Canadian publishers, create contracts with authors using this template Book Publishing Agreement in accordance with Canadian laws. Provisions of the Publishing Agreement include:

• The author grants the publisher an exclusive worldwide license to publish the work, including the right to prepare derivative works based on the work.


• The publisher has the exclusive right to copyright the work in Canada and in other countries, and to renew the copyright, in the publisher's name.


• The author will deliver both a hard copy and electronic copy of the work. Once the work is prepared for reproduction, the author is responsible for creating the key word index and table of contents.


• The author will review and approve successive proofs edited by the publisher, and is responsible for ensuring the completeness and accuracy of each proof.


• The author agrees not to publish any other work or intellectual property based on the published work at any time while the work is in print, except as agreed to by the publisher.


• Royalties are based on net sale proceeds of the work (gross sales less rebates, discounts, returns, taxes, freight, shipping and insurance).


• The author grants the publisher an option to publish the author's next work(s).

This Canada Book Publishing Agreement is available as a Microsoft Word file and is fully editable to fit your circumstances.