MROC pays out to its assigners based on two revenue streams. Specifically they are:

The neighbouring rights royalty is paid to performers on sound recordings when their performance is performed publicly and broadcast. This royalty is fairly new and whether you are a featured or non-featured performer on the sound recording you are entitled to receive a neighbouring rights royalty.

The licenses are issued by Re-Sound and Re-Sound collects the royalties and forwards the money on to MROC for distribution to eligible performers. MROC pays these royalties to its performer members.

There is also a Private Copying Levy from which the money is payable to eligible composers, lyricists, performers and producers of sound recordings through their professional associations or collectives. The money for this levy is collected from the manufacturers and importers of blank recordable media such as CD’s. MROC is responsible for the distribution of these royalties to eligible performers.

Currently, there are five tariffs in place that MROC is responsible for the distribution of royalties to its member performers.

Neighbouring Rights is the term used to refer to the tariff collected and paid out to performers and sound recording owners when their respective performances and sound recordings are performed publicly, broadcast, rented out, reproduced and/or otherwise commercially distributed.

Until 1997, royalties for broadcasting or public performances were only provided to composers and lyricists under copyright law. Neighbouring rights now provide compensation for performers and producers of sound recordings.

The Private Copying levy was put in place to compensate performers for the lost revenue that has resulted from the sale of blank CD’s, and is a royalty payable from the sale of blank CD’s sold in Canada. It is payable by the manufacturers and importers of blank audio media, such as, recordable CDs. The money collected is redistributed to eligible composers, music publishers, performers and sound recording makers through their collectives of which MROC is one.