Canadian record labels

[eighteenbelow]

Though I live in the US, I sometimes come across Canadian records when I buy big lots of 78s. Aside from Victor Canada, the most common labels I have found are Starr and Apex. Recently, though, I found two brown discs on the Crown label. Since I only keep records from before 1940 (I give away or donate the rest), these Starr and Apex discs -- and there are a lot of them at this point -- have been sitting in a kind of limbo, as I haven't been able to date them. Can anyone tell me when, approximately, records with labels that look like these were made? As for the Crown (these are the only two I have ever seen), I assume they are earlier than 1940, though I would love to know approximately when they were made, too. If anyone can help with some information, I would appreciate it. Thanks!

[drh]

Well, "The Singing Fool" was released in 1928 and "Broadway Melody" was released in 1929; it seems safe to guess that the Crown records would be at least roughly contemporary.

[epigramophone]

The Compo Company Ltd was founded in 1918 by Herbert Berliner, the eldest son of Emile Berliner.
It was created to press records for several independent American companies who wanted to distribute their records in Canada.
Compo introduced their own Apex and Sun labels in the early 1920's.