The government released its Budget 2022 that includes some IP related provisions:

• “amendments to the Copyright Act to extend the general term of copyright protection from 50 to 70 years after the life of the author”;
• “legislative amendments to the College of Patent Agents and Trademark Agents Act to better enable directors of the College to prioritize the public interest”;
• “Review of Tax Support to R&D and Intellectual Property” including SR&ED and a patent box regime;
• “$750 million over six years, starting in 2022-23, to support the further growth and development of Canada’s Global Innovation Clusters”; and
• funding for “CanExport program to help Canadian businesses secure their intellectual property in foreign markets”, expand use of ExploreIP, Canada’s intellectual property marketplace” and “expand the Intellectual Property Legal Clinics Program”.