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About AJIQ
AJIQ is a Quebec professional organisation representing independent journalists, including freelancers and contract workers. Founded in Montreal in 1988, it works to improve their working conditions and publishes recommended reference rates for print, radio, television and press photography.
Summary written with AI from public sources, checked 9 Nov 2026. Sources: ajiq.qc.ca, fr.wikipedia.org, newswire.ca
What they publish
Their latest figures
120 $/feuilletDocumentAJIQ recommended minimum rates for Quebec freelance journalists, 1 Jan 2018 · Recommended minimums StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2018
100 $/feuilletDocumentAJIQ recommended minimum rates for Quebec freelance journalists, 1 Jan 2018 · Recommended minimums StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2018
150 $/feuilletDocumentAJIQ recommended minimum rates for Quebec freelance journalists, 1 Jan 2018 · Recommended minimums StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2018
180 $/feuilletDocumentAJIQ recommended minimum rates for Quebec freelance journalists, 1 Jan 2018 · Recommended minimums StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2018
0.30$ par mot / 40$ de l'heureDocumentAJIQ recommended minimum rates for Quebec freelance journalists, 1 Jan 2018 · Recommended minimums StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2018
350$ < 3 mins - 175$ / min extraDocumentAJIQ recommended minimum rates for Quebec freelance journalists, 1 Jan 2018 · Recommended minimums StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2018
600$ < 2 minsDocumentAJIQ recommended minimum rates for Quebec freelance journalists, 1 Jan 2018 · Recommended minimums StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2018
journée complète ... 250.00 $DocumentAJIQ recommended minimum rates for Quebec freelance journalists, 1 Jan 2018 · Recommended minimums StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2018
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