Conestoga provides access to print, audio‐visual and electronic resourcesto support professional and educational practices within the College in compliance with current Canadian copyright legislation, regulations, external adopted policies and licence agreements.

The Copyright Policy applies to all Conestoga stakeholders, including administration, faculty, staff, and students that access, use and/or wish to make, communicate or distribute copies of copyright‐ protected materials.

Conestoga College maintains a glossary of terms specific to the institution. The terms in use for this document are defined below.

1. The Copyright Policy demonstrates Conestoga’s commitment to meeting its legal obligation to comply with current Canadian copyright legislation, College agreements and external copyright policies adopted by the College.
2. Conestoga respects the rights of copyright owners and will only copy, sell, distribute, or use print or electronic materials in accordance with licence agreements, in compliance with the Copyright Act, or with explicit permission from the copyright owner. 
3. Conestoga is responsible for educating and communicating with its stakeholders about Copyright, including what materials can or cannot be reproduced, copied, distributed, or sold within the College. 
4. Conestoga stakeholders are individually responsible for adhering to Copyright practices and legislation, for seeking clarification and guidance where required, and for working in consultation with the College to obtain permissions where necessary. 
5. Conestoga applies the fair dealing exception to infringement according to the Association of Canadian Community Colleges (ACCC) Fair Dealing Policy it has adopted,1 and as established by the Canadian Supreme Court in CCH Canada Limited v. Law Society of Upper Canada, 2004.