The Canadian Circulations Audit Board (CCAB) has released its annual circulation data for 40 of its paid and non-paid daily newspaper members, which includes four of Canada’s largest newspaper publishers: Sun Media, a division of Postmedia Network Inc., Torstar Corporation, TC Media and Free Daily News Group Inc.

The CCAB (a division of global assurance provider BPA Worldwide) data covers the 12-month period, which ended in December 2015. Its members are reporting an average weekly circulation of more than 13 million copies, as well as a net unique recipient subscriptions served across multiple platforms in audience reports and Trend Report About Circulation (TRAC).

“We are pleased to simultaneously release data – the majority of it audited – for the 12-month period ended December 2015 for 40 daily newspapers,” Tim Peel, vice president of CCAB, said. “The audit period coincides with the fieldwork from January through December 2015 that forms Vividata’s upcoming data release. Further, quarterly circulation claims for daily newspapers will continue to be released throughout the year to provide the market with timely data.”

Some stats from the 2015 Paid Daily Newspaper TRAC: During the first quarter of 2016, newspaper audience data reported for each quarter will be compared to the prior year’s quarter. Year-over-year comparisons have always been presented in annual TRAC releases.

The CCAB Daily Newspaper TRAC can be found here, in English and French.