I don't know about Canada's laws, however I do know here in the US, anything that you make is technically copyrighted to you. Trademarks, I think they need to be something in terms of a registration regardless.
99927 green bottles sittng on a wall
99927 green bottles sittng on a wall
And if 1 green bottle was to accidently fall
There'd be 99926 green bottles sitting on the wall
There is a brand new website and backend system coming our way in the coming days and weeks. That might have a different way of signing up than is currently there now.