The Copyright Act
http://lois.justice.gc.ca/en/notice

How has Canada’s Copyright Act evolved?
http://www.pch.gc.ca/pc-ch/org/sectr/ac-ca/pda-cpb/legsltn/hist-eng.cfm

Canadian Intellectual Property Office — A Guide to Copyright

This guide explains what a copyright is, how it can benefit you, the advantages of registering your copyright and how to go about it
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/wr00037.html

Canadian Intellectual Property Office — Frequently asked questions on copyright
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/wr00090.html

Canadian Intellectual Property Office — Glossary of Intellectual Property Terms

Need help? The Canadian Intellectual Property Office provides a glossary of common copyright terms.
http://www.cipo.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/wr00837.html?OpenDocument

Archive of Recent Copyright Bills

A. BILL C-61 (2008)

i. Copyright Reform Process — Bill C-61
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/crp-prda.nsf/eng/home

ii. Text of Bill C-61 (not passed into law)
http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?DocId=3570473&Mode=1&Language=E&File=39

iii. Bill C-61: Questions and Answers
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/crp-prda.nsf/eng/h_rp01153.html

B. BILL C-60 (2005)

i. Copyright Reform Process — Bill C-60
http://strategis.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/crp-prda.nsf/eng/rp01145.html

ii. Text of Bill C-60 (not passed into law)
http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?pub=bill&doc=C-60&parl=38&ses=1&language=E

Parliamentary Reports on Copyright

A. Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage

Interim Report on Copyright Reform (May 2004)
http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?DocId=1350628&Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=37&Ses=3

Government Response to the Second Report of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage
http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?DocId=1713329&Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=38&Ses=1

B. Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology (INDU) Counterfeiting and Piracy are Theft (June 2007)
http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?DocId=3060548&Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=39&Ses=1

Government Response to the Eighth Report of the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology, Counterfeiting and Piracy are Theft
http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx DocId=3077766&Language=E&Mode=1

C. Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security (SECU)

Counterfeit Goods in Canada — A Threat to Public Safety (June 2007)
http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?DocId=2985081&Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=39&Ses=1

Government Response to the Tenth Report of the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security, Counterfeit Goods in Canada — A Threat to Public Safety
http://www2.parl.gc.ca/HousePublications/Publication.aspx?DocId=3077762&Language=E&Mode=1&Parl=39&Ses=1

Copyright Studies

Industry Canada — Copyright, Economic Impact Studies
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ippd-dppi.nsf/eng/h_ip01070.html

Canadian Heritage — Publications and Studies
http://www.pch.gc.ca/pc-ch/org/sectr/ac-ca/pda-cpb/publctn/index-eng.cfm

These studies were funded by Industry Canada and/or Canadian Heritage. The opinions expressed in these studies are those of the respective authors and do not necessarily reflect the policies or opinions of the Government of Canada.

Federal Government Links

Canadian Heritage — Copyright Policy Branch
http://www.pch.gc.ca/pc-ch/org/sectr/ac-ca/pda-cpb/index-eng.cfm

Industry Canada — Intellectual Property Policy Directorate
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/ippd-dppi.nsf/eng/home

Canadian Intellectual Property Office
http://www.cipo.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/cipointernet-internetopic.nsf/eng/Home

Copyright Board of Canada
http://www.cb-cda.gc.ca/home-accueil-e.html

Academic Copyright Resources and Links

IP Osgoode — Intellectual Property Law & Technology Program
http://www.iposgoode.ca/

University of Ottawa — Canadian Internet Policy and Public Interest Clinic
http://cippic.ca/en/

McGill University — Centre for Intellectual Property Policy
http://www.cipp.mcgill.ca/en/

University of Toronto - Centre for Innovation Law and Policy (English only)
http://www.innovationlaw.org/home.htm

UBC Faculty of Law – Intellectual Property Law Program
http://faculty.law.ubc.ca/iplp/index.htm

University of Western Ontario, Intellectual Property, Information and Technology Law
http://www.law.uwo.ca/Programs/IPIT

Relevant Conventions and Trade Agreements to which Canada Belongs

Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary and Artistic Works
http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/berne/trtdocs_wo001.html

Rome Convention for the Protection of Performers, Producers of Phonograms and Broadcasting Organizations
http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/rome/

Universal Copyright Convention
http://portal.unesco.org/en/ev.php-URLID=15241&URLDO=DOTOPIC&URLSECTION=201.html

Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights
http://www.wto.int/english/docse/legale/27-trips.pdf

North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Chapter 17
http://www.international.gc.ca/trade-agreements-accords-commerciaux/agr-acc/nafta-alena/texte/index.aspx?lang=en#PartVI

World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)

i) General Material

WIPO Intellectual Property Handbook: Policy, Law and Use
http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/iprm/index.html

WIPO Intellectual Property Handbook: Policy, Law and Use
http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/iprm/index.html

ii) 1996 Internet Treaties

WIPO Copyright Treaty
http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/wct/index.html

WIPO Performances and Phonograms Treaty
http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/wppt/index.html

Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement

In October 2007, the Government of Canada announced that it would participate in preliminary discussions with the United States, Mexico, the European Union, Switzerland, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand and other countries towards an Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA). These discussions aim to develop international standards to better combat the trade in counterfeit trade-marked and pirated copyright goods. The link below provides information on ACTA.

http://www.international.gc.ca/trade-agreements-accords-commerciaux/fo/intellect_property.aspx