EMI Music Canada

Canadian trade name of the Canadian division of EMI Music Group (See note below).
Please also add any branded labels if they appear on the release.
If credited that way on unofficial releases, please use Emi Music Canada instead.

EMI Music Canada ceased its operations after it was acquired by the Universal Music Group in September 2012. Its successor is Universal Music Canada Inc..

It included a manufacturing facility inherited from Capitol Records-EMI Of Canada Limited and which was renamed to EMI Music Canada in 1993.

The vinyl pressing and tape duplication plant was opened next door to the offices in June 1976. It had 17 presses for albums and seven presses for singles. The plant started production with singles only in June and began pressing albums in October 1976. The plant stopped pressing vinyl on July 13, 1984 but did continue its tape duplication operations.

The CD pressing plant was built between Dec. 1994 and Aug. 1995. It closed Feb 20, 2007.

Glass mastering was not done at the plant – The negative imprinted “stampers” were delivered to the plant so that replication could be undertaken by them.

EMI Music Canada ultimately had two dual line CD replication units, enabling one line to manufacture two different selections at a time. A total of 11.3 million units were being manufactured annually by Fiscal '98.

History:

1947 - 1954 Capitol Records Of Canada, Ltd.
1954 - 1958 Capitol Records Distributors Of Canada, Ltd.
1958 - 1966 Capitol Records Of Canada, Ltd.
1966 - 1974 Capitol Records (Canada) Ltd.
1974 - 1993 Capitol Records-EMI Of Canada Limited a.k.a. Capitol Records-EMI Of Canada Limited
1993 - 2012 Sept. EMI Music Canada

Plant Indicators for CD's

The plant can be identified by a combination of the following indicators.
• "MANUFACTURED BY EMI MUSIC CANADA" in the matrix (example [r3063100]).
• Commonly credited on release artwork as "MANUFACTURED BY EMI MUSIC CANADA" (example [r2341468]).
• A sequential ‘E’ number (use commencing in the 2nd half of 2004) with the following formats E#####-# / E#####L / E### ##-# (examples [r25998358], [r699877], [r14768153]).
Nb. The appended #/L appears to indicate the glass master.
• Use of this plants press SID code IFPI 1F** (use of this code ceased with the plants closure in 2007)
• Used glass masters produced by the following plants.

Disque Americ
Mastering SID Codes (Up to approximately 1998)
IFPI L481 to IFPI L483.

EMI MFG.
Mastering SID Codes (Up to plants closure in 2004)
IFPI L043, IFPI L044.

Cinram, Richmond, IN
Mastering SID Codes (Between 2004 to 2006)
IFPI L383, L384, L385, L388

Sony DADC, Toronto
Mastering SID Code (Up to plants closure in 2011)
IFPI LW60


LCCN Roles

Pressed By if IFPI 1F** used.
Otherwise, if “MANUFACTURED BY EMI MUSIC CANADA ” is in the matrix use the Manufactured By role.

The sequential 'E' number 'E##### (do not enter the appended '-# or 'L') can also be entered as the cat# for these roles.

Where glass masters produced by Disque Americ, EMI MFG., Cinram, Richmond, IN or Sony DADC, Toronto are used an additional Glass Mastered At role may also be applicable. Please check these profiles for guidance in this regard.


Note:

March 1988 the official Canadian company name was registered as TEMI Canada Inc. (TEMI standing for Thorn Emi.)
Jan. 1997 TEMI Canada Inc. was changed to to EMI Group Canada Inc.