Public Notice 1999-1

Application for Certification:
Association des professionnel-le-s de la vidéo du Québec (APVQ)
Tribunal File No. 1310-96-0026-A

In accordance with subsection 25(3) of the Status of the Artist Act, the Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal hereby gives notice that it has received an application for certification from the Association des professionnelles de la vidéo du Québec. The APVQis seeking certification to represent a sector composed of all professional independent contractors in Québec, engaged by a producer subject to the Status of the Artist Act, in all audiovisual productions, in all forms and in all mediums other than film, including television, video and the recording of commercials, in all languages, who practise professions that contribute directly to the creative aspects of the production and who perform the following functions:

1. camera work, lighting and sound design, in particular the following positions: assistant director, director of photography, camera operator, cameraman (including steady-cam, baby-boom, and camera operated through a specialized system [C.O.S.S.]), assistant cameraman, still photographer, lighting director, chief lighting technician, lighting technician, chief electrician, electrician, lighting console operator, motorized projector operator, sound man, boom man, sound assistant, sound technician, sound effects technician, key grip, grip, rigger, computer graphics designer, computer graphics special effects technician;
   
   
2. costume, coiffure and make-up design, in particular the following positions: art director, make-up designer, supervising make-up artist, make-up artist, make-up assistant, special make-up effects artist, prosthetic make-up technician, prosthetic make-up assistant, hair stylist designer, assistant hair stylist, hair dresser, assistant hair dresser, wig-maker, assistant wig-maker, hairpiece technician, costume designer, costumer, wardrobe mistress, assistant wardrobe mistress, wardrobe assistant, dresser, propsman specialist, cutter, seamstress, puppet designer, puppet handler;
   
   
3. set design, in particular the following positions: assistant art director, set designer, assistant set designer, set design assistant, set co-ordinator, set decorator, propsman specialist, props designer, propsman crewleader, property assistant, location property assistant, chief studio stagehand, studio stagehand, head painter, painter, scenic painter, assistant painter, sculptor-molder, head carpenter, carpenter, assistant carpenter, studio special effects technician, assistant studio special effects technician;
   
   
4. editing and continuity, in particular the following positions: production co-ordinator, floor director, production assistant, floor manager, location manager, logistics manager, assistant logistics manager, script-clerk, script assistant, safety co-ordinator, transportation co-ordinator, technical director, assistant technical director, switcher, ISO switcher, image controller (CCU), videotape operator, slow motion operator, cue prompter operator, video credits designer, video projectionist (including giant screen and video wall), key video grip, video grip, off-line editor, in-line editor, editor, sound editor, sound mixer, assistant editor, videographer, airwave transmission operator, satellite transmission operator, microwave transmission operator.

Any artists' association that wishes to make a competing application for certification in respect of the same sector or any part of the same sector must file its application for certification no later than January 21, 2000. Any individual or organization that wishes to make representations to the Tribunal regarding the application must notify the Tribunal in writing of their interest no later than January 21, 2000.

Competing applications for certification and expressions of interest must be sent either by facsimile or mail to the:
Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal
8th Floor West, 240 Sparks Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1A 1A1
Facsimile No. 613-947-4125.

Josée Dubois
Executive Director