In a statement dated June 17, 2014,
the Canadian government announced the coming into force of
Canada's new Notice and Notice regime, included as part of The Copyright Modernization
Act (which provides for the most recent
amendments to Canada's Copyright Act). The
announcement provides that the Notice and Notice regime (i.e., new
sections 41.25, 41.26 and 41.27(3) will come into force six months
following publication of the Order in Council (the precise date of
which is yet to be determined).
Although most sections of The Copyright Modernization
Act came into force on November 7, 2012, the coming into force
of the Notice and Notice regime was delayed "in order to
consider a regulatory process" (see Order SI/2012-85 dated
October 25, 2012). However, the June 17 announcement made clear
that no regulations will be implemented in connection with
this regime, instead stating that "the [Copyright] Act
provides sufficient flexibility for the Notice and Notice regime
