The centre currently has over 18,000 scores and/or works by almost 700 Canadian contemporary composers available through its lending library.

[1] It sells more than 900 CD titles featuring the music of its Associate Composers and other Canadian independent recording producers.

It offers an on-demand printing and binding service, music repertoire consultations, and is easily accessible through its five regional centres across Canada, and its website.

It has a number of national outreach projects, conducts research, and administers several awards.

The Ann Southam Audio Archive, administered by the CMC, is the largest collection of recorded Canadian concert works in the world.