CANADA / MUSIC / INDUSTRY
Canada Music Council™ is an independent national platform for music-industry development, sector intelligence, professional programs and strategic convening.
CREATION / LIVE / RIGHTS / MARKETS / TECHNOLOGY
Mandate
Canada’s music economy is built by artists, songwriters, composers, producers, managers, labels, publishers, live-music operators, technology companies, educators and cultural institutions. The Council brings these perspectives into a common institutional platform.
Our focus is practical: stronger professional capability, clearer industry information, better cross-sector connections and durable pathways for Canadian music to build audiences at home and internationally.
Explore the industry agenda ↗What we do
Creator business, rights, leadership, digital strategy, export readiness and industry education.
Evidence-led perspectives on economics, technology, audiences, policy, live music and intellectual property.
Roundtables, briefings, forums and sector gatherings connecting decision-makers and emerging voices.
Cross-industry work focused on market access, professional infrastructure, technology and long-term competitiveness.
Canadian music
Canadian music operates across distinct regional, English-language, French-language and Indigenous creative communities, while competing in a global market shaped by streaming platforms, touring economics, rights systems and rapid technological change.
The Council’s role is to create useful connective infrastructure around that complexity—not to replace the organizations already serving artists and industry, but to strengthen shared knowledge and collaboration.
Our institutional approach ↗
Research agenda
We examine the economics and operating systems reshaping music: creator revenue, publishing and rights, live performance, audience development, music technology, artificial intelligence, export markets, capital and cultural policy.
Research & InsightsLatest thinking
Canada’s music economy is larger, more digital and more interconnected. The next question is whether that growth can translate into durable Canadian careers, companies and intellectual property.
↗The next era of Canadian music will be shaped by discoverability, export capacity, ownership, fan relationships and the ability to turn global attention into durable Canadian enterprise value.
↗Artificial intelligence is moving into music creation, production, discovery and administration. Canada’s opportunity is to capture useful innovation while preserving consent, attribution and economic value for human creators.
↗Canadian ecosystem
A cross-sector view of organizations operating across Canadian business, technology, culture and institutional life.
Organizations are shown for ecosystem context. Inclusion does not imply affiliation, partnership, authorization or endorsement.
Connect
For industry collaboration, programs, research, events, media or institutional inquiries, connect with Canada Music Council™.
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