Gold
- Album 1
- Before May 1 2008
- 50,000 units
- After May 1 2008
- 40,000 units
- Single 2
- 40,000 units
- Music DVD
- 5,000 units
- Ringtone
- 20,000 units
- Physical Single 3
- 5,000 units
Platinum
- Album 1
- Before May 1 2008
- 50,000 units
- After May 1 2008
- 40,000 units
- Single 2
- 40,000 units
- Music DVD
- 5,000 units
- Ringtone
- 20,000 units
- Physical Single 3
- 5,000 units
Double Platinum
- Album 1
- Before May 1 2008
- 200,000 units
- After May 1 2008
- 160,000 units
- Single 2
- 160,000 units
- Music DVD
- 20,000 units
- Ringtone
- 80,000 units
- Physical Single 3
- 20,000 units
Triple Platinum
- Album 1
- Before May 1 2008
- 300,000 units
- After May 1 2008
- 240,000 units
- Single 2
- 240,000 units
- Music DVD
- 30,000 units
- Ringtone
- 120,000 units
- Physical Single 3
- 30,000 units
Quadruple Platinum
- Album 1
- Before May 1 2008
- 400,000 units
- After May 1 2008
- 320,000 units
- Single 2
- 320,000 units
- Music DVD
- 40,000 units
- Ringtone
- 160,000 units
- Physical Single 3
- 40,000 units
Quintuple Platinum
- Album 1
- Before May 1 2008
- 500,000 units
- After May 1 2008
- 400,000 units
- Single 2
- 400,000 units
- Music DVD
- 50,000 units
- Ringtone
- 200,000 units
- Physical Single 3
- 50,000 units
6x Platinum
- Album 1
- Before May 1 2008
- 600,000 units
- After May 1 2008
- 480,000 units
- Single 2
- 480,000 units
- Music DVD
- 60,000 units
- Ringtone
- 240,000 units
- Physical Single 3
- 60,000 units
7x Platinum
- Album 1
- Before May 1 2008
- 700,000 units
- After May 1 2008
- 560,000 units
- Single 2
- 560,000 units
- Music DVD
- 70,000 units
- Ringtone
- 280,000 units
- Physical Single 3
- 70,000 units
8x Platinum
- Album 1
- Before May 1 2008
- 800,000 units
- After May 1 2008
- 640,000 units
- Single 2
- 640,000 units
- Music DVD
- 80,000 units
- Ringtone
- 320,000 units
- Physical Single 3
- 80,000 units
9x Platinum
- Album 1
- Before May 1 2008
- 900,000 units
- After May 1 2008
- 720,000 units
- Single 2
- 720,000 units
- Music DVD
- 90,000 units
- Ringtone
- 360,000 units
- Physical Single 3
- 90,000 units
Diamond
- Album 1
- Before May 1 2008
- 1 Million units
- After May 1 2008
- 800,000 units
- Single 2
- 800,000 units
- Music DVD
- 100,000 units
- Ringtone
- 400,000 units
- Physical Single 3
- 100,000 units
Double Diamond
- Album 1
- Before May 1 2008
- 2 Million units
- After May 1 2008
- 1,600,000 units
- Single 2
- 1,00,000 units
- Music DVD
- 200,000 units
- Ringtone
- 800,000 units
- Physical Single 3
- 200,000 units
- CD / Vinyl / Digital
- Digital Downloads / Streams* / Physical Singles
- Discontinued as of September 12, 2016
- *150 on-demand audio streams from a subscription service equals 1 unit towards certification
| Award | Album | Single | Music DVD | Ringtone | Physical Single | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| released before May 1, 2008 |
released after May 1, 2008 |
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| Gold | 50,000 units | 40,000 units | 40,000 units | 5,000 units | 20,000 units | 5,000 units |
| Platinum | 100,000 units | 80,000 units | 80,000 units | 10,000 units | 40,000 units | 10,000 units |
| Double Platinum | 200,000 units | 160,000 units | 160,000 units | 20,000 units | 80,000 units | 20,000 units |
| Triple Platinum | 300,000 units | 240,000 units | 240,000 units | 30,000 units | 120,000 units | 30,000 units |
| Quadruple Platinum | 400,000 units | 320,000 units | 320,000 units | 40,000 units | 160,000 units | 40,000 units |
| Quintuple Platinum | 500,000 units | 400,000 units | 400,000 units | 50,000 units | 200,000 units | 50,000 units |
| 6x Platinum | 600,000 units | 480,000 units | 480,000 units | 60,000 units | 240,000 units | 60,000 units |
| 7x Platinum | 700,000 units | 560,000 units | 560,000 units | 70,000 units | 280,000 units | 70,000 units |
| 8x Platinum | 800,000 units | 640,000 units | 640,000 units | 80,000 units | 320,000 units | 80,000 units |
| 9x Platinum | 900,000 units | 720,000 units | 720,000 units | 90,000 units | 360,000 units | 90,000 units |
| Diamond | 1 Million units | 800,000 units | 800,000 units | 100,000 units | 400,000 units | 100,000 units |
| Double Diamond | 2 Million units | 1,600,000 units | 1,600,000 units | 200,000 units | 800,000 units | 200,000 units |
| *150 on-demand audio streams from a subscription service equals 1 unit towards certification | ||||||
Note: The Digital Download Award, which reflected the digital sales of tracks within Canada, has been discontinued as of September 12, 2016. Tracks previously certified as Digital Downloads have been archived in our database, and will be certified at their next certification milestone under the new Single Award guidelines.
Music Canada