• Non-profit trade organization
    • Year established: 1964
    • Industry: Music, recording
    • Phone: (416) 967-7272
    • Fax: (416) 967-9415
    • HQ: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • President: Graham Henderson
    • Certifies Gold (50,000 units), Platinum (100,000), and Diamond (1,000,000) recordings
    • Governed by a board of directors chosen annually from the membership
    • Has taken legal action against Canadian Internet service providers to provide the names of alleged illegal file sharers
  • According to their official website, the Canadian Recording Industry Association is a trade organization created to "represent the interests of Canadian companies that create, manufacture and market sound recordings."
  • Record Label Dispute

    In 2006, six independent record companies (Anthem Records, Aquarius Records, the Children's Group, Linus Entertainment, Nettwerk Records, True North Records) left the CRIA after a dispute over policy changes. The labels felt the CRIA's policies weren't conducive to new independent artists trying to break into radio and the Canadian music scene.
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