| Section of the Copyright Act of Canada
| Work type
| Copyright term (until year end)
| Public domain
|
| 6
| General work
| Life + 50 years
| Work whose author died through 1961
|
| 6.1
| Anonymous and pseudonymous work
| 50 years from publication or 75 years from creation, whichever is shorter
| Work published through 1961 or created through 1936
|
| 6.2
| Joint anonymous and pseudonymous work whose authors' identity are all unknown
| 50 years from publication or 75 years from creation, whichever is shorter
| Work published through 1961 or created through 1936
|
| 7(1), 7(2)
| Posthumous work, published before the coming into force of Section 7 on July 25, 1997[1]
| 50 years from publication
| Works published through 1961
|
| 7(3)
| Posthumous work, unpublished at the coming into force of Section 7 on July 25, 1997, whose author died within 50 years immediately before the coming into force of Section 7
| 50 years from the coming into force of Section 7, whether published or not (i.e. through 2047)
| Nothing through 2047
|
| 7(4)
| Posthumous work, unpublished at the coming into force of Section 7 on July 25, 1997, whose author died more than 50 years before the coming into force of Section 7
| 5 years from the coming into force of Section 7, whether published or not (i.e. through 2002)
| All works since 2003
|
| 8
| Repealed
| Repealed
| Repealed
|
| 9(1)
| Joint work
| Life + 50 years until year end based on the last death
| Work whose last surviving author died through 1961
|
| 9(2)
| Non-Canadian work
| The rule of the shorter term applies except member states of the North American Free Trade Agreement, i.e. the USA and Mexico
|
| 12
| Governmental work
| 50 years from publication with perpetual copyright if never published
| Work published through 1961, no unpublished work
|
