Lighting Department

Want to be recognized in the Lighting department? Here’s what you need to do.

First, make sure you meet the basic requirements of the department :

Be a member in good standing (have paid the membership dues)
Have completed these training courses :

NOTE: If you are required to drive a heavy vehicle as part of your duties, you must first complete the OODHV Act – Drivers Section course. This training is not linked to a department or a position, but rather to the execution of a specific task.

See the tabs below to find the recognition criteria by position.

Lighting Manager

Have taken the following courses: Introduction to the Profession of Set Lighting Technician (ECLAIR) and Managing a Team.
Have accumulated 120 days of work as a Lighting Manager under Union contract on at least 2 different productions.

Gaffer / Key Lighting Technician

Have taken the following courses: Introduction to the Profession of Set Lighting Technician (ECLAIR), Managing a Team and a human resources management training.
Have accumulated 120 days of work as a Gaffer/Key Lighting Technician under Union contract on at least 2 different productions

Assistant Key Lighting Technician (Best Girl/Best Boy)

Have taken the following courses: Introduction to the Profession of Set Lighting Technician (ECLAIR) , Qualification sécuritaire
des chariots élévateurs tout-terrain (Classe VII) & Qualification sécuritaire des Chariots élévateurs (Classes I, IV, V).
Have accumulated 90 days of work as a Best Girl or Best Boy Lighting Technician under Union contract on at least 2 different productions

Lighting Technician

Have followed the training Introduction to the Profession of Set Lighting Technician.
Have accumulated 90 days of work as a Lighting Technician under Union contract on at least 2 different productions.

Key Rigging Gaffer

Have taken the following courses: Introduction to the Profession of Set Lighting Technician (ECLAIR) and Managing a Team
Have accumulated 120 days of work as a Key Rigging Gaffer under Union contract on at least 2 different productions

Assistant Key Rigging Gaffer (Best Girl/Best Boy)

Have accumulated 90 days of work as a Best Girl or Best Boy Rigging Gaffer under Union contract on at least 2 different productions.

Rigging Lighting Technician

Have accumulated 90 days of work as a Rigging Lighting Technician under Union contract on at least 2 different productions.

Underwater Lighting Technician

Have accumulated 90 days of work as a Underwater Lighting Technician under Union contract on at least 2 different productions

Lighting Department Coordinator

Have accumulated 90 days of work as a Lighting Department Coordinator under Union contract on at least 2 different productions

Lighting Control Console Operator

Have accumulated 90 days of work as a Lighting Control Console Operator under Union contract on at least 2 different productions

Generator Operator

Have accumulated 90 days of work as a Generator Operator under Union contract on at least 2 different productions.

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Please contact the Member Services

membres@aqtis514iatse.com 514 844-2113

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RECOMMANDED training

OODHV Act – Drivers Section

If, as part of your duties, you are required to drive a heavy vehicle, you must first have taken the OODHV Act – Drivers Section training course, intended for drivers of heavy vehicles (i.e., a vehicle weighing more than 4500 kg, commonly called a "cube"). This training is not tied to a department or function, but rather to the performance of a specific task.

New Account Form

Are you a technician interested in opening an account with AQTIS 514 IATSE (or complete an existing one)? If so, you must provide your date of birth and your social insurance number (SIN) when filling out the form.

This information allows us to issue your income tax slips and to transfer the accumulated saving from your RRSP and insurance, following the collective agreements.

Producer: To access the Members Directory and the Technician Job Search System, please contact us directly by email at jfaucher@aqtis514iatse.com.

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