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- 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
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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."
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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. -



