Canada Gazette, Part I, Volume 156, Number 53: Regulations Amending the Copyright Regulations

December 31, 2022

Statutory authority
Copyright Act

Sponsoring department
Department of Industry

REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS STATEMENT

For the Regulatory Impact Analysis Statement, see the Rules Amending the Patent Rules.

PROPOSED REGULATORY TEXT

Notice is given that the Governor in Council proposes to make the annexed Regulations Amending the Copyright Regulations under section 59footnote a of the Copyright Act footnote b.

Interested persons may make representations concerning the proposed Regulations within 30 days after the date of publication of this notice. They are strongly encouraged to use the online commenting feature that is available on the Canada Gazette website but if they use email, the representations should cite the Canada Gazette, Part I, and the date of publication of this notice, and be sent to Doug Milne, Senior Director, Policy, International Affairs and Research Office, Canadian Intellectual Property Office (email: doug.milne2@ised-isde.gc.ca).

Ottawa, December 14, 2022

Wendy Nixon
Assistant Clerk of the Privy Council

Regulations Amending the Copyright Regulations

Amendment

1 The schedule to the Copyright Regulations footnote 1 is replaced by the schedule set out in the schedule to these Regulations.

Coming into Force

2 These Regulations come into force on January 1, 2024.

SCHEDULE

(Section 1)

SCHEDULE

(Subsection 5(2), paragraph 6(2)(b) and sections 7 and 9)

Tariff of Fees
Item

Column 1

Service

Column 2

Fee ($)

1 Accepting an application for registration of a copyright  
  • (a) under section 55 of the Act
 
  • (i) if the application and fee are submitted online to the Copyright Office, via the Canadian Intellectual Property Office website
63.00
  • (ii) in any other case
81.00
  • (b) under section 56 of the Act
 
  • (i) if the application and fee are submitted online to the Copyright Office, via the Canadian Intellectual Property Office website
63.00
  • (ii) in any other case
81.00
2 Accepting for registration an assignment or licence of a copyright under section 57 of the Act 81.00
3 Processing a request for accelerated action on an application for registration of a copyright or registration of an assignment, licence or other document 81.00
4 Correcting a clerical error not committed by the Copyright Office in any instrument of record including, without an additional fee, issuing a corrected certificate of registration of copyright, under section 61 of the Act, or processing a request to include in the Register of Copyrights any other document affecting a copyright  
 
  • (a) if the request and fee are submitted online to the Copyright Office, via the Canadian Intellectual Property Office website
63.00
 
  • (b) in any other case
81.00
5 Providing a certified copy in paper form of a document, other than a certified copy made under Rule 318 or 350 of the Federal Courts Rules  
  • (a) for each certification
44.00
  • (b) plus, for each page
1.00
6 Providing a certified copy in electronic form of a document, other than a certified copy made under Rule 318 or 350 of the Federal Courts Rules,  
  • (a) for each certification
44.00
  • (b) plus, for each copyright to which the request relates
13.00
7 Providing a copy in paper form of a document, for each page  
  • (a) if the user of the service makes the copy using Copyright Office equipment
1.00
  • (b) if the Copyright Office makes the copy
1.00
8 Providing a copy in electronic form of a document  
 
  • (a) for each request
13.00
 
  • (b) plus, if the copy is requested on a physical medium, for each physical medium provided other than the first
13.00
 
  • (c) plus, for each copyright to which the request relates
13.00

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