Recent News
Dec 20, 2016
Creative BC and Province announce four new BC Music Fund programs
In two separate announcements this month, Creative BC has detailed the allocation of $8.21 million from the BC Music Fund, which will support four new programs, as well as a funding boost for Music BC. On December 1, Ministers Shirley Bond and Peter Fassbender, along with Creative BC CEO Prem Gill, announced $4.41 million in […]
Dec 01, 2016
Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce releases report on the Copyright Board of Canada
At a press conference today in Ottawa, members from the Standing Senate Committee on Banking, Trade and Commerce (Deputy Chair Joseph A. Day and Douglas Black) announced the release of their report on the operations and practices of the Copyright Board of Canada. The report, which was officially tabled in the Senate on November 30, […]
Sep 20, 2016
Music Canada unveils Music Cities Toolkit at Canadian Chamber of Commerce AGM
150 representatives from chambers of commerce across the country took part in a Music Cities workshop conducted by Graham Henderson yesterday at the Canadian Chamber of Commerce (CCC) Annual General Meeting in Regina. Henderson unveiled a Music Cities toolkit that Music Canada custom-built for the CCC’s network of over 450 chambers of commerce and boards […]
Sep 12, 2016
Music streaming now included in Canada’s historic Gold/Platinum certification program
New award and branding revealed at CCMA Awards Toronto, ON – September 12, 2016 With the introduction of a new Single Award, Music Canada’s Gold/Platinum certification and awards program will now include streams towards digital track certifications. Over 50 new Single certifications were revealed today, with 10 artists receiving their first Canadian certifications. “Today’s announcement […]
Jul 25, 2016
Canadian music companies successfully settle legal action against isoHunt
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Vancouver, 25 July 2016: Canadian and international music companies have settled litigation against isoHunt Web Technologies Inc. (“isoHunt”) and its founder Gary Fung (“Fung”) with the entering of orders by consent against isoHunt and Fung. The settlement ends a lawsuit filed in 2010 alleging substantial copyright infringement of music on the isoHunt […]
Jul 12, 2016
CONNECT announces increased royalties for Canadian music labels
CONNECT Music Licensing has announced that an efficiency project undertaken with Re:Sound Music Licensing has resulted in increased royalty payments for Canadian rights holders. Data improvement and other efficiencies have led to an increase of CAD$1.2 million annually for CONNECT’s members, who range in size from major record labels to artist-owned imprints. Improvements in data […]
Jun 28, 2016
CMW announces 2017 dates and the first Austin-Toronto showcase
Canadian Music Week 2017 will take over Toronto from April 18 – 22. The four-night festival will host over 800 showcasing bands at more than 40 venues in the city’s downtown. 2017’s convention will be held at the Sheraton Centre Toronto Hotel, 123 Queen Street West. At CMW 2016, global city planners and the music […]
Jun 14, 2016
The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport unveils Ontario’s Tourism Action Plan
One of the final announcements made by Michael Coteau as Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport was the release of Ontario’s Tourism Action Plan. Since the release, Eleanor McMahon has been appointed Minister of Tourism Culture and Sport, and Michael Coteau is now Minister of Children and Youth Services. In the Plan, the province’s tourism […]
May 18, 2016
Ben Purkiss Design wins Gold at 2016 Muse Creative Awards for ‘Mastering of a Music City’ report
Congratulations to Ben Purkiss Design, who won Gold in the Muse Creative Awards’ Annual Report category for his design of Music Canada & IFPI’s The Mastering of a Music City report. The announcement was made this past weekend by the Muse Creative Awards, which is an international competition for creative professionals who “inspire through concept, […]