaining the Board’s records, archives and library.
2. The Research and Analysis group, which is responsible for the preparation and analysis of reports and research papers, the development of scenario analysis and recommendations and the provision of economic support to Board members and for decisions.
3. The Legal Analysis group, which provides legal analysis and advice on tariff and licence applications before the Board, and represents the Board before the Courts in matters involving its jurisdiction.
4. The Corporate Services group, which is responsible for financial and materiel management policies, systems, processes and standards which are consistent with modern comptrollership.
5. The Technical Support group, which provides support in particular in respect of informatics.

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