Bill S-225 (Historical)

An Act to amend the Copyright Act (remuneration for journalistic works)

This bill is from the 43rd Parliament, 2nd session, which ended in August 2021.

Status

In committee (Senate), as of May 25, 2021
(This bill did not become law.)

Summary

This is from the published bill.

This enactment amends the Copyright Act to provide Canadian journalistic organizations with a right to remuneration for the distribution of their journalistic works on digital platforms owned or controlled by providers that have been designated by the Governor in Council. It also amends the Act so that this remuneration is managed by a collective society.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other S-225s:

S-225 (2021) Cluster Munitions Investment Prohibition Act

S-225 (2016) An Act to amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act (substances used in the production of fentanyl)

S-225 (2014) An Act to amend the Criminal Code (physician-assisted death)

S-225 (2010) An Act respecting the reorganization and privatization of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited