Public Notice 1996-9

Application for Certification:
"Conseil des métiers d'art du Québec"
Tribunal File No. 96-0025-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 for certification from the "Conseil des métiers d'art du Québec" to represent a sector composed of all independent professional artists and artisans in the field of arts and crafts in Québec who produce original artistic works, either in single or multiple copies, intended for a utilitarian or decorative purpose or as a form of expression, through the use of a craft associated with the transformation of wood, leather, textiles, metals, silicates or any other material, commissioned or distributed by any producer subject to the Status of the Artist Act.

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 December 13, 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 December 13, 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 December 13, 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