Correct me if I am wrong. A lot of genealogy falls under the concept of «fair dealing» in Canada`s Copyright Act. You can infringe on a copyright of a work if you do it for 5 purposes : research; private study; criticism and news reporting. You must also name your source. You cannot profit from it. From what I have read though you cannot post stuff from a copyrighted source onto the internet. I am going to have to read and re-read this book.

The best thing to do if you are wondering if you can access informaiton is to read this book for yourself because there are different types of information you can find. The wording of the law is subtle. It is clearer in the book.

Federal Public sector will protect information of an individual up until 20 years after their death.

Private sector may disclose protected information 20 years after the death of an individual or 100 years after the record is made.

Ontario governement may disclose protected information 20 years after the death of an individual
Alberta governement may disclose protected information 25 years after the death of an individual
Saskatchewan governement may disclose protected information 25 years after the death of an individual
Prince Edward Island governement may disclose protected information 25 years after the death of an individual
British Columbia governement may disclose protected information 20 years after the death of an individual.
Nova Scotia governement may disclose protected information 20 years after the death of an individual.
Manitoba governement may disclose protected information 10 years after the death of an individual
Quebec ?? Discretionay ??
New Brunswick ?? Discretionay ??