Public Notice 1996-8

Application for Certification:
"Regroupement des artistes en arts visuels du Québec"
Tribunal File No. 96-0024-A

In accordance with subsection 25(3) of the Status of the Artist Act, the Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal hereby gives notice that it has received an application from the "Regroupement des artistes en arts visuels du Québec" for certification to represent a sector composed of all independent professional artists in the field of visual arts in Québec who are authors of original artistic works, either in single copy or a limited number of copies, that are commissioned or distributed by a producer subject to the Status of the Artist Act and expressed in the form of painting, sculpture, engraving, drawing, illustration, photography, textile art, installation, performance art, video art or any other form of expression of the same type; but excluding commercial photographers, commercial illustrators and independent artists working in the fields of arts and crafts, film or audio-visual media.

Any artists' association that wishes to make a competing application for certification in respect of the same sector or any part of the same sector must file its application for certification no later than November 8, 1996. Competing applications for certification should be sent to the address below.

Any artist, artists' association or producer affected by this application wishing to make representations to the Tribunal regarding the proposed sector must notify the Tribunal in writing of their interest no later than November 8, 1996.

Any artist or artists' association affected by this application wishing to make representations to the Tribunal regarding the representativeness of the applicant must notify the Tribunal in writing of their interest no later than November 8, 1996.

Affected parties should make their interest known by facsimile or mail to the:
Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal
8th Floor West, 240 Sparks Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1A1
Facsimile No. (613) 947-4125.

Elizabeth Macpherson
Secretary General