Canadian Publishers' Council
Registration:
13
of
17
(2008-08-15
to
2010-01-03)
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Advocating amendments to Bills C-60 and C-61 to Amend Canada's Copyright Act with respect to an anticipated new bill in the Fall of 2009 that may borrow from them, and Canada's ratification of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright Treaty
- Province of Ontario's agreement to implement the federal Harmonized Sales Tax to ensure that its implementation is consistent with other provinces and further to ensure that definitions related to the publishing industry are appropriate
Policies or Program
- Canada's participation at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) copyright and SCCR meetings for 2009 respecting potential treaty negotiations for Visually Impaired Persons
- Competition Bureau: related to sections of the Competition Act on Misleading Advertising, and on offering of discounts, and on price stickering to advocate for more flexibility in interpretation by Bureau Officers in the relevent Branches in particular in times of turbulent exchange rates
Regulation
- Book Importation Regulations to Canada's Copyright Act with regard to Exclusive Distributors and an interpretive ruling on the regulations as they may apply to restrictions on importation of digital content
- Legal Deposit of Publications regulation respecting deposit of electronic works at Library and Archives Canada to ensure that implementation will be phased and that there will be ongoing consultation with the publishing sector in this regard.