The Ã山ǿ¼é Archives wishes to provide its archival materials for use, in every possible way, in support of teaching, learning and research, consistent with sound archival practice, and in compliance with the Canadian Copyright Act.
- While the Ã山ǿ¼é Archives may own copyright in many of the archival records in its holdings, there are also many documents for which copyright is owned by a third party.
- The Ã山ǿ¼é Archives may provide a copy of third-party copyright protected materials as permitted under the fair dealing provision of Canada's (section 29).
- Any use of the copy for a purpose other than those permitted under fair dealing may require the authorization of the copyright owner of the work in question.
- It is the user’s responsibility to obtain permissions for access to restricted material and to make use of unpublished documents.
- The Ã山ǿ¼é Archives will not be held responsible for any matter that may arise as a result of a violation of copyright.
- The Ã山ǿ¼é Archives is to be credited as the location of the original material in any papers or publications by following the citations of archival sources.
For further information on Copyright legislation, you may also wish to consult the following websites:
- Copyright Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-42)
- Government of Canada Copyright information:
- Copyright Board of Canada:
- Industry Canada:
- Canadian Intellectual Property Office
- University of Alberta Copyright Office. Canadian Copyright Term and Public Domain (PD) Flowchart. , (PDF 162 KB)