The Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd. (CMRRA) is a

music licensing Music licensing is the licensed use of copyrighted music. Music licensing is intended to ensure that the owners of copyrights on musical works are compensated for certain uses of their work. A purchaser has limited rights to use the work without ...

agency based in

Toronto, Ontario Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ...

, Canada. Founded in 1975, CMRRA is a music licensing collective representing music rights-holders who range in size from large multinational music publishers to individual songwriters. On their behalf, CMRRA issues licences to individuals or organizations for the reproduction of songs on various media. Licensees pay royalties to CMRRA which, in turn, CMRRA distributes to its publisher clients. The royalty rates are determined pursuant to negotiated agreements or tariffs certified by the Copyright Board of Canada. Online licensing and the broadcast mechanical are carried on through CMRRA's joint venture with Montreal-based SODRAC, CMRRA-SODRAC Inc. (CSI) Representation by CMRRA is open to any person, firm or corporation which owns or administers one or more musical works with respect to Canada. CMRRA is governed by a Board of Directors elected every two years by the members of the Canadian Music Publishers Association (CMPA).

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Official web site
Organizations based in Toronto Music licensing organizations Music organizations based in Canada Canadian companies established in 1975 1975 establishments in Ontario