Each Thursday, CARL publishes a weekly email bulletin, the CARL E-lert – le Cyberavis de l’ABRC, a recap of recent important news and publications related to research libraries. CARL also publishes the Statistical Survey of Canadian Academic and Research Libraries annually.
> Responses to National Issues and Position Statements
- CARL’s comments to the CUSMA consultations (November 2025)
- CARL comments on ISED’s 30-Day National Sprint (November 2025)
- CARL comments on the proposed Canada-EU Digital Trade Agreement (August 2025)
- CARL Brief on the Support for the Creation and Dissemination of Scientific Information in French (2025)
- CARL’s Response to the Consultation on Proposed Tariffs (April 2025)
- CARL Comments on the Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications (March 2025)
- CARL Brief to the Standing Committee on Science and Research Study on the New Capstone Research Funding Organization (November 2024)
- The Facts about Education and Copyright (April 2024)
- CARL Statement on Automatic Textbook Billing Models (March 2024)
- CARL response to the Consultation on Copyright in the Age of Generative AI (December 2023)
- CARL Responds to Recent Media Coverage on Educational Copying (August 2023)
- Letter to Minister Rodriguez on the Canadian Museum Policy renewal (May 2023)
- Joint Brief on the Ontario Government Consultation Paper on Modernizing the Consumer Protection Act, 2002 (2023)
- CARL Declaration on Freedom of Expression and Inclusive Libraries (April 2022)
- CARL Brief on the Government’s proposed approach to address harmful content online (2021)
- CFLA-CARL Brief on the Consultation on a Modern Copyright Framework for AI and the Internet of Things (2021)
- CARL Brief on Modernizing Privacy in Ontario (2021)
- Brief to the Federal Government on Access to Information Review (2021)
- Brief to the Ontario Government’s consultation Trustworthy Artificial Intelligence (AI) Framework. (2021)
- CFLA/CARL/CULC brief in response to the consultation on a Modern Copyright Framework for Online Intermediaries (2021)
- Letter to the Chair of the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board regarding the 2020 revisions to the Guide to Monetary Appraisals (2021)
- Letter to the Honourable Steven Guilbeault regarding the 2020 revisions to the Canadian Cultural Property Export Review Board’s Guide to Monetary Appraisals (2021)
- CFLA-CARL Joint Response to Consultation on Copyright Term Extension (2021)
- Strengthening Canadian User Rights through Shared Understanding: Adapting the Codes of Best Practices in Fair Use for Canada (2021)
- CARL Submission to the Department of Justice’s Public Consultations: Modernizing Canada’s Privacy Act (2021)
- CARL and Portage Response to “Data Repository Selection: Criteria That Matter” (2021)
- Copyright Open Educational Resource for University Instructors and Staff
- CARL Submission to the Ontario Government Consultation: Strengthening Privacy Protections in Ontario (2020)
- Briefing note to Minister Guilbeault on Copyright (2020)
- Equitable, Affordable Access to Digital Course Materials for University Students: Issues and Solutions (2020)
- The Time Is Now for Open Educational Resources (2020)
- CARL Submission to the Office of the Privacy Commissioner’s Consultation on the OPC’s Proposals for ensuring appropriate regulation of artificial intelligence (2020)
- CARL Statement on Optimal Equitable Access to Post-Secondary Learning Resources During COVID-19 (2020)
- CARL objection to Access Copyright’s proposed Post-Secondary Educational Institution Tariff, 2021-2023 (2019)
- CARL Statement on Open Education (2019)
- Letter to the Ministers of ISED and Canadian Heritage and Multiculturalism, and the President of the Treasury Board of Canada – Next Steps in Advancing Changes to Crown Copyright (2019)
- CARL Statement on the INDU Report on the Copyright Act (2019)
- The University Librarian: Providing Value to the Research University (2019)
- CARL and CRKN Support the University of California in Taking a Bold Stand for Openly Available Research (2019)
- CFLA-CARL Brief to the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage Study on Remuneration Models for Artists and Creative Industries (2019)
- Portage Brief to the INDU Committee on Text and Data Mining (2018)
- CARL Statement on the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) (2018)
- CARL brief to the INDU Committee as Part of the Review of the Copyright Act (2018)
- CARL’s Opening Remarks to the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Trade (2018)
- Motion for Leave to Intervene in the York University vs. Access Copyright Case – V. Owen affidavit (2018)
- CARL Statement in Opposition to the Bell Coalition’s Proposal to Disable Online Access to Piracy Sites (2018)
- CARL Statement on Net Neutrality (2018)
- CARL Opening Statement to ETHI on The Right to be Forgotten (2017)
- CARL Submission to the Consultation on Options for Reform of the Copyright Board of Canada (2017)
- CARL Statement on Bill C-58 (2017)
- CARL objection to Access Copyright’s proposed Post-Secondary Educational Institution Tariff, 2018-2020 (2017)
- CARL Response to Consultations on NAFTA Renegotiation and Modernization (2017)
- CARL Statement in Support of Fair Use/Fair Dealing Week (2017)
- CARL Statement on Fair Dealing and Copyright (2016)
- CARL Response to Fundamental Science Review (2016)
- CARL Response to Help shape Canada’s Action Plan on Open Government 2016–18 (2016)
- CARL Response to the Access to Information Act – Revitalizing access to information Consultation (2016)
- CARL Response to the Draft Tri-Agency Statement of Principles on Digital Data Management (2015)
- Response of CARL’s Portage Network to Industry Canada’s Consultation on Developing a Digital Research Infrastructure Strategy (2015)
- CARL Submission to Science and Innovation Consultations (2014)
- Position Statement on Open Access (2013)
- CARL Response to the Consultation on the Draft Tri-Agency Open Access Policy (2013)
- CARL Response to the Consultation Document, Capitalizing on Big Data: Toward a Policy Framework for Advancing Digital Scholarship in Canada (2013)
- Input on Open Government Consultations (2013)
- Affordable Broadband Internet Access for all Canadians, Brief to Parliamentary Committee (2013)
- Response by the Canadian Association of Research Libraries to the Consultation Paper on a Digital Economy Strategy for Canada (2010)
- CARL Response to the Canadian Digital Information Strategy (2007)
- Position Statement on Institutional Repositories (2003)
> Reports and Publications
- Accessible Content: A Guide to the Canadian Copyright Act on Searching for Accessible Formats and Producing and Distributing Alternate Formats (PDF) (2025)
- Accessible Content: A Guide to the Canadian Copyright Act on Searching for Accessible Formats and Producing and Distributing Alternate Formats (EPUB) (2025)
- Open Education Summit Report: Exploring Indigenous Knowledges and Open Educational Resources (2025)
- Community of Practice Impact Survey Report (2025)
- @Risk North 3 Digital Preservation Summit Report (2025)
- Canadian Library Journal Publishing: A Primer (2024)
- Navigating Copyright for Crown-Published Works: A Code of Best Practices for Libraries (2024)
- Fair Dealing for Open Educational Resources – Codes of Best Practice (2024)
- CARL Digital Literacy Framework (2024)
- OER Policy and Infrastructure Summit Report 2022 (2024)
- Knowledge Synthesis Needs Assessment Survey Report (2024)
- Generative Artificial Intelligence – A Brief Primer for CARL Institutions (2023)
- ARL/CARL Task Force on Marrakesh Treaty Implementation: Final Report (2023)
- Francophone OER Summit Report (2023)
- Towards Open Scholarship: A Canadian Research and Academic Library Action Plan to 2025 (2023)
- Observations on Research Libraries’ Alignment with Institutional STEM Priorities (2023)
- Frequently Asked Questions About Term Extension for Authored Works (2023)
- Creating Digital Preservation Capacity Through Human Resource Development At Canadian Academic Libraries (2022)
- Diversity Census and Inclusion Survey – Insights Report (2022)
- Aligning the Research Library to Organizational Strategy (2022)
- Key Issues Impacting Digital Preservation in Canada (2021)
- CARL Principles on Digital Access to Collections and Learning Resources (2021)
- Final Report of the ARL/CARL Joint Task Force on Research Data Services (2021)
- Strengthening Canadian User Rights Through Shared Understanding: Adapting the Codes of Best Practices in Fair Use for Canada (2021)
- Strategies and Practices for Hiring and Retaining Diverse Talent (2020)
- Competencies for Librarians in Canadian Research Libraries (2020)
- Final Report of the Canadian Collective Print Strategy Working Group (2020)
- Environmental Scan of Open Education Service and Support in Canada (2020)
- Getting Started: Implementing the Marrakesh Treaty for persons with print disabilities, A practical guide for librarians – Canadian Version (2019) Practical guide for librarians word doc│Practical guide for librarians pdf
- Investments in Open: Canadian Research Libraries’ Expenditures on Services, Staff, and Infrastructures in Support of Open Scholarship (2020)
- Advancing Open: Views from Scholarly Communications Practitioners (2020)
- Digital Preservation Functionality in Canadian Repositories (2019)
- Institutional Repository Statistics: Reliable, Consistent Approaches for Canada (2019)
- Final Report of the Survey on Digital Preservation Capacity and Needs at Canadian Memory Institutions, 2017-18 (2019)
- Canadian Author Addendum to Publication Agreement (2019 update)
- CARL Guide to Using the Canadian Author Addendum (2019)
- CARL Guide to Author Rights (2019)
- Report on @Risk North 2: Digital Collections (2019)
- A Guide to Canadian Research Libraries’ Spending on Content (2018)
- Fair Dealing/Use: How Canada fits internationally (2018)
- Responding to Unsustainable Journal Costs: A CARL Brief (2018)
- Summary Report: @Risk North (Collections en péril) (2018)
- Fair Dealing Myths and Facts (2017)
- Final Report, Canadian Scholarly Publishing Working Group (2017)
- How to Assess a Journal: A.K.A. How not to publish in an undesirable journal (2017)
- Summary Report: Where Next for Repositories? (2017)
- Interim Report, Canadian Scholarly Publishing Working Group (2017)
- CARL Scholarly Communications Roadmap (2017)
- Trends and Innovations in Research Dissemination (2016)
- CUSP: Canadian Universities and Sustainable Publishing (2016)
- CARL Faculty Study (2016)
- Final Report on Leviathan North (2015)
- Library Open Access Funds in Canada: Review and Recommendations (2015)
- Tri-Agency Open Access Policy on Publications: Quick Answers (2015)
- 8RS Redux, CARL Libraries Human Resources Study (8RS Redux Full Report and Summary of Major Findings) (2015)
- 8RS Redux, Presentation to CARL members (2015)
- 8RS Redux, Presentation at CLA (2015)
- Archiving the Web (2014)
- Open Textbooks: Opportunities for Research Libraries (2014)
- Foreign Language & Area Studies Collections in CARL Libraries (2014)
- Aboriginal collections and library services in Canadian research libraries (2014)
- Altmetrics in context (2013)
- Digital Locks and Canadian Research Library Collections: Implications for Scholarship, Accessibility and Preservation (2012)
- CARL Open Access Flyer (2012)
- Special Collections at CARL Libraries (2012)
- The Permanent Conservation of Print Collections in Canada: A Model for Consideration by the CARL Scholarly Communication Committee (2011)
- Implementing Open Access: Report of the CARL-CRKN Open Access Working Group (2012)
- Core Competencies for 21st Century CARL Librarians (2010)
- CARL Open Access Backgrounder (2010)
- Greater Reach for Your Research: Expanding Readership through Digital Repositories (2008)
- National Research Priorities Survey (2008)
- Research Competencies for CARL Librarians (2007)
- Guide to Setting up an Institutional Repository (2002)
> Responses to Federal Budget
- CARL submission to Pre-Budget consultations 2025 (2024)
- CARL submission to the Department of Finance Canada Pre-Budget Consultations 2024 (2024)
- CARL submission to Pre-Budget consultations 2024 (2023)
- CARL submission to the Department of Finance Canada Pre-Budget Consultations 2023 (2023)
- CARL submission to Pre-Budget consultations 2023 (2022)
- CARL submission to Pre-Budget consultations 2022 (2022)
- CARL submission to Pre-Budget consultations 2022 (2021)
- CARL submission to Pre-Budget consultations 2021 (2020)
- CARL Response to Budget 2018 (2018)
- CARL submission to Pre-Budget consultations 2017 (2016)
- CARL Response to Budget 2016 (2016)
- CARL Response to Budget 2014 (2014)
- Recommendations for Budget 2014 (2013)
- CARL Reacts to Federal Budget 2013 (2013)
- Input Submitted to the Department of Finance’s Pre-budgetary Consultations (2013)
- Submission to House of Commons Pre-Budget Consultations (2012)
> CARL Governance Documents
- Guidelines for Managing Steering Committee Membership (2024)
- CARL Guidelines for Online Event Management (2024)
- CARL Committees Organizational Chart (2024)
- List of CARL Presidents (2024)
- CARL Committee Guidelines (2022)
- CARL Definitions for Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging (2022)
- CARL Strategic Focus 2022-2025 (2022)
- CARL Cookies Policy (2020)
- CARL Privacy Policy (2020)
- CARL Code of Conduct (2020)
- 2019-2022 Strategic Directions (2019)
- CARL’s Articles of Continuance (2013)
- CARL’s By-Law No. 1 (2013)
> Annual Reports
- 2024 Annual Report
- 2023 Annual Report
- 2022 Annual Report
- 2021 Annual Report
- 2020 Annual Report
- 2019 Annual Report
- 2018 Annual Report
- 2017 Annual Report
- 2016 Annual Report
- 2015-2016 Public Affairs and Advocacy Report
- 2015 Annual Report
- 2014-2015 Public Affairs and Advocacy Report
- 2014 Annual Report
- 2013-2014 Public Affairs and Advocacy Report
- 2013 Annual Report
- 2012-2013 Public Affairs and Advocacy Report
- 2012 Annual Report
- 2011 Annual Report
- 2010 Annual Report
- 2009 Annual Report
- 2008 Annual Report
- 2007 Annual Report
- 2006 Annual Report
- 2004 Annual Report
> Executive Director’s Reports
- Executive Director Report September 12, 2025
- Executive Director Report May 26, 2025
- Executive Director Report January 28, 2025
- Executive Director Report November 18, 2024
- Executive Director Report September 10, 2024
- Executive Director Report April 22, 2024
- Executive Director Report January 23, 2024
- Executive Director Report November 27, 2023
- Executive Director Report September 13, 2023
- Executive Director Report May 29, 2023
- Executive Director Report January 31, 2023
- Executive Director Report November 14, 2022
- Executive Director Report September 15, 2022
- Executive Director Report April 24, 2022
- Executive Director Report February 9, 2022
- Executive Director Report November 15, 2021
- Executive Director Report September 7, 2021
- Executive Director Report May 17, 2021
- Executive Director Report February 3, 2021
- Executive Director Report November 16, 2020
- Executive Director Report September 9, 2020
- Executive Director Report May 25, 2020
- Executive Director Report January 27, 2020
- Executive Director Report September 6, 2019
- Executive Director Report Avril 29, 2019
- Executive Director Report January 29, 2019
- Executive Director Report November 6, 2018
- Executive Director Report September 10, 2018
- Executive Director Report April 29, 2018
- Executive Director Report January 29 2018