Canadian Copyright Reform
Industry Canada/Canadian Heritage
Bill C-61 - An Act to Amend the Copyright Act
First Reading: June 12, 2008 
Government of Canada Proposes Update to Copyright Law: Balanced Approach to Truly Benefit Canadians (June 12, 2008) - News Release
Reforming the Copyright Act (June 12, 2008) - Backgrounder
Fact Sheets (June 12, 2008)
A Framework for Copyright Reform
Bill C-60 - An Act to amend the Copyright Act
First Reading: June 20, 2005
Dies on the order paper, November 29, 2005
The Government of Canada Introduces Bill to Amend the Copyright Act (June 20, 2005)
Clarifying Copyright and Educational Use of the Internet (June 15, 2005)
The Government of Canada Announces Upcoming Amendments to the Copyright Act (May 2005)
Interim Report on Copyright Reform (May 14, 2004)
Status Report on Copyright Reform (March 2004)
Supporting Culture and Innovation: Report on the Provisions and Operation of the Copyright Act (Section 92 Report) (October 2002)
Also available in paper from:
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Communications and Marketing Branch
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E-mail: publications@ic.gc.ca
Consultation Paper on Digital Copyright Issues (June 22, 2001)
Consultation Paper on the Application of the Copyright Act's Compulsory Retransmission License to the Internet (June 22, 2001)
Study on New Media and Copyright - Final Report (June 30, 1994) - Commissioned Study for Industry Canada, New Media, Information Technologies Industry Branch.
Council of Ministers of Education, Canada: Position on Copyright
CMEC Copyright Consortium Pleased With New Federal Copyright Legislation (June 13, 2008)
Copyright Bulletin #1 (January 31, 2008): Changes to the Copyright Law Must Include An Amendment To Address Educational Use of the Internet (
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Copyright Bulletin #2 (March 7, 2008) Education Organizations Need Clarity in Canada's New Copyright Law ( 16 KB)
Copyright Bulletin #3 (March 14, 2008) Educational Use of the Internet: "Fair Dealing" May Just Not Be Enough ( 14 KB)
Copyright Bulletin #4 March 19, 2008) Concerning the Educational Use of the Internet: An Education Amendment Does Not Narrow Fair Dealing ( 15 KB)
Copyright Bulletin # 5 (March 31, 2008) Educational Use of the Internet: Is there an Implied Licence? ( 18 KB)
CMEC Copyright Consortium Calls on Federal Government to Allow Use of Internet Materials in Education (September 2004)
Comments from the CMEC Copyright Consortium on Federal Consultation Paper (September 7, 2001)
Discussion Paper on Digital Copyright Issues (June 2001)
The Copyright Forum, including the CMEC Copyright Consortium
Statement on Copyright (February 1995)
Other Positions on Copyright
Canadian Library Association Disappointed with New Copyright Legislation (June 12, 2008)
Canadian Teachers' Federation Describes Proposed Amendments to Copyright Act as "Fair and Balanced" (June 12, 2008)
Canadian Association of University Teachers states that the Copyright Bill Hurts Education and Research (June 12, 2008)
Protecting the Public Interest: Information on Bill C-60 (Canadian Library Association, January 2006) ()
CLA Submission to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage on the Section 92 Review of the Copyright Act (September 2003)
Copyright Protection in Unpublished Works: Final Report (April 23, 2002) - Wanda Noel
This report was endorsed by the Canadian Library Association. ()
CLA Response to the Consultation Paper on Digital Copyright Issues (September 15, 2001)
Statement of Principles for the Management of Copyright in the Digital Environment (2001)
Canadian Association of Research Libraries
Copyright Issues
Association for Media and Technology in Education in Canada (AMTEC)
CALL/ACBD Copyright Information
Canadian Association of Law Libraries
CARL/ABRC Copyright
Canadian Association of Research Libraries