National perspective
Connecting local and regional music realities to wider Canadian and global industry conditions.
ABOUT / CANADA MUSIC COUNCIL™
Built for a modern Canadian music economy.
An independent platform connecting sector development, research, professional capability and national industry dialogue.
Purpose
Strengthen the conditions around Canadian music.
Canada Music Council™ works across the systems surrounding music creation and commercialization. Creative success depends on more than talent alone: it also depends on rights literacy, business capability, technology, market access, live infrastructure, professional networks and reliable industry intelligence.
The Council develops programs, convening and perspectives that help creators, music businesses and institutions navigate those systems with greater clarity.
Operating principles
Institutional by design. Practical in application.
Industry utility
Prioritizing knowledge, programs and convening that can support real professional decisions.
Open collaboration
Creating room for creators, entrepreneurs, executives, researchers and institutions to contribute to shared progress.
Leadership
Mikhail Farquharson
Chairman, Canada Music Council™
The Chairman provides strategic leadership to the Council’s institutional direction, supporting its mandate to strengthen professional capability, industry knowledge and collaboration across Canada’s music ecosystem.
The Council is developing its programs and convening agenda in stages, with public announcements issued as initiatives are confirmed.
Board leadership
National strategy and ecosystem development.
Board leadership supports the Council’s national direction, institutional relationships and development of a stronger Canadian music ecosystem.
Ian Dela Cruz
Board of Director / Founder & CEO Canadian AI™
Brings cross-sector technology, organizational and national strategy experience to the Council while serving as Founder & CEO of Canadian AI™.
Martin Matuvi
Board of Director / Founder Quadline Systems
Supports the Council’s ecosystem development and institutional relationships while bringing entrepreneurial and operating experience as Founder of Quadline Systems.
Independence
Clear institutional identity.
Canada Music Council™ operates as an independent organization. It is not a department, agency or representative of the Government of Canada. References to public institutions, companies, associations or other organizations do not imply affiliation, authorization or endorsement unless expressly stated.