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
Music industry
Non-profit organizations of Canada