CERTIFICATION ORDER
WHEREAS the Writers’ Union of Canada was certified under the Status of the Artist Act by the Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal on November 17,1998;
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 WRITERS’ UNION OF CANADA
is certified to represent a sector composed of independent contractors who are Canadian citizens or landed immigrants, engaged by a producer subject to the Status of the Artist Act as:
i) authors of literary works in languages other than French, intended for publication in volume, electronic or multimedia form;
ii) or authors of literary works in languages other than French, initially published in volume, electronic or multimedia form, offered for performance or adaptation into other media including audio, audiovisual, multimedia and other electronic forms,
excluding:
a. authors covered by the certification granted to the Periodical Writers Association of Canada by the Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal on June 4, 1996;
b. authors covered by the certification granted to the Writers Guild of Canada by the Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal on June 25, 1996; and
c. playwrights covered by the certification granted to the Playwrights Union of Canada by the Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal on December 13, 1996.
AND that, for the purposes of section 28(2) of the Status of the Artists Act, the original date of the certification remains November 17, 1998
ISSUED at Ottawa, Ontario, this 29th day of April 2013
Elizabeth MacPherson
Chairperson
Order no.: 10404-U