Criminal copyright infringementVerified against official source

ss. 42(1)–(2) — infringing copies / plates / public performance — indictable

Imprisonment

0 (no mandatory prison) – 5 years

Fine

Fine $0–$1,000,000

0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.

s. 42(2.1)(a).

ss. 42(1)–(2) — infringing copies / plates / public performance — summary conviction

Imprisonment

0 (no mandatory prison) – 6 months

Fine

Fine $0–$25,000

0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.

s. 42(2.1)(b).

s. 42(3.1) — circumvention of technological protection measures — indictable

Imprisonment

0 (no mandatory prison) – 5 years

Fine

Fine $0–$1,000,000

0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.

Commercial purposes only; library/archive/museum/educational-institution exception.

s. 42(3.1) — circumvention of technological protection measures — summary conviction

Imprisonment

0 (no mandatory prison) – 6 months

Fine

Fine $0–$25,000

0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.

s. 42(3.2)–(3.3) — rights management information — indictable

Imprisonment

0 (no mandatory prison) – 5 years

Fine

Fine $0–$1,000,000

0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.

s. 42(3.2)–(3.3) — rights management information — summary conviction

Imprisonment

0 (no mandatory prison) – 6 months

Fine

Fine $0–$25,000

0 = the law sets no minimum prison term. The court is not required to impose prison. Depending on the offence, jurisdiction, and case, it may instead impose a non-custodial sentence — e.g. a suspended sentence, community order / probation, a fine, or a discharge.