1. Music Publishers who administer a single account (payee): Any person or firm/corporation who owns or administers one or more musical works in Canada can affiliate with CMRRA.

2. Administrative Publishers: Those who administer multiple accounts (payees), or non-publishers representing multiple accounts, i.e. Law Firms, Management Companies, etc.

3. Self-Published Songwriters/Composers who administer their own publishing: If you’re a songwriter who hasn’t assigned your songs (sometimes called copyrights, catalogue, or “publishing”) to a publisher, administrator, or third-party service, you are considered the publisher (also referred to as a self-published songwriter). You can affiliate with CMRRA under your own name or a registered company name.

Follow the steps below to complete your affiliation, set up payment details, verify your identity, and prepare to register your songs.

The CMRRA Affiliation process is completed in three sections outlined below.

1. Application and Terms & Conditions: Complete the Application Form (Client Information and Affiliation Selection) and review and accept the Terms & Conditions.

2. Payment Setup: Complete the Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) Authorization Form requirements for royalty payment processing.

3. Identity Verification: Complete ID verification powered by Stripe. This is an integral step in CMRRA’s Know Your Customer (KYC) process. For more information, refer to our FAQ.

You will need:

• Publisher or account name (this may be your own name if you do not have a publisher entity)
• Publisher IPI number (if available)
• Valid government-issued photo ID for identity verification
• Banking information for Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) Authorization Form
• Void cheque or Direct Deposit form from your banking institution

Your application will be reviewed by our Client Services team after successful identity verification. Once approved, you will receive a countersigned copy of your agreement, your CMRRA account number, and instructions to set up your CMRRA Direct account.

Need help getting started? Visit our FAQ page.

If you have further questions or need additional assistance, contact us at [email protected].

Let CMRRA simplify your global royalty collection with our International Collections service. CMRRA proudly collaborates with global organizations, including The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) and the Independent Music Publishers International Licensing (IMPEL) to provide music publishers and self-published songwriters an option for CMRRA to facilitate international licensing and royalty collection on their behalf.

We are currently making updates to our International Collections Affiliation Agreement. Please check back soon.

Once you’re affiliated with CMRRA, you’ll be able to register your catalogue, which is your complete list of owned and/or administered songs. The registration process will provide CMRRA with all of the necessary details needed for licensing and royalty collection. There are three ways to register your songs:

1. CMRRA Song Registration Form: This option is ideal for self-published songwriters or publishers who do not use an automated process to submit claims (CWR, FTP transfer, etc.) and supports the manual input of information in our formatted template. This enables quick and easy uploading of the details into our database. This form can also be used to provide revisions of existing claims. The completed form is submitted via email to [email protected].

2. Single Song Registration via CMRRA Direct: This tool in the CMRRA Direct portal supports single song registrations and is intended for individual priority works with activity (streaming, airplay or other types of usage).

3. Common Works Registration (CWR): If you have a large catalogue of works to register, or multiple catalogues that you administer, the Common Works Registration (CWR) format is used in the industry by many music publishers. To learn more, please review the details in Help & Support.

Once you’re affiliated with CMRRA, this portal provides secure access to your works, licence details, royalty information, and more. If you’re a music publisher, administrator, or self-published songwriter, click here to learn more or sign up.