For sixteen years Veronica Syrtash has played an invaluable role with us at CMRRA and she recently moved into the role of Vice President, Legal and Business Affairs. Veronica graduated from Queen’s University with a B.A. and continued on to earn her law degree from the University of Western Ontario. Veronica completed her articles of […]

In March 2015, CMRRA sent out the following royalties to our clients: Online Major Label mechanicals Independent Label mechanicals Private Copying CSI Pending Settlement – final distribution of Group I & II Claims CSI Licensing Trust (2Q2014 Warner, 3Q2014 Sony & Universal) Commercial Radio (2013)

CMRRA is pleased to announce its very first distribution of broadcast mechanical royalties using its new License and Distribution System (LDS). As we reported in December, new phases of this system will continue to be rolled out throughout 2015. The first module, launched in 2014, allowed for the processing of mechanical licences and royalties from […]

CMRRA will be appearing before the Supreme Court of Canada this month, as an intervener in Canadian Broadcasting Corporation v Society for Reproduction Rights of Authors, Composers and Publishers in Canada. The Supreme Court will be hearing submissions on whether royalties are owed for the reproduction of musical works that occurs in the course of […]

CMRRA would like to take this opportunity to introduce one of our newest members of our Management Team – John Olding, Vice President of Finance and Administration. John was born in Montreal and holds a Bachelors business degree from the University of New Brunswick. While he was a student, he was involved with campus politics […]

CMRRA is pleased to announce that, earlier this year, CMRRA-SODRAC Inc. (CSI) launched a new Claims Website for unpaid royalties associated with Post-2012 major label releases. The Claims Website provides music rightsholders with the ability to review the list of musical works for which royalties have been disbursed into a newly established trust account managed […]

Each year since 2001, CMRRA presents the Cyril Devereux Award to an employee who has exhibited excellence in all aspects of his or her position, including exemplary client service, impeccable work quality and productivity, genuine care and enthusiasm for a job well done, courtesy, professionalism and team spirit. Cyril Devereux was CMRRA’s first General Manager […]

ATTENTION! This letter contains important information and a deadline related to CMRRA’s distribution of royalties. YOUR RESPONSE IS REQUIRED. Toronto, February 4, 2015 Dear CMRRA Client, Re: March 2015 Broadcast Mechanical Distribution This coming March, CMRRA will undertake its distribution of Commercial Radio royalties for the November 2012 to December 2013 period. For the reasons […]

CMRRA is extending a warm welcome to the staff of the Canadian Private Copying Collective (CPCC) who has moved into CMRRA’s premises on February 1, 2015. This move allows both organisations to utilize office space more efficiently and creates valuable opportunities to share resources. We welcome this new partnership and we’re looking forward to enhancing […]

Later this month, CSI will launch a new Claims Website that will provide music rightsholders the ability to review the list of musical works for which royalties have been paid into a newly established trust account (“Licensing Trust”) managed by CSI and created pursuant to the 2010 settlement of a Canadian class action lawsuit dealing […]