Canada's counterpart to HFA manages the country's non-streaming mechanicals. It has been a SOCAN subsidiary since 2020.
What CMRRA collects
Mechanical royalties go through a mechanical rights society when a composition is reproduced; today, that usually means streams and downloads instead of physical copies.
In Canada, CMRRA collects physical and download mechanicals — Canada. CMRRA was established in 1975.
Joining CMRRA
Joining cost: Free for self-published songwriters. Royalties are distributed quarterly. Registration here does not require an IPI number.
Register directly at CMRRA.
Where Davincii fits
Davincii doesn't file with CMRRA directly. Your songs reach it through the reciprocal agreements of the societies we file with, and its payments come back to us the same way.
- Full name
- Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency
- Type
- Mechanical
- Country
- Canada
- Collects
- physical and download mechanicals — Canada
- Founded
- 1975
- Joining cost
- Free for self-published songwriters
- Payout frequency
- Quarterly
- IPI required
- No
- Website
- cmrra.ca
Last reviewed 2026-08-31.
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