Copyright/Permission to Reproduce

Materials on this Web site have been produced and/or complied by the Canadian Polar Commission for the purpose of providing Canadians with direct access to information about the programs and services offered by the Government of Canada (GoC).

Much of the material on this site is covered by the Copyright Act (http://canada.justice.gc.ca/FTP/EN/Laws/Chap/C/C-42.txt), by Canadian laws, policies, regulations and by international agreements. Such copyright serves to identify the information source and, in specific instances, to prohibit reproduction of materials without written permission.

Non-commercial Reproduction

Information on this site has been posted with the intent that it be readily available for personal and public non-commercial use. Unless otherwise noted by the application of the copyright symbol (© Polar Commission, 2000), materials on this site may be reproduced, in part or in whole and by any means, without charge or further permission from the Canadian Polar Commission. We ask only that:

• Users exercise due diligence in ensuring the accuracy of the materials reproduced;
• The Canadian Polar Commission be indentified as the source department ; and,
• The reproduction is not represented as an official version of the materials reproduced, nor as having been made in affiliation with or with the endorsement of the Canadian Polar Commission.

Commercial Reproduction

Reproduction of multiple copies of materials on this site in whole or in part, for the purposes of commercial redistribution is prohibited except with written permission from the GoC copyright administrator, Public Works and Government Services Canada (PWGSC). Through the permission granting process, PWGSC helps ensure individuals/organizations wishing to reproduce GoC materials for commercial purposes have access to the most accurate, up-to-date versions. To obtain permission to reproduce materials on this site for commercial purposes, please contact:

Public Works and Government Services Canada
Publishing and Depository Services
350 Albert Street, 4th Floor
Ottawa, Ontario
Canada
K1A 0S5

Third-party Materials

Some of the materials and graphical elements found on GoC Web sites are subject to copyrights held by other organizations. This is particularly true of sites that are jointly operated by a GoC institution and an external organization, as part of a collaborative agreement. In such cases, some restrictions on the reproduction of materials or graphical elements may apply; it may be necessary to seek permission from the author of copyright holder prior to reproduction.

To obtain information concerning copyright ownership and restrictions on reproduction on this site, please contact:

Steven Bigras
Canadian Polar Commission
bigrass@polarcom.gc.ca

Official Languages

The Candian Polar Commission respects the Offical Languages Act and relevant Treasury Board policies, and is committed to ensuring all information on this site is available in both French and English. However, users should be aware that some information from external sources is available only in the language in which it was provided.