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Copyright: How long is a work protected by copyright?

"Currently, copyright protection lasts for the entirety of the author's life plus 50 years after his or her death. In the case of a work that has multiple authors, the copyright will last for 50 years after the death of the last surviving author. However, the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement will require Canada to extend to terms of copyright protection offered in the Copyright Act."

A Guide to Copyright. Canadian Intellectual Property Office, 2019