L'association québécoise des
images en mouvement
IT'S TIME TO UNITE
2D and 3D animation professionals are facing challenges: the arrival of AI, the decrease in tax benefits, and recent layoffs. This could put downward pressure on freelancers’ working conditions.
Joining AQdiem would allow for the negotiation of collective agreements thanks to the Act respecting the professional status of artists. These agreements would establish a baseline for negotiating better conditions with companies, including group insurance and retirement.
These agreements would be renegotiated periodically to keep up with inflation and the realities of the sector.
WHY REGISTER?
In Quebec, we have professional associations for workers in cinema, television, graphic arts, performing arts and music. We should also benefit from an association that represents our rights as professionals of the moving image.
Today, we need a large number of members at all levels to be an officially recognized association.
Joining now will help grow this community to support each other.
INFORMATION
BROCHURE
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FAQ
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What is l’AQdiem?
Who are you?
AQdiem is l’Association Québécoise des images en mouvement. We’re a professional association founded by Québec animation workers for Québec freelance animation workers. Together, we hope to shape a more rewarding, secure, and equitable future for all members within our professional community.
What is a professional association?
Why create one?
In short, a professional association is an organization that represents the interests of its members and is officially recognized by the government of Québec to negotiate on their behalf and provide a number of benefits, too, such as workshops or trainings.
We founded AQdiem because there is no other professional association that currently exists for freelance animation workers. There are professional associations for workers in other fields, such as film & TV, graphic arts, performing arts, and music, for example, but not for animation.
As a professional association representing freelance artists in Québec, we can also benefit from the recent changes made to la Loi sur le statut professionnel des artistes des arts visuels, du cinéma, du disque, de la littérature, des métiers d’art et de la scène.
What is “la Loi sur le statut professionnel des artistes” (LSA)?
The LSA is a law unique to Québec legislation that was first established in the 1980’s and updated in 2022. According to the latest update, professional associations can collectively negotiate on their members behalf if they meet two criteria: workers must be freelancers and be working in one of the artistic domains they define.
This means that as freelance workers, we can, for example, represent those in our industry and collectively organize and negotiate for contract minimums, protected by the LSA, that producers and studios in Québec must meet.
I’m not a freelance worker.
Can I still join?
Yes! Even if you’re not a freelance worker, you can still join. You won’t be able to vote on decisions we make, but you can still participate in meetings and events, learn about what we do, and make your voice heard.
As an animation worker, we may change from a salaried worker to a freelance worker from project to project. Some workers take on freelance contracts in addition to their salaried day jobs. We understand this, having experienced this ourselves. As long as you’ve worked a freelance job in the last 3 years you’ll still be recognized as a freelance worker for voting purposes.
