This enactment amends the Copyright Act in order to allow the circumvention of a technological protection measure in a computer program if the circumvention is solely for the purpose of the diagnosis, maintenance or repair of a product in which the program is embedded. It also allows the manufacture, importation, distribution, sale, renting and provision of technologies, devices or components used for the diagnosis, maintenance or repair of such products.
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Royal Assent
2nd reading of Bill C-244, An Act to amend the Copyright Act (diagnosis, maintenance and repair)
Agreed ToConcurrence at report stage of Bill C-244, An Act to amend the Copyright Act (diagnosis, maintenance and repair)
Agreed To| In force | Nov 7, 2024 |
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| Part | Type | Title | Instrument / Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| II | Regulation | Regulations Amending the Copyright Regulations | SOR/2023-116 |
| II | Regulation |
Amends: Copyright Act
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C-11 — Online Streaming ActC-59 — Economic Action Plan 2015 Act, No. 1C-18 — Online News ActC-19 — Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No. 1C-294 — An Act to amend the Copyright Act (interoperability)C-86 — Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2C-11 — An Act to amend the Copyright Act (access to copyrighted …C-7 — An Act to amend the Public Service Labour Relations Act, …C-4 — Canada–United States–Mexico Agreement Implementation ActC-97 — Budget Implementation Act, 2019, No. 1C-11 — Copyright Modernization ActC-8 — Combating Counterfeit Products ActC-48 — Technical Tax Amendments Act, 2012| SOR/2023-24 |
| I | Proposed | Regulations Amending the Copyright Regulations (New commenting feature) | Industry, Dept. of |
| I | Proposed | Copyright Board Rules of Practice and Procedure | Copyright Board |
| II | Regulation | Time Limits in Respect of Matters Before the Copyright Board Regulations | SOR/2020-264 |
| II | Regulation | Statement Amending the Statement Limiting the Right to Equitable Remuneration of Certain Rome Convention or WPPT Countries | SOR/2020-82 |
| I | Proposed | Regulations Establishing Time Limits in Relation to Matters Before the Copyright Board | Industry, Dept. of, and Dept. of Canadian Heritage |
Canada Gazette activity is tracked from January 2025 onward — regulations made before 2025 are not shown.