IP/N/1/CAN/17  
IP/N/1/CAN/C/7  
 
10 November 2016 
(16-6161) Page: 1/2 
Council f or Trade -Related Aspects  
of Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English/French  
 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS  AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 O F THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
 
CANADA: COPYRIGHT ACT, AS AM ENDED BY BILL C -11 
Notifying Member  CANADA  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title  
 Canadian Copyright Act, as amended by Bill C -11 
Subject matter  Copyright and r elated rights 
Nature of 
notification   Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
  Other law or regulation  
 
Link to legal text  https:// members.wto.org/crnattachments/2016/IP/CAN/16_4666_00_e.pdf  
 
Notification status   First notification  
 Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
 Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
 
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  IP/N/1/CA N/C/1 (Copyright Act)  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/ FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSource
=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/CAN/C/1&Language=English&Context
=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
IP/N/1/CAN/C/3 (Copyright Act, as amended by Bill C -11) 
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSource
=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/CAN/C/3&Language=English&Context
=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
IP/N/1/CAN/C/4 (Copyright Act, consolidated version)  
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx?DataSource
=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/CAN/C/4&Language=English&Context
=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
 
IP/N/1/CAN/C/6 (Copyright Act, as amended by Bil l C-59) 
"https://docs.wto.org/dol2fe/Pages/FE_Search/FE_S_S006.aspx ?DataSource
=Cat&query=@SymbolMatch=IP/N/1/CAN/C/6&Language=English&Context
=ScriptedSearches&languageUIChanged=true# " 
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  Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
Canadian  Copyright  Act, as amended  by Bill C-11, An Act to  amend  the Copyright  Act (acces s to 
copyrighted  works  or other  subject -matter  for persons  with perceptual disabilities) . 
 
Bill C -11 amended the sections of the Copyright Act  that set out exceptions to copyright 
infringement for persons with perceptual disabilities (i.e., sections 32 and  32.01 of the Act – see 
also the new section 32.02), as well as the sections of the Act that set out  exceptions for persons 
with perceptual disabilities to the prohibitions against circumventing technological protection 
measures (TPMs or "digital locks") (i.e., section 41.16).  
 
The amendments contained in Bill C -11 were designed to enable Canada to accede to the World 
Intellectual Property Organization Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for 
Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or  Otherwise Print Disabled (Marrakesh Treaty). Canada 
acceded to the Marrakesh Treaty on June 30, 2016. The treaty came into force internationally on 
September 30, 2016.  
 
(See also Other information below)  
 
Language(s) of 
notified text  English and French  
Date of adoption  22/06/2016  
Entry into force  Bill C-11 received Royal Assent and entered into force on 22 June 2016  
 
Notification details  
 
Submission  date 
of notification  31/10/2016  
Other information  
 Bill C -11 amends  the Copyright  Act 
 
http://lois -laws.justice.gc.ca/eng/AnnualStatutes/2016_4/page -1.html  
 
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Innovation, Science and Economic Development  
Copyright and Trade -mark Policy Direc torate  
 
235 Queen Street  
Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0H5  
Canada  
Telephone:    343-291-2685  
 
Canadian Heritage  
Copyright and International Trade Policy Branch  
 
25 Eddy Street  
Gatineau, Quebec K1A 0M5  
Canada  
Telephone:    819-997-0055