Public Notice 1997-2

Request for Review:
Conseil des métiers d'art du Québec
Tribunal File No. 97-0025-E

On June 4, 1997, the Canadian Artists and Producers Professional Relations Tribunal granted a certification to the Conseil des métiers d'art du Québec to represent:

A sector composed of artists and artisans in Québec, members of the Conseil des métiers d'art du 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.

On October 10, 1997, the Conseil des métiers d'art du Québec (CMAQ) filed a request for review of the sector described above. The purpose of the request is to enlarge the bargaining sector to include all artists in the area of arts and crafts in Quebec regardless of whether or not they are members of CMAQ.

Artists, artists' associations or producers affected by this request should advise the Tribunal no later than January 15, 1998 of their interest in this application for review. Interested parties may subsequently be invited to file written representations.

Expressions of interest may be transmitted 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.

Elizabeth MacPherson
Secretary General