Gold
- Single 1
- 40,000 units
- Album 2
- Before May 1 2008
- 50,000 units
- After May 1 2008
- 40,000 units
- Music DVD 3
- 5,000 units
- Ringtone 4
- 20,000 units
Platinum
- Single 1
- 40,000 units
- Album 2
- Before May 1 2008
- 50,000 units
- After May 1 2008
- 40,000 units
- Music DVD 3
- 5,000 units
- Ringtone 4
- 20,000 units
Double Platinum
- Single 1
- 160,000 units
- Album 2
- Before May 1 2008
- 200,000 units
- After May 1 2008
- 160,000 units
- Music DVD 3
- 20,000 units
- Ringtone 4
- 80,000 units
Triple Platinum
- Single 1
- 240,000 units
- Album 2
- Before May 1 2008
- 300,000 units
- After May 1 2008
- 240,000 units
- Music DVD 3
- 30,000 units
- Ringtone 4
- 120,000 units
Quadruple Platinum
- Single 1
- 320,000 units
- Album 2
- Before May 1 2008
- 400,000 units
- After May 1 2008
- 320,000 units
- Music DVD 3
- 40,000 units
- Ringtone 4
- 160,000 units
Quintuple Platinum
- Single 1
- 400,000 units
- Album 2
- Before May 1 2008
- 500,000 units
- After May 1 2008
- 400,000 units
- Music DVD 3
- 50,000 units
- Ringtone 4
- 200,000 units
6x Platinum
- Single 1
- 480,000 units
- Album 2
- Before May 1 2008
- 600,000 units
- After May 1 2008
- 480,000 units
- Music DVD 3
- 60,000 units
- Ringtone 4
- 240,000 units
7x Platinum
- Single 1
- 560,000 units
- Album 2
- Before May 1 2008
- 700,000 units
- After May 1 2008
- 560,000 units
- Music DVD 3
- 70,000 units
- Ringtone 4
- 280,000 units
8x Platinum
- Single 1
- 640,000 units
- Album 2
- Before May 1 2008
- 800,000 units
- After May 1 2008
- 640,000 units
- Music DVD 3
- 80,000 units
- Ringtone 4
- 320,000 units
9x Platinum
- Single 1
- 720,000 units
- Album 2
- Before May 1 2008
- 900,000 units
- After May 1 2008
- 720,000 units
- Music DVD 3
- 90,000 units
- Ringtone 4
- 360,000 units
Diamond
- Single 1
- 800,000 units
- Album 2
- Before May 1 2008
- 1 Million units
- After May 1 2008
- 800,000 units
- Music DVD 3
- 100,000 units
- Ringtone 4
- 400,000 units
Double Diamond
- Single 1
- 1,00,000 units
- Album 2
- Before May 1 2008
- 2 Million units
- After May 1 2008
- 1,600,000 units
- Music DVD 3
- 200,000 units
- Ringtone 4
- 800,000 units
- Digital Downloads/Streams*/Physical Singles
- Physical/Digital/TEA**/SEA***
- Only physical units accepted
- Only purchased ringtone downloads accepted
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* 150 on-demand audio streams = 1 unit towards Single certification
** Track Equivalent Album (TEA): 10 tracks sales = 1 unit towards Album certification
*** Stream Equivalent Album (SEA): 1500 on-demand audio streams of a track = 1 unit towards Album certification
| Award | Single Digital Downloads / Streams* / Physical Singles |
Album Physical / Digital / TEA** / SEA*** |
Music DVD Only physical units accepted |
Ringtone Only purchased ringtone downloads accepted |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| released before May 1, 2008 |
released after May 1, 2008 |
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| Gold | 40,000 units | 50,000 units | 40,000 units | 5,000 units | 20,000 units |
| Platinum | 80,000 units | 100,000 units | 80,000 units | 10,000 units | 40,000 units |
| Double Platinum | 160,000 units | 200,000 units | 160,000 units | 20,000 units | 80,000 units |
| Triple Platinum | 240,000 units | 300,000 units | 240,000 units | 30,000 units | 120,000 units |
| Quadruple Platinum | 320,000 units | 400,000 units | 320,000 units | 40,000 units | 160,000 units |
| Quintuple Platinum | 400,000 units | 500,000 units | 400,000 units | 50,000 units | 200,000 units |
| 6x Platinum | 480,000 units | 600,000 units | 480,000 units | 60,000 units | 240,000 units |
| 7x Platinum | 560,000 units | 700,000 units | 560,000 units | 70,000 units | 280,000 units |
| 8x Platinum | 640,000 units | 800,000 units | 640,000 units | 80,000 units | 320,000 units |
| 9x Platinum | 720,000 units | 900,000 units | 720,000 units | 90,000 units | 360,000 units |
| Diamond | 800,000 units | 1 Million units | 800,000 units | 100,000 units | 400,000 units |
| Double Diamond | 1,600,000 units | 2 Million units | 1,600,000 units | 200,000 units | 800,000 units |
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* 150 on-demand audio streams = 1 unit towards Single certification ** Track Equivalent Album (TEA): 10 tracks sales = 1 unit towards Album certification *** Stream Equivalent Album (SEA): 1500 on-demand audio streams of a track = 1 unit towards Album certification |
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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