New Member Appointed to the Tribunal

Mr. Robert A. Beccarea has over 27 years of experience in private law practice. Through the course of his career, Mr. Beccarea has held many positions in the fields of law and community leadership, including elected Councillor, Ward 2, Corporation of the City of London; Chairperson of the Employment Insurance Boards of Referees (Brantford, Ontario region); and adjudicator, arbitrator and mediator.

Mr. Beccarea has a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Western Ontario and was called to the Bar of the Law Society of Upper Canada in 1972. In addition, he has received advanced certification in mediation and negotiation from the Conflict Consensus Institute.

Mr. Beccarea also actively demonstrates his professional and community contributions in his roles as faculty member in the areas of family law and civil procedures for the Bar Admission course in London on behalf of the Law Society of Upper Canada; supervisor of law students; Associate Editor of Family Law Reports; as well as board member, lecturer and guest speaker for various educational institutions.

Mr. Beccarea was appointed part-time member of the Tribunal on October 1, 2009, for a term of one-year.

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The Tribunal administers Part II of the Status of the Artist Act. Its objective is to contribute to Canada's cultural community by encouraging constructive professional relations between artists and producers in federal jurisdiction.

The Tribunal has the following main responsibilities

• To define the sectors of cultural activity suitable for collective bargaining between artists' associations and producers within the Tribunal's jurisdiction, and certify artists' associations to represent self-employed artists working in these sectors; and
  
  
• To deal with complaints of unfair labour practices and other matters brought forward by artists, artists' associations or producers, and prescribe appropriate remedies for contraventions of Part II of the Act.

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• The Status of the Artist Act,
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