On behalf of the Canadian Broadcast Museum Foundation TORONTO, ON (April 18, 2018) — The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation has quietly launched a systematic process that will destroy a vital component of Canada’s cultural and broadcast heritage. And the Canadian public knows virtually nothing about it. At the beginning of April, CBC’s…
French version follows English release. TORONTO, ON (March 8, 2018) — A new Canadian Creative Industries Code of Conduct has been to help prevent and respond to harassment including sexual harassment, discrimination, bullying and violence. The Code represents…
Canadian performers are shining the spotlight on Canadian artist, broadcaster and television producer/director Dr. Rita Shelton Deverell by naming her the 2018 ACTRA National Woman of the Year. ACTRA bestows this honour annually on an ACTRA member who excels in both her artistic and advocacy achievements.
TORONTO, ON (February 12, 2018) — The ACTRA National Council elected Keith Martin Gordey to the position of Vice President of the national union last Saturday/Sunday. National Treasurer Theresa Tova was re-elected to her position. Mr. Gordey replaces Alvin Sanders, who stepped down as National vice president after serving in…
OTTAWA, ON (January 29, 2018) – FairPlay Canada (www.fairplaycanada.ca), a coalition of Canadian artists, content creators, unions, guilds, producers, performers, broadcasters, distributors, and exhibitors is asking the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to take action to address the theft of digital content by illegal piracy websites.
Seventy-five years ago, an intrepid group of voice performers stormed out of the CBC demanding better wages and a little respect for the work they were doing entertaining Canadians. That strike was short-lived and successful! Few recognized it as the spark that would create a vibrant national union . . . ACTRA. In short order, groups in Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver and Winnipeg realized there was strength in numbers. In 1943, they decided to form a national coalition.
