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Reminder: Copyright Review of Course Materials for Winter 2027

Instructors are reminded that they should confirm whether their course materials for this upcoming term will require copyright review. Information on how to make this determination is available here.

October 28, 2026

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Revised Tri-Agency Open Access Policy (2026)

On October 5, 2026, the Government of Canada’s major research funding agencies, CIHR, NSERC, and SSHRC (Tri-Agency), announced a revised Open Access Policy. This policy states that all peer-reviewed research articles based on research funding that is awarded on or after January 1, 2027 must be made freely available in a Canadian institutional repository or on a trusted Canadian platform immediately, at the date of publication (i.e., no embargoes). [Read more...]

October 26, 2026

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Reminder: Copyright Review of Course Materials for Fall 2026

Instructors are reminded that they should confirm whether their course materials for this upcoming term will require copyright review. Information on how to make this determination is available here.

June 23, 2026

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Reminder: Copyright Review of Course Materials for Spring-Summer 2026

Instructors are reminded that they should confirm whether their course materials for this upcoming term will require copyright review. Information on how to make this determination is available here.

March 18, 2026

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