Archives

Here is a time line of copyright reform activities prior to the Government of Canada's public consultations on copyright in 2009.

2008

• Government of Canada Proposes Update to Copyright Law: Balanced Approach to Truly Benefit Canadians
• Reforming the Copyright Act - Backgrounder
• Bill C-61 — An Act to amend the Copyright Act
• Canada's Bill C-61: Fact Sheets

2005

• The Minister of Canadian Heritage and the Minister of Industry Clarify the Issue of the Educational Use of Copyright Material on the Internet
• The Government of Canada Introduces Bill to Amend the Copyright Act
• Final Publication in Part II of the Canada Gazette of Amendments to the Definition of Small Retransmission Systems Regulations (SOR/89-255) and the Definition of "Small Cable Transmission System" Regulations (SOR/94-755)
• The Government of Canada Announces Upcoming Amendments to the Copyright Act
• Publication in Part I of the Canada Gazette of Proposed Amendments to the Definition of Small Retransmission Systems Regulations (SOR/89-255) and the Definition of "Small Cable Transmission System" Regulations (SOR/94-755)
• Call for Comments — on Possible Amendments to the Definition of Small Retransmission Systems Regulations (SOR/89-255) and the Definition of "Small Cable Transmission System" Regulations (SOR/94-755)

2004

• Interim Report on Copyright Reform: Report of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage (PDF, 664 KB, 44 pages)

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• Status Report on Copyright Reform Submitted to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage by the Minister of Canadian Heritage and the Minister of Industry
• Final publication in Part II of the Canada Gazette of Amendments to the Local Signal and Distant Signal Regulations (SOR 89-254)

2003

• Copyright and the Educational Use of Internet Content, Working Group's Report
• Pre-publication in Part I of the Canada Gazette of Proposed Amendments to the Local Signal and Distant Signal Regulations (SOR 89-254)
• Call for Comments on Possible Amendments to the Local Signal and Distant Signal Regulations
• News Release: Heritage Committee to Conduct Study on Copyright

2002

• Press Release — Bill on Internet Retransmission Passed
• Reply comments on the submissions (response from Canadians)
• A Framework for Copyright Reform
• Consultation on Copyright Protection in Unpublished Works: Final Report by Wanda Noel
• Focus Paper
• Summary of Written Stakeholder Submissions
• Supporting Culture and Innovation

2001

• Copyright Reform Process
• Consultation Paper on Digital Copyright Issues
• Consultation Paper on the Application of the Copyright Act's Compulsory Retransmission Licence to the Internet
• Response from Canadians (700 documents)
• Reply comments on the submissions (response from Canadians)