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IP/N/1/CAN/P/20  
19 October 2022  
(22-7858) Page: 1/2 
Council for Trade -Related Aspects of  
Intellectual Property Rights  Original: English  
 
NOTIFICATION OF LAWS AND REGULATIONS  
UNDER ARTICLE 63.2 OF THE TRIPS AGREEMENT  
CANADA : PATENT RULES  
Notifying Member  CANADA  
 
Details of the notified legal text  
 
Title Patent Rules  
Subject matter  Patents (including plant variety protection)  
Nature of 
notification  [X] Main dedicated intellectual property law or regulation  
[  ] Other law or regulation  
Link to legal text* https://ip -documents.info/2022/IP/CAN/22_7003_00_e.pdf  
(Bilingual text – English/French)  
Notification status  [  ] First notification  
[  ] Amendment or revision to notified legal text  
[X] Replacement or consolidation of notified legal text(s)  
Previous 
notification(s) 
referred to  IP/N/1/CAN/29, IP/N/1/CAN/P/18  
Brief description of the notified legal text  
 
Canada has amended its Patent Rules (SOR/2019 -251) to streamline the patent examination process 
to better ensure efficient and timely processing of patent applications. The amendments also enable 
Canada to meet certain international commitments under the P atent Cooperation Treaty.  
 
The amendments to Canada 's Patent Rules consist of two sets of amendments: sequence listing 
amendments and streamlining patent examination amendments. The sequence listing amendments, 
which entered into force on July 1, 2022, ens ure compliance with the sequence listing requirements 
of WIPO Standard 26 (or ST.26). The streamlining patent examination amendments, which entered 
into force on October 3, 2022, introduce mechanisms to streamline patent examination, provide new 
safeguards  to prevent loss of rights, and also contain housekeeping and miscellaneous amendments.  
 
Language(s) of 
notified legal text English, French  
Entry into force  3 October 2022  
Other date   Adoption: 1 July 2022  IP/N/1/CAN/31 • IP/N/1/CAN/P/20  
 
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  Notification details  
 
Submission date 
of notification  11 October 2022  
Other information  Patent Rules:  
https://laws -lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR -2019-251/page -1.html   
 
Patent Act:  
https: //laws -lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/acts/p -4/FullText.html  
 
Agency or 
authority 
responsible  Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada  
Canadian Intellectual Property Office, Patent Branch  
 
50 Victoria Street  
Place du Portage, Phase I  
Gatineau   
Quebec K1A 0C9  
Canada  
 
Telephone:  819-997-2949 
 
 
 
* Links are provided to texts of laws and regulations notified under the TRIPS Agreement in the form 
supplied by the Member concerned; the WTO Secretariat does not endorse or revise their content.  