CERTIFICATION ORDER
WHEREAS the Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal issued an order under the Status of the Artist Act on May 17, 1996, as amended on May 20, 2003 and September 8, 2003, certifying the Société professionnelle des auteurs et des compositeurs du Québec (SPACQ);
AND WHEREAS since April 1, 2013, the Canada Industrial Relations Board is responsible for the administration of Part II of the Status of the Artist Act;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Canada Industrial Relations Board hereby confirms that the
SOCIÉTÉ PROFESSIONNELLE DES AUTEURS ET DES COMPOSITEURS DU QUÉBEC (SPACQ)
is certified to represent a sector composed of all independent contractors engaged in a production in Québec, by a producer subject to the Status of the Artist Act, excluding a national private English‑language broadcaster, to perform the function of lyricist, composer and lyricist-composer, including the work required for those positions for delivering the music and/or songs commissioned by the producer. In the case of the National Film Board of Canada (NFB), a “production in Québec” shall mean a production initiated by an NFB production centre located in Québec. In the case of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, a “production in Québec” shall mean a production initiated by one of its establishments located in Québec.
AND that, for the purposes of section 28(2) of the Status of the Artist Act, the original date of the certification remains May 17, 1996.
ISSUED at Ottawa, Ontario, this 29th day of April 2013.
Elizabeth MacPherson
Chairperson
Order no.: 10409-U