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If you have submitted a licence application and royalty payment for a work that CMRRA does not represent, we will issue a refund cheque to you once we have processed your application. Please note that CMRRA will only refund the royalties you have paid, and not the handling fee charged to process your application.

A pressing order is a document sent by you to the manufacturer that confirms the number of units of your product that will be pressed. CMRRA requires this documentation to ensure you are paying royalties on all copies manufactured. In the alternative, you can also submit your pressing invoice, which would serve the same purpose. […]

No. A licence must be issued to you before your product can be manufactured. The fact that you have sent CMRRA a licence application and a royalty payment does not mean that we will be able to issue the licence you need for your project.

The pressing order is a document you must submit to the manufacturer to place your order for a certain number of units. The manufacturer can (and should) put your order on hold until such time as your licence has been issued. We require that you submit a copy of this pressing order along with your […]

Where the ownership of the work you have applied for has already been confirmed and registered in our database, you can expect to receive your licences typically within three weeks, although processing times may take as long as six weeks during peak periods.  Both spring and the period leading up to Christmas are generally very […]

Payment can be made to CMRRA by way of: 1) online credit card payment 2) certified cheque 3) money order 4) in-person debit/credit payments available at CMRRA’s office, or 5) non-certified personal cheque (where payment is made by cheque, your licence application will not be processed until your cheque has been cashed – usually one […]

CMRRA’s refund policy will be applied based on the following two criteria: Where a licence has already been issued: Once your licence has been issued, CMRRA cannot refund or credit any royalties for the work in question in the event you decide to not use it. It is very important that you are certain of […]

Yes. The “ Pay-As-You-Press ” licence issued to you by CMRRA is limited to the number of units you manufactured and paid for. If you intend to manufacture more than the number of units specified on your licence, you need to obtain a new licence to cover those additional units.

No. It is the applicant’s responsibility to retain copies of his or her application forms, royalty payment and licences for this purpose. CMRRA does not forward copies of licences or other documents to anyone but the applicant.