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CMRRA and CIMA Celebrate 40 Years of Music History!

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CMRRA is proud to celebrate its 40th anniversary this year, at the same time as the Canadian Independent Music Association (CIMA). Both organizations have worked to develop Canada’s music industry since 1975, and have cooperated many times to support Canadian talent. CMRRA will be in attendance at CIMA’s 2015 Awards Gala and 40th Anniversary Celebrations […]

CMRRA’s Response to an Article in the Toronto Star and The Hill Times

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This letter by CMRRA’s President, Caroline Rioux, is in response to a Michael Geist article recently published by Toronto Star and The Hill Times. May 4, 2015 I am writing in response to Michael Geist’s recent article to correct his statement that CMRRA, the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd, was ordered by the major […]

CMRRA Congratulates Board Member Pegi Cecconi for MMF Award

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Pegi Cecconi is a true titan in the Canadian music industry. As VP of SRO/Anthem, “the home of the original 360 deal,” Ms. Cecconi has experience in a diverse spectrum of different roles, ranging from artist management to touring to recording and record production. In her capacity as a music publisher, Ms. Cecconi has been […]

CMRRA Looks Forward to the Decision of the Supreme Court in CBC v SODRAC

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CMRRA was in attendance at the Supreme Court of Canada as it heard submissions in CBC v SODRAC in Ottawa on March 16, 2015. We were there along with the Canadian Music Publishers Association and the International Confederation of Music Publishers as an intervener in support of the Society for Reproduction Rights of Authors, Composers […]

CMRRA’s New Licensing and Royalty Distribution System

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When CMRRA staff began to analyze how it could serve its music publisher clients better in this new and vast world of online music, it found its IT partner across the ocean in Ireland.  Spanish Point Technologies Ltd had already helped IMRO, the Irish Music Rights Organisation, find a solution to the growing volumes of […]

I am reproducing music in an audio-visual production

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If you plan to use music in an audiovisual production, such as a film or television program, a commercial or a DVD product, you’ll need to obtain a synchronization licence. CMRRA no longer offers synchronization licensing services and as such, you will need to directly contact the rightsholder(s) of the musical work in question to […]

Privacy Policy

Last Updated: December 8th, 2020 The Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd. (“CMRRA”) is committed to protecting the privacy of information provided by visitors, clients, registrants, and licensees. Throughout this Privacy Policy (this “Policy”), the terms “CMRRA,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd.  The following sets forth our […]

Are all the songs listed on your database represented by CMRRA?

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No. Whenever a song is indicated as “not represented” in our database, it means that, while we have logged information such as the title, composer and/or publisher of the song, we do not represent the owner of that song for mechanical licensing purposes. There are many instances where the ownership of a song is divided […]

Can I pay royalties quarterly based on my sales?

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Record labels who are licensed under CMRRA’s Mechanical Licensing Agreement (MLA) can report royalties to CMRRA on a quarterly basis as products are sold. However, parties to an MLA are required to keep track of, and process, any change in the ownership of the musical works they have used, in order to produce accurate royalty […]