Copyright Act -- R.S., 1985, c. C-42

s. 2, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 1, 1988, c. 65, s. 61; 1992, c. 1, s. 145 (Sch. VIII, item 9)(F); 1993, c. 23, s. 1, c. 44, s. 53 and s. 79(1); 1994, c. 47, s. 56; 1995, c. 1, s. 62(1)(g); 1997, c. 24, s. 1

s. 2.1, added, 1993, c. 44, s. 54

s. 2.11, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 2

s. 2.2, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 2

s. 2.3, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 2

s. 2.4, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 2; 2002, c. 26, s. 1

s. 2.5, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 2

s. 2.6, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 2

s. 2.7, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 2

s. 3, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 2, 1988, c. 65, s. 62; 1993, c. 23, s. 2, c. 44, s. 55; 1997, c. 24, s. 3

s. 4, 1993, c. 44, s. 56; repealed, 1997, c. 24, s. 4

s. 5, 1993, c. 15, s. 2, c. 44, s. 57; 1994, c. 47, s. 57; 1997, c. 24, s. 5; 2001, c. 34, s. 34

s. 6, 1993, c. 44, s. 58

s. 6.1, added, 1993, c. 44, s. 58

s. 6.2, added, 1993, c. 44, s. 58

s. 7, 1993, c. 44, s. 58; 1997, c. 24, s. 6

s. 8, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 17(F); repealed, 1993, c. 44, s. 59

s. 9, 1993, c. 44, s. 60

s. 10, 1993, c. 44, s. 60; 1994, c. 47, s. 69(a)(F); 1997, c. 24, s. 7

s. 11, 1993, c. 44, s. 60; 1994, c. 47, s. 69(b)(F); repealed, 1997, c. 24, s. 8

s. 11.1, added, 1993, c. 44, s. 60; 1997, c. 24, s. 9

s. 12, 1993, c. 44, s. 60

s. 13, 1997, c. 24, s. 10

s. 14, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 3;1997, c. 24, s. 11

s. 14.01, added, 1994, c. 47, s. 58; repealed, 1997, c. 24, s. 12

s. 14.1, added, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 4

s. 14.2, added, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 4; 1997, c. 24, s. 13

Part II, (ss. 15 to 26), added, 1997, c. 24, s. 14

s. 15, repealed, 1993, c. 44, s. 61; added, 1997, c. 24, s. 14; 2001, c. 27, s. 235

s. 16, repealed, 1994, c. 47, s. 59; added, 1997, c. 24, s. 14

s. 17, repealed, 1994, c. 47, s. 59; added, 1997, c. 24, s. 14; 2001, c. 27, s. 236

s. 18, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 17(F); repealed, 1994, c. 47, s. 59; added, 1997, c. 24, s. 14; 2001, c. 27, s. 237

s. 19, repealed, 1994, c. 47, s. 59; added, 1997, c. 24, s. 14

s. 20, repealed, 1994, c. 47, s. 59; added, 1997, c. 24, s. 14; 2001, c. 27, s. 238

s. 21, repealed, 1994, c. 47, s. 59; added, 1997, c. 24, s. 14

s. 22, repealed, 1994, c. 47, s. 59; added, 1997, c. 24, s. 14; 2001, c. 27, s. 239

s. 23, repealed, 1994, c. 47, s. 59; added, 1997, c. 24, s. 14

s. 24, repealed, 1994, c. 47, s. 59; added, 1997, c. 24, s. 14

s. 25, 1993, c. 44, s. 62; repealed, 1994, c. 47, s. 59; added, 1997, c. 24, s. 14

s. 26, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 17(F); 1993, c. 44, s. 63; repealed, 1994, c. 47, s. 59; added, 1997, c. 24, s. 14

s. 27, R.S., c. 1 (3rd Supp.), s. 13; R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 5; 1993, c. 44, s. 64; 1997, c. 24, s. 15

s. 27.1, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 15

s. 28, repealed, 1997, c. 24, s. 15

s. 28.01, added, 1988, c. 65, s. 63; (s. 28.01 renumbered as s. 31), 1997, c. 24, s. 16 and s. 52(1)(a)(F)

s. 28.02, added, 1994, c. 47, s. 60; repealed, 1997, c. 24, s. 17

s. 28.03, added, 1994, c. 47, s. 60; repealed, 1997, c. 24, s. 17

s. 28.1, added, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 6

s. 28.2, added, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 6

s. 29, repealed, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 7; added, 1994, c. 47, s. 61; 1997, c. 24, s. 18

s. 29.1, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 18

s. 29.2, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 18

s. 29.3, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 18

s. 29.4, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 18

s. 29.5, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 18

s. 29.6, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 18

s. 29.7, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 18

s. 29.8, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 18

s. 29.9, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 18

s. 30, repealed, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 7, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 18

s. 30.1, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 18; 1999, c. 31, s. 59(E)

s. 30.2, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 18

s. 30.21, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 18; 1999, c. 31, s. 60(E); 2004, c. 11, s. 21

s. 30.3, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 18

s. 30.4, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 18

s. 30.5, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 18; 2004, c. 11, s. 25

s. 30.6, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 18

s. 30.7, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 18

s. 30.8, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 18; 2004, c. 11, s. 26

s. 30.9, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 18

s. 31, repealed, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 7; added (s. 28.01 renumbered as s. 31), 1997, c. 24, s. 16, s. 52(1)(a)(F); 2002, c. 26, s. 2

s. 32, repealed, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 7; added, 1997, c. 24, s. 19

s. 32.1, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 19

s. 32.2, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 19

s. 32.3, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 19

s. 32.4, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 19

s. 32.5, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 19

s. 33, repealed, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 7; added, 1997, c. 24, s. 19

s. 34, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 8; 1993, c. 15, s. 3(E), c. 44, ss. 65 and 78(b); 1994, c. 47, s. 62; 1997, c. 24, s. 20

s. 34.1, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 20

s. 35, 1997, c. 24, s. 20

s. 36, 1994, c. 47, s. 63; 1997, c. 24, s. 20

s. 37, 1997, c. 24, s. 20

s. 38, 1997, c. 24, s. 20

s. 38.1, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 20

s. 38.2, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 20

s. 39, 1997, c. 24, s. 20

s. 39.1, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 20

s. 40, 1997, c. 24, s. 21

s. 41, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 9; 1997, c. 24, s. 22

s. 42, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 10; 1997, c. 24, s. 24

s. 43.1, added, 1994, c. 47, s. 64; repealed, 1997, c. 24, s. 25

s. 44, R.S., c. 41 (3rd Supp.), s. 116; 1997, c. 36, s. 205; 1999, c. 17, s. 119

s. 44.1, added, 1993, c. 44, s. 66; 1997, c. 24, s. 27

s. 44.2, added, 1994, c. 47, s. 66; 1997, c. 24, s. 28

s. 44.3, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 28

s. 44.4, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 28

s. 45, R.S., c. 41 (3rd Supp.), s. 117; 1993, c. 44, s. 67; 1994, c. 47, s. 67; 1997, c. 24, s. 28

s. 49, 1992, c. 1, s. 47; 1993, c. 15, s. 4

s. 51, repealed, 1992, c. 1, s. 48

s. 53, 1992, c. 1, s. 49; 1993, c. 15, s. 5; 1997, c. 24, s. 30

s. 54, 1992, c, 1, s. 50; 1997, c. 24, s. 31

s. 55, 1997, c. 24, s. 32

s. 56, 1993, c. 15, s. 6; 1997, c. 24, s. 32

s. 56.1, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 32

s. 57, 1992, c. 1, s. 51; 1993, c. 15, s. 7; 1997, c. 24, s. 33

s. 58, 1997, c. 24, s. 34

s. 59, 1993, c. 15, s. 8

s. 60, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 17(F); 1997, c. 24, s. 52(1)(b)(F)

s. 61, 1992, c. 1, s. 52; 1993, c. 15, s. 10

s. 62, 1997, c. 24, s. 37

s. 63, repealed, 1997, c. 24, s. 38

s. 64, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 11; 1993, c. 44, s. 68; 1997, c. 24, s. 39

s. 64.1, added, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 11; 1997, c. 24, s. 40

s. 64.2, added, 1990, c. 37, s. 33

s. 65, repealed, 1993, c. 44, s. 69

s. 66, R.S., c. 10 (1st Supp.), s. 1 R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 12; 2003, c. 22, s. 154(E), par. 224(z.20)(E) and 225(s)(E)

s. 66.1, added, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 12

s. 66.2, added, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 12

s. 66.3, added, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 12

s. 66.4, added, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 12; 2003, c. 22, par. 225(s)(E)

s. 66.5, added, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 12

s. 66.51, added, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 12

s. 66.52, added, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 12; 1988, c. 65, s. 64; 1997, c. 24, s. 42

s. 66.6, added, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 12

s. 66.7, added, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 12; 2002, c. 8, s. 131(F)

s. 66.71, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 43

s. 66.8, added, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 12

s. 66.9, added, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 12

s. 66.91, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 44

s. 67, R.S., c. 10 (1st Supp.), s. 1; R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 12; 1993, c. 23, s. 3, c. 44, ss. 70 and 79(3)(b); 1997, c. 24, s. 45

s. 67.1, added, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 12; 1997, c. 24, s. 45; 2001, c. 34, s. 35(E)

s. 67.2, added, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 12; 1993, c. 23, s. 4, c. 44, ss. 71 and 79(3)(b); repealed, 1997, c. 24, s. 45

s. 67.3, added, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 12; 1993, c. 23, s. 5, c. 44, ss. 72 and 79(3)(b); repealed, 1997, c. 24, s. 45

s. 68, repealed, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 13; added, 1993, c. 23, s. 5, c. 44, s. 72; 1997, c. 24, s. 45

s. 68.1, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 45

s. 68.2, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 45

s. 69, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 14; 1993, c. 44, s. 73 ; 1997, c. 24, s. 52(2)(F)

s. 70, repealed, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 15

s. 70.1, added, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 16; 1997, c. 24, s. 46

s. 70.11, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 46

s. 70.12, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 46

s. 70.13, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 46

s. 70.14, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 46

s. 70.15, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 46

s. 70.16, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 46

s. 70.17, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 46

s. 70.18, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 46

s. 70.19, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 46

s. 70.191, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 46

s. 70.2, added, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 16; 1997, c. 24, s. 46

s. 70.3, added, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 16

s. 70.4, added, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 16; 1997, c. 24, s. 47

s. 70.5, added, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 16; 1997, c. 24, s. 48; 1999, c. 2, s. 45 and par. 46(a)

s. 70.6, added, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 16; 1997, c. 24, s. 49(F); 1999, c. 2, par. 46(b)

s. 70.61, added, 1988, c. 65, s. 65; 1993, c. 15, s. 11; repealed, 1997, c. 24, s. 50

s. 70.62, added, 1988, c. 65, s. 65; repealed, 1997, c. 24, s. 50

s. 70.63, added, 1988, c. 65, s. 65; repealed, 1997, c. 24, s. 50

s. 70.64, added, 1988, c. 65, s. 65; repealed, 1997, c. 24, s. 50

s. 70.65, added, 1988, c. 65, s. 65; repealed, 1997, c. 24, s. 50

s. 70.66, added, 1988, c. 65, s. 65; repealed, 1997, c. 24, s. 50

s. 70.67, added, 1988, c. 65, s. 65; repealed, 1997, c. 24, s. 50

s. 70.7, added, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), s. 16; repealed, 1997, c. 24, s. 50

s. 70.8, 1994, c. 47, s. 68; repealed, 1997, c. 24, s. 50

s. 71, 1997, c. 24, s. 50

s. 72, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 50; 1999, c. 31, s. 61; 2002, c. 26, s. 3

s. 73, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 50; 1999, c. 31, s. 62; 2002, c. 26, s. 4

s. 74, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 50

s. 75, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 50

s. 76, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 50

s. 77, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 50

s. 78, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 50

s. 79, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 50; 2001, c. 27, s. 240

s. 80, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 50

s. 81, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 50

s. 82, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 50

s. 83, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 50

s. 84, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 50

s. 85, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 50; 2001, c. 27, s. 241

s. 86, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 50

s. 87, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 50

s. 88, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 50

s. 89, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 50

s. 90, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 50

s. 91, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 50

s. 92, added, 1997, c. 24, s. 50

Sch. II, repealed, 1993, c. 44, s. 74

Sch. III, repealed, 1997, c. 24, s. 51

General, 1993, c. 23, s. 7

General, 1993, c. 44, s. 52(F) and ss. 60(2) and (3) and 75 to 77 re application

General, 1994, c. 47, s. 65

General, 1995, c. 1, s. 62(3)

General, 1997, c. 24, ss. 23, 26, 29, 35, 36, 41 and 53 to 58.1

Transitional, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), ss. 23 to 27

Transitional, 1988, c. 65, s. 149

Transitional, 1993, c. 23, s. 6

Transitional, 1993, c. 44, ss. 78(a), 79(2), 79(3)(a) and 80

CIF, R.S., c. 10 (1st Supp.), s. 1 in force 01.01.85 see s. 1(3)

CIF, R.S., c. 1 (3rd Supp.) proclaimed in force 11.06.87 see SI/87-126

CIF, R.S., c. 41 (3rd Supp.), ss. 116 and 117 deemed in force 01.01.88 see s. 139

CIF, R.S., c. 10 (4th Supp.), ss. 1 to 11, 23 to 26 in force 08.06.88; ss. 12 to 17 and 27 proclaimed in force 01.02.89 see SI/89-78

CIF, 1988, c. 65, ss. 61 to 65 in force 13.02.89 see SI/89-70; s. 149 in force 01.01.89 see SI/89-9; see also s. 150(2)

CIF, 1990, c. 37, s. 33 in force 01.05.93 see SI/93-68

CIF, 1992, c. 1, ss. 47 to 52 and s. 145 (Sch. VIII, item 9)(F) in force on assent 28.02.92

CIF, 1993, c. 15, ss. 2 to 10 in force 09.06.93 see SI/93-84; s. 11 in force 15.01.94 see SI/93-224

CIF, 1993, c. 23, ss. 1 to 7 in force 31.08.93 see SI/93-86

CIF, 1993, c. 44, ss. 52 to 80 in force 01.01.94 see SI/94-1

CIF, 1994, c. 47, ss. 56 to 69(F) in force 01.01.96 see SI/96-1

CIF, 1995, c. 1, s. 62 in force 29.03.95 see SI/95-48

CIF, 1997, c. 24, the following provisions are deemed to have come into force on June 30, 1996:

(a) the definitions "exclusive distributor", "educational institution" and "library, archive or museum" in section 2 of the Copyright Act, as enacted by subsection 1(5) of this Act;

(b) section 2.6 of the Copyright Act, as enacted by s. 2 of this Act;

(d) section 45 of the Copyright Act, as enacted by section 28 of this Act

see s. 62(1) see also s. 62(2) and (3) and s. 63;

-- ss. 62 and 63 in force 25.04.97 see SI/97-57;

-- ss. 1(1) to (4), the definitions "broadcaster", "collective society", "commercially available", "communication signal" "copyright", "country", "perceptual disability", "premises", "Rome Convention country", "sculpture" and "sound recording" in s. 2 of the Copyright Act, as enacted by s. 1(5), ss. 2.11 to 2.5 and 2.7 of the Copyright Act, as enacted by s. 2, ss. 3 to 5, 8 and 9, 10(2), 11 to 14, s. 27 of the Copyright Act, as enacted by s. 15, ss. 16 and 17, ss. 29 to 29.5, 29.8, 30 and 30.4 to 30.7 of the Copyright Act, as enacted by s. 18(1), ss. 18(2), 19, ss. 34(1) to (3) and 34.1 to 38 and 39 of the Copyright Act, as enacted by s. 20(1), sections 21 to 28 and 35 to 44, ss. 67.1(3) to (5) and 68 to 68.2 of the Copyright Act, as enacted by s. 45, ss. 46 to 49, 71 to 78 and 89 to 92 of the Copyright Act, as enacted by section 50 and ss. 51, 52, 53.1, 54, 55 to 58, 59 and 60 in force 01.09.97 see SI/97-94;

-- s. 67.1(2) of the Copyright Act, as enacted by s. 45, in force 01.09.97 see SI/97-110 see also SI/97-94;

-- ss. 67 and 67.1(1) of the Copyright Act, as enacted by s. 45, in force 01.01.98 see SI/97-110 see also SI/97-94.

-- ss. 29 to 34 in force 01.10.97 see SI/97-116

-- s. 58.1 in force 12.03.98 see SI/98-45

-- s. 10(1) in force 01.07.98 see SI/98-45

-- s. 7, ss. 29.6, 29.7 and 29.9 of the Copyright Act, as enacted by subsection 18(1), and section 54.1 in force 01.01.99 see SI/98-45

-- ss. 79 to 88 of the Copyright Act, as enacted by s. 50 and s. 53 in force 19.03.98 see SI/98-46

-- s. 6 in force 31.12.98 see SI/98-48

-- ss. 30.1 to 30.3 of the Copyright Act, as enacted by s. 18(1), in force 01.09.99 see SI/99-86

-- The definitions "plaintiff" and "defendant" (Eng. vers. only) in s. 2 of the Copyright Act, as enacted by s. 1(5), ss. 30.8 and 30.9 of the Copyright Act, as enacted by s. 18(1), ss. 34(4) to (7), 38.1, 38.2 and 39.1 of the Copyright Act, as enacted by s. 20(1), and ss. 20(3) and (4) in force 01.10.99 see SI/99-96

-- s. 20(2) comes into force on a day to be fixed by order of the Governor in Council see s. 61. Not in force 30.04.2005

CIF, 1997, c. 36, s. 205 deemed in force 01.01.98 and applies, or is deemed to have applied, to all goods referred to in this Act imported on or after that day and to goods imported before that day that were not accounted for under section 32 of the Customs Act before that day see s. 214.

CIF, 1999, c. 2, ss. 45 and 46 in force 18.03.99 see SI/99-25

CIF, 1999, c. 17, s. 119 in force 01.11.99 see SI/99-111

CIF, 1999, c. 31, ss. 59 to 62 in force on assent 17.06.99

CIF, 2001, c. 27, ss. 235 to 241 in force 28.06.2002 see SI/2002-97

CIF, 2001, c. 34, ss. 34 and 35 in force on assent 18.12.2001

CIF, 2002, c. 8, s. 131 in force 02.07.2003 see SI/2003-109

CIF, 2002, c. 26 in force 21.03.2003 see SI/2003-44

CIF, 2003, c. 22, ss. 154, 224 and 225 in force 01.04.2005 see SI/2005-24

CIF, 2004, c. 11, s. 21 in force on assent 22.04.2004 see also s. 21(4) re application; ss.25 and 26 in force 21.05.2004 see SI/2004-58


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