Background music licensing in Canada
Directly licensed business music for Canada.
Use Sonosfera music in your Canadian business under an active plan. Your Music Use Certificate records the venue, covered period and Sonosfera catalogue scope. Download your Music Use Certificate during your trial (valid until your trial ends). After your first payment, download a new one for your paid term (dated to the end of the 14-day money-back window until that window closes).
C$16.99 a month, per location.Save what you'd pay SOCAN, Re:Sound, or Entandem for background music, when you play only Sonosfera.
Local licensing route
Sonosfera is not affiliated with these organisations. These links are provided so businesses can compare the traditional route with Sonosfera’s catalogue-specific certificate route.
Official resources
Reference the local licensing bodies directly.
Local licensing route · SOCAN / Re:Sound / Entandem
Entandem administers music licences for SOCAN and Re:Sound. Check permissions separately for music from other sources.
Compare and choose
Choose the route that matches what you actually play.
Sonosfera business music
What it is: An all-in-one business music product for the Sonosfera catalogue, player, and proof workflow.
Browse musicSonosfera catalogue route
- You need this if
- You want fixed-cost background music, a calmer business soundtrack, and certificate proof for Sonosfera playback.
- How it works
- Start a plan, use Sonosfera playlists during business hours, and generate certificate proof when the account is eligible.
Explore Sonosfera playlists now
Hear the kind of background music your certificate is built around.
Browse calm, premium, and venue-friendly tracks before choosing a plan. The certificate is proof for Sonosfera catalogue playback, so the music and the paperwork stay connected.
Traditional licence route
What it is: A route for mainstream commercial repertoire and sources beyond Sonosfera.
SOCAN / Re:Sound / Entandem
- You need this if
- You play chart tracks, radio, TV, live cover bands, DJs, or music from outside the Sonosfera catalogue.
- How it works
- Fees and rules usually depend on business type, venue size, locations, and how music is used.
How Sonosfera keeps the music scope clear
One catalogue, one player, one proof trail for Sonosfera playback.
Traditional licensing can cover chart music, radio, TV, and live acts. Sonosfera is different: it keeps the claim tied to the Sonosfera catalogue and gives your team a cleaner way to play business music.
- Recording rightsSonosfera catalogueSonosfera controls the sound recordings in its catalogue.
- Publishing rightsSonosfera catalogueThe compositions are handled inside the Sonosfera catalogue rights stack.
- Public playback proofCertificate-readyYour Sonosfera Music Use Certificate is your proof if SOCAN, Re:Sound, or Entandem asks.
- Directly licensed Sonosfera catalogueNo SOCAN, Re:Sound, or Entandem licence needed for Sonosfera music under an active plan.
- Available marketCompare Canadian plans and listen to the Sonosfera catalogue before choosing music for your venue.
Personal streaming services
Why Spotify, Apple Music, and YouTube will not protect your business.
A paid personal subscription is not the same thing as business playback permission. These official terms are useful when staff ask why the venue cannot just use a familiar app.
Spotify
Spotify is a personal listening service. Business playback needs a separate commercial setup rather than a personal subscription.
Read official termsApple Music
Apple Media Services terms restrict standard service and content use to personal, non-commercial use unless a specific exception applies.
Read official termsYouTube Music
YouTube terms distinguish personal viewing/listening from public commercial playback in a venue.
Read official terms
Who needs a music license?
Any customer-facing space where people can hear the music should think about licensing.
Fitness studios 
Retail stores 
Salons 
Hotels 
Barber shops 
Gyms 
Offices 
Restaurants 
Cafes 
Spas
Your practical route to clearer music proof.
- 01
Define your music goal
- 02
Compare SOCAN / Re:Sound / Entandem with Sonosfera
- 03
Choose Sonosfera for Sonosfera playback
- 04
Download certificate proof
Step-by-step plan
- 01Decide whether you need chart hits and radio, or whether a controlled background atmosphere is enough.
- 02Use official resources for the traditional route, then compare that with Sonosfera’s catalogue-specific proof workflow.
- 03Start a plan, keep staff on the Sonosfera player, and avoid mixing outside sources into the covered setup.
- 04Once eligible, generate the certificate from billing so the country, locations, billing period, and verification serial match your account.
Common licensing questions in Canada.
Do I need a SOCAN, Re:Sound, or Entandem licence if I use Sonosfera?
For music in the Sonosfera catalogue: no. With an active plan, your Sonosfera subscription is your licence for our music. Sonosfera music is owned by Sonosfera and is not registered with SOCAN, Re:Sound, or Entandem or any other collecting society. Other music you play (radio, TV, Spotify, live music) still needs your SOCAN, Re:Sound, or Entandem licence.
Does Sonosfera cover my SOCAN and Re:Sound obligations in Canada?
Your subscription is your licence for Sonosfera music under an active plan. Radio, DJs, live music and other sources need separate permissions.
Can Canadian businesses start now?
Yes. You can compare pricing, start an account, and use Sonosfera for Sonosfera catalogue playback today.
What legal source is this page grounded in?
Vendor-issued account proof for eligible Sonosfera catalogue playback at the listed premises; outside repertoire remains separate. The current reference citation in Sonosfera's country-specific certificate text is Vendor account proof for Sonosfera catalogue use; local public-performance rules vary for outside music sources.
Start a catalogue-scoped Sonosfera soundtrack in Canada.
Use Sonosfera for the catalogue it controls, keep your certificate proof clear, and avoid mixing a personal streaming account into your business music setup.