Library and Archives of Canada Act (S.C. 2004, c. 11)

Marginal note:Deposit of publications

• 10 (1) Subject to the regulations, the publisher who makes a publication available in Canada shall, at the publisher’s own expense, provide two copies of the publication to the Librarian and Archivist — who shall acknowledge their receipt — within

  • (a) in any case other than one referred to in paragraph (b), seven days after the day it is made available; or

  • (b) in the case of a publication that is in a class prescribed under paragraph (2)(d), seven days after receiving a written request from the Librarian and Archivist or any longer period specified in the request.

• Marginal note:Regulations

  (2) The Minister may make regulations for the purposes of this section, including regulations

  • (a) defining “publisher”;

  • (b) respecting any measures that must be taken to make the publications that use a medium other than paper and their contents accessible to the Librarian and Archivist;

  • (c) prescribing the classes of publications in respect of which only one copy is required to be provided; and

  • (d) prescribing the classes of publications in respect of which the obligation under subsection (1) applies only on a written request from the Librarian and Archivist.

• Marginal note:Property

  (3) Publications provided to the Librarian and Archivist under this section belong to Her Majesty and form part of the collection of the Library and Archives of Canada.

• Marginal note:Each version, edition or form of a publication

  (4) For the purposes of this section, every version, edition or form of a publication shall be considered a distinct publication.