Gowling WLG - Stéphane Caron and Kasia Donovan, Lexology; Canadian copyright protection term extended to 70 years
"Last year, Bill C-19, the Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No.1, received Royal Assent. The bill included amendments to the Copyright Act to extend the term of copyright protection for literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works from 50 years to 70 years, after the end of the calendar year of the author's death. These amendments came into force on Dec. 30, 2022...
The decision to extend the term of copyright protection fulfills one of Canada's commitments under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA)...
By extending the term of copyright protection from 50 to 70 years, Canada will be in line with many of its major trading partners, including: the United States, United Kingdom, Japan and the European Union."
