Canadian Association of Research Libraries / Association des bibliothèques de recherche du Canada

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Registration: 44 of 45 (2026-01-01 to 2026-02-01)

Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

Subject matters	Details	Categories
Intellectual Property	Discussing Copyright Act with respect to fair dealing, library and education exceptions, Crown copyright, Post-Secondary Education tariffs, term of copyright, print disabled provisions, and technological protection measures	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Intellectual Property	Discussing Copyright Board processes and tariffs with respect to Post-Secondary (PSE) tariffs	Policies or Program, Regulation
Infrastructure, Research and Development, Science and Technology	Discussing Digital Research Infrastructure needs of the academic research library community to support improved data management	Policies or Program
Transportation	Discussing research libraries' interest in library book rate, the definition of library materials in the Canada Post Act, and free shipping of materials for people who are blind or print disabled.	Regulation, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Privacy and Access to Information	Discussing research libraries' interests in limiting exclusions and exceptions to the Access to Information Act.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Privacy and Access to Information	Discussing research libraries interests in protecting the privacy of post-secondary students and private citizens appropriately under privacy legislation.	Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
Bilingualism/Official Languages	Discussing the need for increased open educational resources and the dissemination of scholarly research in French.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Regulation, Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
Infrastructure, Research and Development, Science and Technology	Discussions on open science and open data policy, and the possible utility for government of tools developed by Canadian research libraries for the academic sector	Policies or Program
Infrastructure, Research and Development, Science and Technology	Discussions with Tri-agencies with respect to open data and research data management (RDM) policies	Policies or Program