CERTIFICATION ORDER
WHEREAS the Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal issued an order under the Status of the Artist Act dated June 4, 1997, as amended on June 26, 1998, certifying the Conseil des métiers d’art du Québec;
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
CONSEIL DES MÉTIERS D’ART DU QUÉBEC
is certified to represent a sector composed of artists and artisans 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, excluding any artists who identify themselves as a visual artist covered by the certification granted by the Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal to the Regroupement des artistes en arts visuels du Québec on April 15, 1997.
AND that, for the purposes of section 28(2) of the Status of the Artist Act, the date of the certification is June 26, 1998.
ISSUED at Ottawa, Ontario this 29th day of April 2013.
Elizabeth MacPherson
Chairperson
Order no.: 10403-U