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Government of Canada, Canadian Intellectual Property Office
Apply for copyright protection
Official legal protection and recognition for original literary, dramatic, musical, and artistic works, as well as performers' performances, sound recordings, and communication signals. Registration provides a certificate as evidence of copyright ownership and deterrence against unauthorized use. The program also offers extensive educational and advisory resources on copyright law and its application.
Industries: creative arts, publishing, technology, media, music, film, broadcasting
Region: Canada, Berne Convention countries, Universal Copyright Convention countries, World Trade Organization member countries
Other Criteria: original literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works, works in a fixed material form (written or recorded), performers' performances, sound recordings, communication signals, author/creator is a citizen, subject, or ordinarily resident in Canada or a treaty country at the date of creation, meets conditions in section 5 of the Copyright Act, Crown works (prepared or published by or under the direction or control of the Crown)
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“Saved me several hours of research”
— New Business Owner, Vancouver
Canada Council for the Arts
Funds for official-language minority community artists
Government of Canada, Telefilm Canada
Financing for French-language feature films
Government of Canada, Telefilm Canada
Financing for English-language feature films
Visit the program page for detailed eligibility requirements.
Contact the program administrator for funding details.
The application deadline is June 10, 2025.
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