Public notice of an application for a review of the Order No 11260-U filed by the Directors Guild of Canada

In accordance with section 35(2) of the Status of the Artist Act Procedural Regulations (the Regulations), the Canada Industrial Relations Board (the Board) gives notice that it has received an application for review from the Directors Guild of Canada (the Guild).

The Guild is certified (Board order no. 11260-U) to represent a sector composed of:

all independent contractors, who are permanent residents of Canada or Canadian citizens, engaged in any production by a producer subject to the Status of the Artist Act, to perform the function of director, assistant director or first assistant director, computer graphics designer, set designer, location manager, picture editor, sound editor, art director, first assistant art director, and production designer, excluding:

1. artists covered by the certification granted to the Association des réalisateurs et réalisatrices du Québec by the Tribunal on December 30,1997; and
2. artists covered by the certification granted to the Alliance Québecoise des techniciens de I’image et du son (AQTIS) by the Tribunal on March 4, 2003, as amended on October 20, 2003 and February 23, 2005 and confirmed by the Canada Industrial Relations Board on April 29, 2013; and
3. computer graphics designers, set designers, art directors, first assistant art directors and production designers in the provinces of Alberta, British Columbia and Manitoba; and
4. picture editors and sound editors in the provinces of Alberta and British Columbia
5. local managers in the province of Alberta.

The Guild is seeking to enlarge the scope of the sector it represents to add:

• Artists who perform the functions of computer graphics designer, set designer, art director, first assistant art director, production designer, picture editor, sound editor and location managers in the province of Alberta

PLEASE NOTE THAT ANY DOCUMENT SENT TO THE BOARD REGARDING THIS APPLICATION WILL BE PLACED ON THE PUBLIC RECORD AND PROVIDED TO THE PARTIES AFFECTED BY THE APPLICATION. HOWEVER, DOCUMENTS THAT DEAL SOLELY WITH AN ARTIST'S WISH TO BE REPRESENTED OR NOT TO BE REPRESENTED BY AN ARTISTS’ ASSOCIATION WILL BE KEPT CONFIDENTIAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 17 OF THE REGULATIONS.

If you wish to obtain a copy of the Act, the Regulations, or of the above-mentioned certification order, please visit the Board’s Web site at: www.cirb-ccri.gc.ca.

In accordance with its policy and procedures, the Board has appointed Martine Patenaude, Industrial Relations Officer, to oversee the conduct of the file. The officer can be contacted by telephone at (438) 449-5503 or toll-free at 1-800-575-9696.

Written representations must include the name and contact information of the person making the written representations and may be sent to the Canada Industrial Relations Board as follows: ∙

• by Web portal at CIRB Web Portal – E-Filing
• by regular mail at the following address:
  Canada Industrial Relations Board,
  C.D. Howe Building
  240 Sparks Street
  4th Floor West
  Ottawa, Ontario
  K1A 0X8

Please note that all written representations must be received at the Canada Industrial Relations Board no later than March 26, 2025.