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Provides users with information about copyright: how to register copyright, how to license access to copyrighted works, how protection of rights and compliance are ensured.

Provided by MPL Communications, a well-established publisher of Canadian investment information. Includes company profiles, research reports, press releases, and advice on Canadian and US investments.

SAE has been involved with the Aerospace industry since 1916, and is now the world's largest developer of aerospace consensus standards. SAE has over 6,000 active aerospace standards, including more than 1,500 converted military specifications.

The AMA provides free electronic access to back issues of their many periodicals, access to their news database and to industry reports. To access this portion of their Web site, click on “articles and reports". Covers a wide subject area such as marketing, promotion, advertising and public relations. Access to the industry reports is fee-based.

ANSI is a private non-profit organization that administers and coordinates the US voluntary standardization and conformity assessment system.

Abstracts of all ASTM standards, how to purchase, and information about ASTM activities.

Published by an international organization responding to and promoting growing interdependence among Asia-Pacific economies, the APEC site includes economic reports for member countries, services for business, investment guides, and information on international relations.

Organized in 1898, ASTM International is one of the largest voluntary standards developing organizations in the world. ASTM standards are used by individuals, companies and agencies throughout the world and cover a wide range of disciplines. ASTM has over 30,000 members from over 100 countries who write standards through ASTM's techical comittees.

The Bank of Canada is the country’s central bank and its role, as defined by the Bank Act, is "to promote the economic and financial well-being of Canada". This link provides general information about the Bank’s management, functions and departments.

A fixed-weight index of the spot or transaction prices of 23 commodities produced in Canada and sold in world markets. The weight of each commodity in the total index and in the sub-indexes is based on the average value of Canadian production of the commodity over the 1982-90 period.