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Are volunteers ever considered to be "under the direction and control of the Government of Canada"?

I volunteer as a photographer (for 15 years) with a facility under the direction of the Department of National Defence. Recently, this organization is attempting to take over my copyright.

In my understanding (which is reasonably extensive, as I am a full-time photographer and have been for almost 20 years), the Canadian Copyright Act 2012 C-20 is absolutely clear photographers own their copyright. There is one exception, being if that photographer is an employee, and their employment is specifically as a photographer - i.e. journalists/photojournalists; in that case, the employer owns the copyright.

The organization I volunteer with is suggesting their *invitation* I photograph their events means I am under the direction/control of the Government of Canada. I am 99.9 percent certain this is not the case. They're referring to section 1. 2. 1.3 of the Crown Copyright Document.

My position is volunteers provide their skills, expertise, and time at their own leisure, can cannot be compelled to volunteer, so cannot be under the direction or control of the government. The organization can have expectations for standards of behaviour and observation of procedures, but a volunteer can refuse to provide their time all together, and cannot be forced, coerced, or in any way compelled to volunteer their time/skills/expertise.

Seeking an informed legal opinion.

• This legislation, established in 1985, sets the framework for copyright protection in Canada. It outlines copyright ownership, duration, exclusive rights, exceptions, and remedies for infringement.

Hi, this is adam.

I'm now holding visitor visa in Toronto and wanna if i can be enrolled in a free ESL training.

Im getting married with my partner who is permanent resident this month and our lawyer will submit the application for immigration after we get marriage certificates.

I'm desperately hope that i can be enagaed in a free esl calss and improve my english ability to get used to our new life.

My question is am i eligible for free esl classes and if not, any recommendation for me to consult?


Thank you for patience and kind reply in davance.

Have a good day!

Hi,

I have completed my education till grade 12 outside of Canada. I have moved to Ontario around 7 years ago and now I want to continue my education. Where and how I can get the equivalency of high school so I can apply in Post Secondary Schooling. Thanks

I invited an adult member, and she was sent a mail to accept or decline the invitation.However,when she clicked on the link it takes her back to my sign in page.
Why is it not taking her to a page where she can accept and answer the secret question which was sent with the invite?
I would appreciate information on how to proceed with the acceptance.

Hello, my name is Mykyta. I am looking for help for my mother who come from Ukraine and left everything there. She just got approved with work visa.
I would like to know if Kingston has a place where she can start learning English?
Does she need to complete a medical exam, within 90 days?
Can you help to find work that does not require English for now?
Thank you.

Hello, my name is Mykyta. I am looking for help for my mother who come from Ukraine and left everything there. She just got approved with work visa.
I would like to know if Kingston has a place where she can start learning English?
Does she need to complete a medical exam, within 90 days?
Can you help to find work that does not require English for now?
Thank you.

I have tourist visa and I´m going to stay in Ottawa for 3 months because I´ll be attending a English course in Sprachcaffe.
I would like to enroll my 4 year old in kindergarten.

Is it possible?

What documents do I have to gather?
Thanks.

Hello,
I attended my citizenship ceremony and cutted PR card, can I go to US by land and come back to Canada? What documents can I show as I don't have certificate yet neither Canadian passport

Hi,

I need to go and check on a family member who is struggling in life and need to leave Canada before I have received my physical PR card (I have been granted PR status).

It's impossible to get hold off anyone at the IRCC and so was wondering is it possible to leave and return to Canada without a physical PR card or are there any other options available?

Hello, I have ohip card. How can I find a family doctor? What is the process? Should I walk-in to the nearest clinic accepting patients and enquire?

Hi guys, where can I find the recording for this webinar: How to Become an Ontario Certified English Language Teacher (OCELT) from March 21st, 2023?

Thank you!

Hello all.

I moved into an amazing apartment/ condo in April of 2021. The property was a newly renovated duplex (top & bottom). I’m in the main (lower) unit which includes the main floor and the basement. It’s 3 bedrooms with 2 bathrooms and the upstairs unit is 3 bedrooms and one washroom. I pay $1500 a month. The upstairs unit was occupied when I moved in.

Haven’t had any issues or troubled anyone since I moved in. I went through some financial hardships so I was occasionally late on rent but I always made sure to pay it. I even lost my job in January, during probation and I wasn’t qualified for EI. I was left to rely on my savings until I got a job in June. I kept paying rent.

In March of this year, the owner decided to sell and ownership was transferred in May. In June, my neighbour upstairs informed me that the new owner had reached out and wanted to increase rent above the allowed rate. But neighbour refused and fought back on that. The landlord never reached out to me.


In mid August, upstairs neighbour bought a house. 2 weeks after he announced he was moving, I received an N12 and I’m supposed to move out end of October. The landlord had decided not to rent either units and his family would be moving in.

Now I was set to start school in September. I live in Windsor ON, a student city. Everything affordable is snatched by students around this time and I was also starting school in September (Registered Nursing), but was going to keep working full time.

I panicked when I got the N12 because it’s a bad time. I started searching for apartments but everything is ridiculously overpriced. I decided to get a second job so as to increase my chances of finding a place. I even quitting the second job couple of weeks because I wasn’t doing well in school and I can’t afford to drop out.

October 1, upstairs neighbour moves out and the landlord moves in upstairs. I eventually met him and he’s a super nice guy. He doesn’t have internet setup yet so I’m currently sharing mine with him with no intentions other than being nice and helping someone out.

So he calls me this morning that he’s going to have internet setup and I can cancel mine if I want and I can use his. (Really nice of him.
He also brought up the fact that his wife and parents are moving in first week of November, she recently had a c-section and is not supposed to walk up the stairs which is why they want me to move out so they can have the main unit. He’s also offered me the upstairs unit but I will have to share with his parents.

There was no mention if they’ll be a rent deduction. I don’t even care about a deduction. I don’t do very well with roommates; reason why I’m in a 3-bedroom by myself. The last set of roommate I had left me traumatized and I had to file a police report for an abusive situation.

I’m not a difficult person and I don’t want to be the reason why his family cannot move in. Moreover, it’s his house. I have an ok job now. $1500 is a lot but I’m able to make do. Anything more than that and I’ll have to quit school and work 2 jobs which is what most of the prices is looking like. In addition to that, my credit score took a big hit while I was unemployed. Most of everything I had was being put towards rent.

I don’t have family in this country and most depend on me. This is my first time in such situation so I really want to know what my best options are.

Please I am not an a**hole or a selfish person. I’m peaceful and I just want to keep things that way. But I’m also scared that I will be homeless in 2 weeks. I’m already under so much stress with school and work. Having to move will impact me a lot.

So please let me know what to do please.

Hi,




I am a Canadian citizen, I don’t work and I receive odsp payments on monthly basis. I sponsored my partner to Canada. I used to live with my family and it was a great help for me to save money that was how I could afford to hire a lawyer to help with sponsorship.


My partner and I now live together on our own. When I talk to my caseworker in odsp she said to provide all the immigration papers and details so she can add him to my file to receive money as he’s not working and we need an income.


It’s clear to me that ODSP recipients can sponsor their spouse but will my caseworker not ask me how I could afford to hire and pay my lawyer or will she ask ircc to send her my case that she can read all the details? I’m very stressed that I may stop receiving ODSP benefits due to not using the money for myself and I saved it. Well I used some of it when I needed but mostly I was saving for a better future and life.
Can you please help me out?????
Thanks

What credit score is required to get a loan on a car?

Hello,

My husband and I sponsored my parents a couple of years ago. They have Permanent Residence status since 2018. Unfortunately, my husband doesn't want my parents in the house anymore. At the same time, I am filing for a divorce and already applied for subsidized family housing, where I am going to move with my daughters.

My parents don't have a place to live and stay and they don't have any income in Canada. I am looking for information/source how to find a place for them and what social assistance they can receive.

Thank you