For more than 60 years, ACTRA performers have made commercials through a collective agreement called the National Commercial Agreement (NCA). It’s a gold standard for gig workers, providing higher rates, retirement contributions, and a multi-employer benefit plan. ACTRA wasn’t the only member of the NCA. Some ad agencies (the ICA)…

ACTRA continues our efforts to have the industry recognize, acknowledge and eradicate the unequal provision of hair and makeup services to Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) performers on many of our sets. If you would like to receive E-mail updates from ACTRA National about these efforts, please sign-up…

The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA), the Association Québécoise de la Production Médiatique (AQPM) and the Alliance of the Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) are committed to safe and respectful worksites, and an industry free of discrimination. In an effort to advance the above principles, when producers are…

As ACTRA continues to move more of its services online, voting on the ratification of collective agreements and constitutional referenda will soon be conducted exclusively online. Why is this important? Your participation matters. Have your say on issues of importance, such as the ratification of ACTRA’s collective agreements and constitutional…

As part of our efforts to ensure all ACTRA Members are aware of the Member Census, ACTRA engaged a third-party text broadcast company to send a single text reminder to our Members on August 16 about the Census. As a result of a technical error by the third-party provider, some…