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Copyright Board Canada

Ottawa, May 4, 2005

FILE: 2005-UO/TI-18

UNLOCATABLE COPYRIGHT OWNER

Commission du droit d’auteur Canada

Non-exclusive licence issued to Standard Life Assurance Company of Canada/Standard Life Realty Advisors, Ottawa, Ontario, authorizing the reproduction of mechanical and electrical plans

Pursuant to the provisions of subsection 77(1) of the Copyright Act, the Copyright Board grants a licence to Standard Life Assurance Company of Canada/Standard Life Realty Advisors, as follows:

(1) The licence authorizes the reproduction of one copy for purposes of operation, maintenance and renovations only of the mechanical and electrical plans created in 1987 by B. Siebrand, P.Eng. for the property located at 5335 Canotek Road in the City of Ottawa, Province of Ontario.

The issuance of the licence does not release the licencee from the obligation to obtain permission for any other use not covered in this licence.

(2) The licence expires on August 31, 2005. The authorized reproduction must ther efore be completed by that date.

(3) The licence is non-exclusive and valid only in Canada. For other countries, it is the law of that country that applies.

(4) The licencee will pay the sum of $25 to any person who establishes, before August 31, 2010, ownership of the copyright in the work covered in this licence.

(5) The coming into force of this licence is conditional on the licencee filing with the Board its undertaking to comply with the conditions set out in paragraph (4) above.

Claude Majeau Secretary General

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