Important Notices

• Privacy Notice
• Official Languages
• Accessibility Notice
• Hyperlinking Notice
• Copyright/Permission to Reproduce
• Non-commercial Reproduction
• Commercial Reproduction
• Third-party Materials

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Privacy Notice

The government of Canada and the Canadian e-Policy Resource Centre (CePRC) are committed to providing visitors with websites that respect their privacy.

Below is a summary of the privacy policy and practices on the CePRC site.

• The CePRC site does not automatically gather any specific personal information from you, such as your name, phone number or email address. We would only obtain this type of information if you supply it by sending us an email.
• All personal information created, held or collected by the Government of Canada is protected under the federal Privacy Act
• CePRC employs software programs to monitor network traffic to identify unauthorized attempts to upload or change information, or otherwise cause damage. This software receives and records the Internet Protocol address of the computer that has contacted our website, the date and time of the visit and the pages visited. We make no attempt to link these addresses with the identity of individuals visiting our site unless an attempt to damage the site has been detected.
• A "cookie" is a computer (text) file that is sent to a visitor's web browser, by a web server, in order to remember certain pieces of information. "Per-session cookies" are used on some portions of the CePRC website to store information within a session. During your visit to our site, your browser exchanges information with our web server. Per-session cookies facilitate this exchange by reminding the server which computer is making the request.

Official Languages

The Government of Canada is bound by the Official Languages Act and the relevant Treasury Board policies, and is committed to ensuring all information and services on this site are available in both English and French. However, visitors should be aware that some information from external sources that are not subject to the Official Languages Act is only provided as a convenience and is available only in the language in which it was provided.

Accessibility Notice

The Government of Canada makes every effort to meet the needs of citizens by providing websites that are accessible and that offer content equally in both official languages. In the event that you are having difficulty accessing or interpreting any of our web pages, please contact us.

Hyperlinking Notice

Links to websites not under the control of the Government of Canada are provided solely for the convenience of visitors. The CePRC is not responsible for the accuracy, currency or the reliability of the content. The CePRC does not offer any guarantee in that regard and is not responsible for the information found through these links, nor does it endorse the sites and their content. Visitors should also be aware that sites to which the CePRC website links may not be accessible to persons with disabilities, and may be available only in the language(s) used by the sites in question. Visitors should research the privacy policies of the sites before providing personal information.

Copyright/Permission to Reproduce

Materials on this website were produced and/or compiled by the Canadian e-Policy Resource Centre (CePRC) for the purpose of providing Canadians with direct access to information about the programs and services offered by the CePRC.

The material on this site is subject to the provisions of the Copyright Act, by Canadian laws, policies, regulations and international agreements. Such provisions serve 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 and may be reproduced, in part or in whole and by any means, without charge or further permission from CePRC. We ask only that:

• users exercise due diligence in ensuring the accuracy of the materials reproduced;
• CePRC be identified as the source; 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, CePRC.

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 CePRC. Through the permission-granting process, CePRC helps to ensure that individuals/organizations wishing to reproduce CePRC 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 us.

Third-party Materials

Some of the materials and graphical elements found on the CePRC site are subject to copyrights held by other organizations. Some restrictions on the reproduction of materials or graphical elements may apply and it may be necessary to seek permission from the rights holder prior to reproducing the element.

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