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Tariff of Fees - Copyrights

Please note that electronic certified copies and electronic copies of a document will be offered at a date still to be determined.

Item Service Fee
1. Accepting an application for registration of a copyright
(a) pursuant to section 55 of the Act,
(i) where the application and fee are submitted on-line to the Copyright Office, via the Canadian Intellectual Property Office Web site $50
(ii) in any other case $65
(b) pursuant to section 56 of the Act,
(i) where the application and fee are submitted on-line to the Copyright Office, via the Canadian Intellectual Property Office Web site $50
(ii) in any other case $65
2. Accepting for registration an assignment or licence of a copyright pursuant to section 57 of the Act $65
3. Processing a request for accelerated action on an application for registration of a copyright or for registration of an assignment, licence or other document $65
4. Correcting a clerical error in any instrument of record including, without further fee, issuing a corrected certificate of registration of copyright, pursuant to section 61 of the Act, or processing a request to include in the Register of Copyrights any other document affecting a copyright,
(a) where the request and fee are submitted on-line to the Copyright Office, via the Canadian Intellectual Property Office Web site $50
(b) in any other case $65
5. Providing a certified copy in paper form of a document:
(a) for each certification $35
(b) plus, for each page $1
6. Providing a certified copy in electronic form of a document:
(a) for each certification $35
(b) plus, for each copyright to which the request relates $10
7. Providing a copy in paper form of a document, for each page,
(a) where the user of the service makes the copy using Copyright Office equipment $0.50
(b) where the Copyright Office makes the copy $1
8. Providing a copy in electronic form of a document:
(a) for each request $10
(b) plus, if the copy is requested on a physical medium, for each physical medium requested in addition to the first $10
(c) plus, for each copyright to which the request relates $10

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