Industry committee  Certainly, in terms of archival matters, knowing the actual status of the copyright is very important when something is deposited into an archive. That's why it becomes an issue. That's where the contractual agreements definitely come in. The contractual agreements that any cre

Industry committee  Thank you. The Canadian Council of Archives, the Conseil canadien des archives, the CCA, is a national non-profit organization representing more than 800 archives across the country. Membership includes provincial and territorial councils across Canada, the Association des archi

Bill C-11 committee  We need the bill. We worked with the departments of heritage and industry dealing with this issue. I've spent many hours with department officials going over this issue. We've prepared briefs and we've done a lot of work with this, but it did not appear in the bill. That's what I

Bill C-11 committee  I promise to do that.

Bill C-11 committee  Yes.

Bill C-11 committee  Archives generally don't break the law. We just don't.

Bill C-11 committee  The solution is definitely orphan-works legislation, which we know is not in Bill C-11, but which is essential for solving these problems. We understand that Bill C-11 is not going to solve this problem. It makes our problems more complex, because it can make ascertaining the cop

Bill C-11 committee  It's not ready for prime time.

Bill C-11 committee  I don't have any. We certainly can prepare something, if that's desirable.

Bill C-11 committee  It's very important for us, obviously, because many materials now are coming into the archives that will be digitally locked, which will ensure the destruction of those materials over the long term. That certainly is going to be the case as we go long. I can engage to prepare t

Bill C-11 committee  Good morning. I'm Nancy Marelli. I'm an archivist, and I'm from the Canadian Council of Archives, a national non-profit organization dedicated to nurturing and sustaining the nationwide efforts of over 800 Canadian archives. We are pleased to have this opportunity to present our