Status of the Artist Act

Decision Information

Guild of Canadian Film Composers

Collection Status of the Artist Act
Date 2003-05-23
File numbers 1310-02-002
Decision-makers Moreau, John M.; Case, Moka; Lemieux, Lyse
Decision type Certification Order (SAA)
See also See also - Guild of Canadian Film Composers - 2003-09-08 - Certification Order (SAA)
See also - Guild of Canadian Film Composers - 2003 CAPPRT 043 - 2003-05-23 - Reasons for decision

Decision Content

Certification Order

The Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal hereby grants to the

Canadian Guild of Film Composers

a sector composed of all professional independent contractors engaged by a producer subject to the Status of the Artist Act to perform the function of author, composer or author-composer, including all the associated work required by these functions, in order to deliver to the producer music, lyrics, and music with lyrics where the said music or lyrics are intended for film, videotape, digital media or any other audiovisual media or analogous process, or any other process now known or to be invented which modifies or replaces the aforementioned technology and processes, with the exception of:

The artists covered by the certification granted to the Société professionnelle des auteurs et des compositeurs du Québec (SPACQ) by the Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal on May 17, 1996, as amended by the Tribunal on May 20, 2003.

And subject to:

  1. The agreement concluded between the Guild of Canadian Film Composers and the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) on May 6, 2002; and

  2. The agreement concluded between the Guild of Canadian Film Composers and the Société du droit de reproduction des auteurs, compositeurs et éditeurs au Canada (SODRAC) Inc. on May 13, 2002.

Ottawa, May 23, 2003

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