ISAN Canada

The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) federally incorporated ISAN Canada as a not-for-profit company in 2007. It is governed by a Board of six persons named by the CMPA. ISAN Canada is approved by the ISAN International Agency as a Registration Agency.

ISAN Canada serves those interested in the identification of audiovisual works – individuals and organizations, creators and consumers. Its basic function is to authorize Canadians as registrants (those wishing to obtain ISANs) and readers (those wishing to search) of the ISAN database, and, to provide ISANs (generally to the producing entity). ISAN Canada also undertakes activities to raise awareness of the standard and provide information to the industry and the general public.

ISAN Canada and its founding member, CMPA wish to thank the Canadian Audio-Visual Certification Office (CAVCO), the Canadian Television Fund, the National Film Board of Canada and Telefilm Canada, for their support toward the launch of Canada’s Registration Agency.

The ISAN International Agency

Following the approval of the ISAN standard, an international governing agency, the ISAN International Agency (ISAN-IA) was co-founded in 2003 by AGICOA, CISAC, and FIAPF, and located in Geneva, Switzerland. ISAN-IA’s mission is to implement ISAN throughout the world, by providing, maintaining, and managing the ISAN system and central registry, and by appointing and supporting a network of Registration Agencies.

Registration agencies are currently in operation in the U.S., France, Germany, the U.K., Sweden, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain, Brazil, Poland, Serbia, Latin America, Denmark, Finland, Portugal and Australia. Many more are in the approval or launch stages.