In 2015, CMRRA-SODRAC Inc. (CSI) launched a new Claims Website for unpaid royalties associated with Post-2012 major label releases. Rights holders can now make claims on musical works for which royalties have been disbursed into a newly established trust account managed by CSI (“Licensing Trust”) and created pursuant to the 2010 settlement of the Canadian […]

CMRRA is proud to announce that we have finalized a licensing agreement with YouTube for Canada. This marks the first major agreement for reproduction rights between YouTube and CMRRA in the Canadian territory. This is a major step forward for Canada and completely changes the landscape for rights administration in this country. CMRRA is licensing […]

Facing the growing number of transactions involved in digital music licensing, the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd (CMRRA) partnered with Spanish Point to build a modern and transparent solution to track and distribute royalties to their music publisher clients. The cloud-based platform has increased efficiency and accuracy, allowing even faster distribution of royalties to […]

CMRRA is pleased to announce that David Kokakis of Universal Music Publishing Group has been appointed to its board of directors. Currently serving as Executive Vice President / Head of Business & Legal Affairs, Business Development and Digital, David oversees Universal’s contract negotiations, business development strategies, litigation matters, government lobbying efforts and digitals initiatives. The […]

CMRRA would like to congratulate our IT partner Spanish Point on being been named as Microsoft Ireland’s Country Partner of the Year 2016. They were chosen among a field of top Microsoft partners for demonstrating excellence in innovation and implementation of customer solutions based on Microsoft technology. Spanish Point recently designed and built the Licensing […]

CMRRA Board Director, Vivian Barclay, is a modern-day renaissance woman. An intellectual powerhouse, she is versatile, skilled in many areas, and gifted with a diverse set of interests that truly inform her purpose. Above all, she has an undeniable passion for the music business. Like many of her peers, Barclay describes her journey to music […]

The Canadian Music Publishers Association (CMPA) is proud to announce the appointment of Margaret McGuffin to the position of Executive Director. “The Board of Directors is pleased to welcome Margaret to CMPA.  She brings a wide range of music industry experience and knowledge to the role that will assist her in helping us achieve our […]

Attention CMRRA clients! Does CMRRA have your most up-to-date publishing catalogue on file? If works are actively being added to your catalogue(s) and it has been a while since you last provided us with an update, it may be time to reconnect! Having an updated catalogue on file ensures that we are able to identify […]

Sitting behind a drum kit in his early twenties was when CMRRA Board Director, Craig Horton, had his first ‘a-ha’ moment. A talented drummer from Ottawa, he was performing with a pop/rock band in Kingston at the time. “We were at a college gig with a thousand kids and a big hall of people drinking […]

In summer 2016, the Minister of Canadian Heritage will lead public, stakeholder and online consultations on Strengthening Canadian Content Creation, Discovery and Export in a Digital World. Canadians are invited to help us establish the scope of these consultations by answering a questionnaire. Your answers will be used to better define the themes and questions […]