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For works, the basic term of copyright protection in Canada is (i) the life of the author, (ii) the remainder of the calendar year in which the author dies, and (iii) a period of fifty years following the end of that calendar year.

The federal government has officially launched the updated version of the CanExport SMEs program for 2026-2027. The application period opened on February 4, 2026, and runs until May 29, 2026, at 12 p.m. (ET).

The Government of Canada has announced that the "Notice and Notice" regime established by Bill C-11, "An Act to Amend the Copyright Act", is expected to come into force in January 2015. The amendments will provide for a mandatory notification scheme for online copyright infringement.

For those who are interested in recent cases and developments in copyright law and related matters there have been a number of developments since the last entry.

On November 7, 2012, most of the new provisions of, and amendments to, the Canadian Copyright Act came into force as a result of the publication in the Canada Gazette of Order SI/2012-85.

The value of IP is a common topic of discussion at start-up companies. Founders may be trying to value their company for investment or sale purposes.

GenAI is, at its most basic, artificial intelligence that generates content according to whatever instructions the user feeds the software.

This week, the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) extended its Suspension Period and the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) extended its deadlines, both until the end of May.

On April 28, 2017, the Alberta Court of Appeal decided to maintain the balance struck between the public's interest in accessing offshore petroleum resources data and operators' commercial interests.

2023 saw several important developments in Canadian intellectual property litigation. Below, we discuss several of these topics, including the court placing limits on summary trials...

From giant billboards on the highway to tiny pictures that can go viral within seconds, the use of social media sites has revolutionized the advertising industry.

In the Fall of 2019, Los Angeles street artist Tristan Eaton ("Eaton") brought a copyright infringement lawsuit in the Federal Court of Canada against seven Ottawa, Ontario real estate developers...

I recently had the privilege of moderating a debate at the annual conference for the Intellectual Property Institute of Canada about whether artificial intelligence should be treated...

On November 2, 2020, Ankit Sahni, a lawyer in India, succeeded in registering an AI-generated artwork titled "Suryast" with the Indian Copyright Office (ROC No. A-135120/2020).

On January 1, 2015, the Government of Canada declared into force new border controls designed to prevent counterfeit and copyright infringing goods from entering and exiting Canada.

Copyright reform in Canada has, after a decade of effort, finally moved towards implementation.

On March 1, 2013, the Canadian government introduced Bill C-56, the Combating Counterfeit Products Act.