Music Canada

Music Canada (MC)
legal form	non-profit trade organization
founding	April 9, 1963
Seat	Toronto
precursor	Canadian Record Manufacturer's Association
purpose	Representing the interests of the music industry
Chair	Graham Henderson
Website	musiccanada.com

Music Canada (MC) is a not-for-profit trade association in Canada founded on April 9, 1963 as the Canadian Record Manufacturer's Association ( CRMA ). In 1972 the association was renamed the Canadian Recording Industry Association ( CRIA ) and finally in 2011 Music Canada. The organization represents the country's music industry and is the Canadian branch of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry .

activities

Charts

→ Main article : Canadian music charts

The CRIA commissioned official Canadian music charts for the first time in the 1990s. Today Music Canada publishes the top 20 tracks and the top 20 albums online .

Limits to the award of phonograms

Gold record awarded by the CRIA in 1978 for The Last Waltz

The association has been giving awards for music sales and use since 1975. Gold, platinum (up to nine times) and diamond (= 10 × platinum) are currently awarded. In 2006 the awards were expanded to include downloads, but while the album awards were retained for all formats ( CD , CC , LP and download), classic singles and song downloads were rated separately. The number of underlying copies sold has changed in line with the development of the market over time.

Albums

Award	until April 30, 2008	since May 1, 2008
gold	50,000	40,000
platinum	100,000	80,000
2 × platinum	200,000	160,000
...
diamond	1,000,000	800,000

Singles

From 1982 to 2006 only physical single releases were awarded. In 2006 singles were separated into physical and non-physical publications, with the lending limit of physical singles being greatly reduced. Until 2016, the two-pronged approach was that with the advent of music streaming, the separation was stamped out again and from then on all singles were awarded uniformly with the integrated physical and non-physical sales, as well as the music streaming. This adjustment came into effect on September 12, 2016.

Physical, download and streaming integrated

Award	since September 12, 2016
gold	40,000
platinum	80,000
2 × platinum	160,000
...
diamond	800,000

Physical singles

Award	until January 31, 1982	until August 31, 2002	until September 11, 2016
gold	75,000	50,000	5,000
platinum	150,000	100,000	10,000
2 × platinum	300,000	200,000	20,000
...
diamond	-		100,000

Download singles

Award	since March 8, 2006	since September 1, 2007	June 1, 2010 - September 11, 2016
gold	10,000	20,000	40,000
platinum	20,000	40,000	80,000
2 × platinum	40,000	80,000	160,000
...
diamond	200,000	400,000	800,000

Video albums

Award	since January 1, 1990
gold	5,000
platinum	10,000
2 × platinum	20,000
...
diamond	100,000

Ringtones

Award	since July 3, 2007
gold	20,000
platinum	40,000
2 × platinum	80,000
...
diamond	400,000

Web links

• Official website
  • Gold and Platinum Database
• Entry in the Canadian Encyclopedia

supporting documents

1. ^ About - Music Canada. Retrieved March 22, 2015 . 
2. ^ Karen Bliss: Canadian Recording Industry Association Changes Name. Billboard , July 8, 2011, accessed August 1, 2016 . 
3. ↑ Gold / Platinum FAQ. Music Canada, accessed August 1, 2016 . 
4. ↑ current certifications. Music Canada, accessed November 11, 2016 .