Music Canada’s Gold/Platinum Certification Program was launched in 1975 to celebrate milestone sales of music in Canada. With over 20,000 albums, singles, digital downloads, ringtones, and music videos certified over the Program’s history, it provides a unique historical timeline of popular music in Canada.
Applications for Music Canada’s Gold/Platinum Certification Program are open to any recording artist who has released music that is available to Canadian music consumers. Applicants must meet all Certification requirements, as more fully detailed below in these Guidelines. These Guidelines may be updated from time to time at the discretion of Music Canada.
Only sales/streams that occurred in Canadian Territory can be considered applicable units.
Single Awards:
Music Canada recognizes the following Single Award tiers:
- Gold: 40,000 Units
- Platinum: 80,000 Units
- Multi-Platinum: 160,000 Units (increments of 80,000 thereafter)
- Diamond: 800,000 Units
The following formula is used to determine a track’s total units for Certification:
Digital & Physical Single Sales + On-Demand Audio Stream Equivalents = Total Units for Single Award Certification
Units for Single Awards are calculated as follows:
- 150 eligible streams count as 1 unit towards Single Award Certifications (i.e., 150:1).
- Physical single sales count as 1 unit towards Single Award Certifications.
Album Awards:
Music Canada recognizes the following Album Award tiers:
- Gold: 40,000 Units
- Platinum: 80,000 Units
- Multi-Platinum: 160,000 Units (increments of 80,000 thereafter)
- Diamond: 800,000 Units
To learn more about Music Canada's Gold and Platinum program, please visit this article from their site.