CMRRA issues mechanical licences through two basic plans: “Pay-As-You-Press/Import, or pursuant to the terms of CMRRA’s standard Mechanical Licensing Agreement (MLA). If you are manufacturing or importing physical music products in small quantities or releasing sound recordings on a one-shot or limited basis, “pay-as-you-press” licensing is the appropriate method for you. This applies to audio-only […]
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What We Do With headquarters in the heart of Toronto, Canada, the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency is a dynamic music licensing agency representing music copyright owners. Established in 1975 and having contributed to many transformative moments in the music landscape since then, CMRRA are the market leaders in Canada for physical and digital mechanical […]
Caroline Rioux appointed President of CMRRA
TORONTO, September 30, 2013 – Caroline Rioux has been appointed President of the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd. (CMRRA), effective October 1, 2013. The announcement was made by CMRRA Chairman Gary Furniss. “In recent years, Caroline has been instrumental to the leadership and operation of CMRRA,” said Mr. Furniss. “Her expertise and many years […]
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Governance
CMRRA is owned by SXWorks, a subsidiary of SoundExchange. As part of its acquisition of CMRRA, SXWorks established a Canadian Publishers Committee (CPC) to oversee and maintain the advancement of the interests of music publishers’ business in Canada. The CPC provides direction on Canadian advocacy, tariff and rate-setting activities, and continues to foster and leverage […]
Management
CMRRA is led and managed by a team of dedicated executives and managers. Please meet CMRRA’s Management team below.
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Our Services
CMRRA offers music licensing and royalty collection services. There is no fee to join as a client; we are compensated by commission on the royalty revenues that we collect and distribute. Each line of business is an opt-in for our clients. They have varied commission rates that are competitive with other royalty collectives. Our lines […]
CMRRA in Brief
With headquarters in the heart of Toronto, Canada, the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency is a dynamic music licensing agency representing copyright owners. Our clients are music publishers and self-published songwriters who own the rights to the vast majority of songs recorded, sold, streamed and broadcast in Canada. Our team works diligently on behalf of […]
Contact Information
General inquiries and media requests: [email protected] 416-926-1966 Mailing Address: CMRRA 56 Wellesley Street West, 3rd Floor Toronto, Ontario, M5S 2S3 Canada We can arrange for accessible feedback and alternate formats upon request. Office Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday to Friday (please note that with our current hybrid telework, staff are mostly at the […]
