News

The Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology (the Committee) plans to consult Canadians in a variety of ways over the next year as part of its review of the Copyright Act. In a news release from March 29, 2018, the committee states that they will consult a variety of experts, across fields, in a three phase approach to their work:

“More specifically, the Committee will hear testimony from:

CMEC is endorsing the fair dealing exception in the Copyright Act, to draw attention to the importance of this exception to educators.

The Canadian Government announced a legislative review of the Copyright Act on December 14, 2017. The 2012 Copyright Modernization Act included a requirement for a parliamentary review of the Copyright Act every five years.

Fair Dealing Week is an annual celebration of the rights provided to users of copyright-protected material under the fair dealing exception in the Copyright Act. Learn more and help us celebrate: