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Music and Sound Recording

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Useful websites

Here are some of the many Canadian professional organizations in music and sound recording. Contact them directly or visit their websites. That's a great way to start researching your future career.

National organizations and contacts

American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFofM)
www.afm.org

Canada Council for the Arts
www.canadacouncil.ca

Canadian Heritage (information on copyright)
www.pch.gc.ca/eng/1268314830945

Canadian Independent Music Association (CIMA)
www.cimamusic.ca

Canadian Music Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd. (CMRRA)
www.cmrra.ca

Canadian Recording Industry Association (CRIA)
www.cria.ca

Music Industries Association of Canada
miac.net/

Re-Sound, Music Licensing Company
www.resound.ca

Orchestras Canada
orchestrascanada.org/

L’Union des Artistes
uda.ca/

Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA)
www.actra.ca

Association des professionnels de l’édition musicale (APEM)
www.apem.ca

Association of Canadian Women Composers (ACWC)
www.acwc.ca

Audio-Video Licensing Agency Inc. (AVLA)
www.avla2007.ca

Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS)
www.carasonline.ca

Canadian Amateur Musicians (CAMMAC)
www.cammac.ca

Canadian Arts Presenting Association (CAPACOA)
www.capacoa.ca

Canadian Conference of the Arts
ccarts.ca/

Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA)
www.ccma.org

Canadian Disc Jockey Association
www.cdja.org

Canadian Music Centre
www.musiccentre.ca/home.cfm

Canadian Music Publishers Association
www.musicpublisher.ca

Fonds RadioStar
www.fondsradiostar.com

Freelance Musicians Association
www.freelancemusicians.org

Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings (FACTOR)
www.factor.ca

Guild of Canadian Film Composers
www.screencomposers.ca

National Youth Orchestra of Canada
www.nyoc.org

Radio Starmaker Fund
www.starmaker.ca

Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN)
www.socan.ca

Songwriters Association of Canada
www.songwriters.ca

Society for reproduction rights of authors, composers and publishers in Canada (SODRAC)
www.sodrac.com/Accueil_EN.aspx

Training

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Provincial Music Industry Associations

Alliance nationale de l'industrie musicale (ANIM)
www.anim.ca

Association québécoise de I'industrie du disque, du spectacle et de la vidéo (ADISQ)
www.adisq.com

Manitoba Music
www.manitobamusic.com

Music BC Industry Association
www.musicbc.org

Music/Musique NB Inc.
www.musicnb.org

Music Nova Scotia
www.musicnovascotia.ca

Music Prince Edward Island
www.musicpei.com

Music NL
www.musicnl.ca

Music Yukon
www.musicyukon.com

Saskatchewan Recording Industry Association
www.saskmusic.org