Copyright for Teachers

The Canadian Copyright Act was updated in 2012, increasing the rights available to classroom teachers as users of copyrighted material.

• The Council of Ministers of Education publishes a helpful guide for teachers called Copyright Matters, as well as a one-page pamphlet with Fair Dealing Guidelines.
• "Education is a big winner in copyright changes," Larry Kuehn for BCTF's Teacher newsmagazine, Sept. 2012
• The Alberta Teachers' Association has published an explanation of the New Copyright Rules for Schools.
• The Creative Commons Search page provides access to search engines that can turn up works published under a Creative Commons (CC) license.

For general information and updates on the current state of copyright law, see:

• Lesley Ellen Harris' informative Copyright Laws site
• Michael Geist's blog
  
  • "Fair dealing consensus emerges within Canadian educational community," 14 Nov. 2012
  • "What the new copyright law means for you," 13 Nov. 2012
  • "The Supreme Court of Canada speaks: How to assess fair dealing for education," 22 Aug. 2012
   

Canadian copyright legislation: 

• The Copyright Act 
• Bill C-11: An Act to amend the Copyright Act