Canadian Recording Industry Association

Music Canada (formerly The Canadian Recording Industry Association) is a non-profit trade organization that was founded in 1964 to represent the interests of Canadian companies that create, manufacture and market sound recordings in Canada. The organization is based in Toronto.

CRIA is governed by a board of directors who are elected annually by CRIA members.  To be eligible for election a candidate for the board must be among the chief executive officers of member companies of the organization.  Graham Henderson (Universal Music Canada) is the current president of the CRIA.

Album certifications
The CRIA certifications for albums are:
40,000 units: Gold
80,000 units: Platinum
1,000,000 units: Diamond 

Note: Multi-Platinum refers to how many times the album has reached 100,000 units sold.

Other websites
 Canadian Recording Industry Association Website 
 London Free Press article on the decision
 Full text of the decision (PDF) 
 CBC: CRIA wants tougher internet piracy law in Canada
 CRIA Falling Apart 
 Demonoid 

References

Category:Music industry organizations
Category:Non-profit organizations of Canada
Category:Organizations based in Toronto