Music Canada issues a statement on the negotiations on a trade agreement between Canada and the EU.
Music Canada is pleased to see 2nd reading on Bill C-11, The Copyright Modernization Act, drawing to a close so that the Bill can proceed to a Legislative Committee for review.
Music Canada is proud to return as sponsor of the Album of the Year Award at the 41st Annual JUNO Awards.
Toronto-based digital music company Mediazoic today announced a deal with the AVLA (Audio-Video Licensing Agency), which will allow Mediazoic's internet radio network to carry the music catalogues of more than 1000 record companies representing the majority of all sound recordings and music videos produced and/or distributed in Canada.
CBC and the Audio-Video Licensing Agency (AVLA) are pleased to announce that a groundbreaking music licensing deal has been reached. This historic deal will allow CBC to offer Canadians more of its radio programs on-line, on demand, as well as launch a new Canadian digital music service this winter.
September 29, 2011 - Music Canada is pleased to see long overdue copyright reform legislation back on the Parliamentary agenda and a strong commitment to get it passed.
August 16, 2011 - First Canadian Commercial-free mobile streaming service launches with collective licensing agreement
August 10, 2011 - UBF expects to go live in late fall 2011
July 14, 2011 - Music Canada and Slaight Music are pleased to announce support for the Unison Benevolent Fund, a safety net designed to provide discreet relief to music industry personnel in times of personal hardship and crisis, and in the process, have issued a challenge to the music community to match their pledges.
July 13, 2011: Music Canada is pleased to present, on behalf of the employees of the major record labels in Canada, awards of appreciation to M.P. Dean Del Mastro and former M.P. Dan McTeague, in recognition of their efforts to save jobs in the music industry.
July 7, 2011 - Effective immediately The Canadian Recording Industry Association will now be known as Music Canada.
February, 2011 - A joint study undertaken by Ipsos and Oxford Economics, on behalf of the Canadian Motion Picture Distributors Association (CMPDA), measures the scale of harm caused by movie piracy on Canadian jobs and the economy.
January 20, 1011 - Action to stop digital music piracy is gaining momentum worldwide, with implementation by ISPs of warnings and deterrent sanctions taking effect in three countries in 2010 and governments in other countries expected to implement measures in 2011.
November 24, 2011 - The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) is pleased to announce Deane Cameron, President, EMI Music Canada, as the recipient of the 2011 Walt Grealis Special Achievement Award. Cameron made history in 1988 when he became the youngest Canadian President of a major music label, EMI Music Canada, and has since been a premier voice for the advancement of Canadian artists and the music industry. He will be honoured at the 2011 JUNO Gala Dinner & Awards held in Toronto, ON, this coming March.
May 13, 2010 – The Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) and Canadian
Independent Music Association (CIMA) today welcomed the US Federal Court ruling yesterday against
Limewire, a US-based online file sharing service with extensive reach in Canada and around the world.
April 23, 2010 - The Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA) today issued the following statement on private copying levies.