Software Licence and Development Agreement | Canada

Canadian software consultants can use this comprehensive template to prepare Consulting Agreements for clients that they are developing software for.

• This legal document template can be used in any province or territory.
• The consultant is not subject to supervision by or instructions from the client.
• The consultant indemnifies the client against claims by Revenue Canada for employee deductions, and against claims for damages, loss or injury caused by the consultant's employees.
• The consultant and its employees are bound by confidentiality and nondisclosure provisions with respect to the client's information and data.
• The client is the sole owner of all deliverables under the contract.
• The consultant will not solicit staff or customers of the client.
• The consultant provides no warranty of the deliverables and assumes no risk or liability for risk or injury resulting from the use of the deliverables.
• This is a Canadian legal form which can be used in most provinces and territories except for Quebec, where a French language version may be required.
• Download the contract immediately after you purchase it. The document is available in MS Word format and is easy to customize.

Grant a publisher, reseller or distributor a Perpetual Software Licence with this template legal form for Canadian software developers.

Purpose of Licence Agreement

The developer grants the licensee a permanent, irrevocable, perpetual, royalty-free, non-exclusive licence to distribute, resell, sublicense or otherwise make use of the software. In return for the perpetual licence, the licensee pays the developer a one-time licence fee.

Ownership of Software

The developer retains ownership of the original software product. If the licensee creates derivative works from the original, the licensee will own the title to those works.

Reverse Engineering

The licensee has the right to decompile, disassemble and reverse engineer the software.

Format and Governing Laws

The Perpetual Software Licence template is provided in MS Word format and is fully editable and reusable.

This legal document is governed by Canadian copyright and intellectual property laws. It can be used anywhere in Canada except for Quebec, where a different form may be required.

Canadian software developers, write contracts for your clients quickly and easily with this template Software Development Agreement.

• The developer will provide the deliverables, training and support.
• The developer must meet the functional specifications and delivery and installation schedule agreed to by the client.
• Provisions for acceptance testing of the software.
• After payment in full, the customer will own the software and documentation.
• Provisions limiting the developer's liability.
• Warranties of the developer with respect to the software.
• Confidentiality provisions.
• Remedies of each party in the event of default by the other party.
• Available in MS Word format.
• Intended to be used only in Canada.

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