CANARIE - Green IT Program

What is CANARIE's position on rights to Intellectual Property developed under a project?

The rights to Intellectual Property remain with the lead contractor and participants. CANARIE encourages the non-confidential publication of research results relating to the project. In the case of projects that involve the development of products with commercial potential, CANARIE expects to participate in revenues arising from the project via a royalty agreement. For projects not involving commercializable Intellectual Property, CANARIE reserves the right to exploit the Intellectual Property via non-commercial licensing, where appropriate. Ownership or sharing of Intellectual Property rights among participants is a matter of internal arrangement among project participants.

What are the public communications requirements for funded projects?

Lead contractors should not issue any release or publicity concerning a funded project or its subject matter except with prior written approval of CANARIE. An initial public announcement by or on behalf of CANARIE and/or the Minister of Industry in the form of a news release may be undertaken upon execution of a project agreement. This would be a collaborative effort between CANARIE and the lead contractor.

All materials produced with respect to any funded project (including, but not limited to, publicly accessible websites) shall reference CANARIE's role in the project. The right to display and otherwise use CANARIE's corporate name, corporate identity, and logo will be granted upon request, with respect to funded projects.

All communications related to projects and project funding must be made in both official languages for any nation-wide communication aimed at the general public and for any communication aimed at the general public residing in bilingual regions.