MAPL System

According to the Library and Archives Canada website, the MAPL logo was created by Stan Klees in 1970 to be used on phonograph recordings to define Canadian content (Cancon) sometimes referred to as the MAPL System. M - music written by a Canadian, A - artist(s) are Canadian, P - record was produced in Canada. L - lyrics written by a Canadian The MAPL logo became the standard for identifying Cancon.