CERTIFICATION ORDER
WHEREAS the ACTRA Performers Guild was certified under the Status of the Artist Act by the Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal on June 25,1996;
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
ACTRA PERFORMERS GUILD
is certified to represent, for the purposes of professional relations, a sector composed of independent contractors engaged by any producer subject to the Status of the Artist Act to perform the function of principal actor, actor, background performer, dancer, stunt performer, stunt co-ordinator, announcer, commentator, disc-jockey, host, narrator, panelist, singer, variety principal, sportscaster or puppeteer, in a live or recorded television or radio production intended for broadcast or other use, excluding:
a. independent contractors engaged as performers in live theatre, opera, ballet, dance, industrial show, cabaret show or concert performance within the scope of the certification issued to Canadian Actors’ Equity Association on April 25, 1996 and subject to any reciprocal agreements between ACTRA Performers Guild and Equity;
b. musicians within the jurisdiction of the American Federation of Musicians of the United States and Canada (AFM), (now known as the Canadian Federation of Musicians/Fédération canadienne des musiciens), as described in the agreement between ACTRA Performers Guild and the AFM dated May 14, 1996;
c. performers within the jurisdiction of the Union des Artistes, as described in the agreement between ACTRA Performers Guild and the Union des Artistes dated May 17, 1996.
AND that, for the purposes of section 28(2) of the Status of the Artist Act, the original date of the certification remains June 25, 1996.
ISSUED at Ottawa, Ontario this 29th day of April, 2013.
Elizabeth MacPherson
Chairperson
Order no.: 10398-U