Recent News
May 02, 2018
Music Canada and Government of Ontario Join Forces to Improve Access to Music Education
May 2, 2018, Toronto: In a new program announced today, Music Canada and the Government of Ontario will improve the inventory of musical instruments and access to quality music education in Ontario’s publicly funded schools with the supply of refurbished and recycled musical instruments. The program is made possible through a $3 million investment by […]
May 02, 2018
Music Canada et le gouvernement de l’Ontario se donnent la main pour améliorer l’accès à l’éducation musicale
Toronto, le 2 mai 2018 : Grâce à la création d’un nouveau programme dont l’annonce a été faite aujourd’hui, Music Canada et le gouvernement de l’Ontario se donnent les moyens d’enrichir l’inventaire d’instruments de musique et l’accès à une éducation musicale de qualité dans les écoles financées par des fonds publics de l’Ontario en leur fournissant […]
Mar 22, 2018
British Columbia music community celebrates new music fund, AMPLIFY BC
Vancouver, March 22, 2018: Music BC and Music Canada today applaud the Government of British Columbia’s announcement of a new music fund for the province called AMPLIFY BC. Administered through Creative BC, the new Fund will provide much-needed support for the development of BC artists and musicians, music companies, skills development and live music production, […]
Feb 28, 2018
Music Canada applauds 2018 Federal Budget
Music Canada is pleased to see that the 2018 federal budget, which was tabled yesterday in the House of Commons by Minister of Finance Bill Morneau, further illustrates the Government’s commitment to reforming the Copyright Board of Canada. Budget 2018 advances the Government’s Intellectual Property Strategy, as well as outlines measures to modernize Canada’s regulatory […]
Feb 27, 2018
Music Canada now curates Gold/Platinum playlists on Apple Music
Toronto, Feb. 27, 2018: Music Canada today announced it is curating music through its new profile on Apple Music. The popular Gold/Platinum certification and awards program joins a growing roster of curators on the service, which includes a variety of media publications, lifestyle brands, festivals, and record labels, including Music Canada member organizations Universal Music […]
Dec 13, 2017
Music Canada applauds Ministers Bains and Joly for initiating the statutory review of Copyright Act
Toronto, Dec 13, 2017: Music Canada applauds today’s announcement by The Honourable Navdeep Bains, Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development, in conjunction with The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage, regarding the review of the Copyright Act, to be conducted by the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology. “I applaud Minister Bains […]
Dec 06, 2017
Breakthrough collaboration between Bell Media, Music Canada and Re:Sound creates international gold standard with music creators at its heart
Toronto, Dec 6, 2017: Advancements in cross-platform reporting have ushered in a new era of cooperation between Canada’s music and media industries. Developed by Bell Media, Music Canada and Re:Sound, the new process aligns terrestrial broadcast data with digital, ensuring all music industry stakeholders are served with efficiency, transparency, and accountability, while setting a […]
Nov 02, 2017
Media Advisory: Where would Google be without creators and the distortion of copyright protections?
Toronto, Nov. 2, 2017: In a ground-breaking report, Music Canada, a national trade organization, documents the scale of harm being caused by the Value Gap – defined as the significant disparity between the value of creative content that is accessed, particularly through user upload content services like YouTube, and the revenues returned to the people […]
Oct 17, 2017
Music Canada calls on the Government of Canada to take steps to address the Value Gap in new, first-of-its-kind report
At its annual general meeting, Playback 2017, Music Canada today released The Value Gap: Its Origins, Impacts and a Made-in-Canada Approach, the first comprehensive collection of information about the Value Gap, and the solutions available to Canadian policy makers. The Value Gap is defined as the significant disparity between the value of creative content that is […]