As far as we're concerned, it's a difficult situation, because our collective agreements are with independent producers, who are members of employer associations like the Association québécoise de la production médiatique (AQPM) or the Association des producteurs publicitaires (APP) in the advertising field.
When these producers use subcontractors, we have difficulty reaching them. In a way, it forces us as an organization to go after all these subcontractors hiring freelancers, who are artists recognized under Quebec's artist status legislation. We see it as a mad rush to subcontract.