Important Changes to Crown Copyright

The Government of Canada announced in February that Crown Copyright and Licensing (CCL) will no longer require users to seek permission for the reproduction of Government of Canada documents and publications for non-commercial purposes (unless otherwise specified in the materials).

Users reproducing works for non-commercial purposes must:

• Exercise due diligence in ensuring the accuracy of the materials reproduced.
• Indicate both the complete title of the work reproduced, as well as the author organization.
• Indicate that the reproduction is a copy of an official work that is published by the Government of Canada and that the reproduction has not been produced in affiliation with, or with the endorsement of the Government of Canada.

Permission is still required to revise, adapt, or translate Government of Canada documents and publications even for non-commercial purposes, and in all cases when the purpose of reproduction is commercial in nature.

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From the March 2011 Staff Update