Author: Actra National

ACTRA Praises Government for Referring Back CBC Licence Decision to CRTC for Reconsideration

Thursday, September 22, 2022

TORONTO, ON (September 22, 2022) – ACTRA applauds Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez and the Government of Canada for listening to Canadian creators and referring back the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)/Radio Canada licence renewal decision (CRTC 2022-165) to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) for reconsideration, via the following…

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ACTRA appears before Senate Standing Committee on Transport and Communications with two essential changes to strengthen Bill C-11

Thursday, September 15, 2022

TORONTO, ON (September 15, 2022) – On behalf of the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA), Eleanor Noble, National President, and Marie Kelly, National Executive Director, appeared yesterday before the Senate Standing Committee on Transport and Communications to urgently address two issues within Bill C-11 (the Online…

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President’s Message – August 12, 2022

Friday, August 12, 2022

Support from The AFC is available to ACTRA members across Canada who primarily work in the commercial sector and are in urgent need of financial support due to the lockout by the Institute of Canadian Agencies (ICA).

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Lockout of ACTRA performers by the ICA and it’s fifteen advertising agencies

Wednesday, August 10, 2022

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)…

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Diversity Videos

Monday, August 08, 2022

The ACTRA National Diversity & Inclusion Committee produced its first three films in 2011/12. The Audition (2011)The Audition, a video about accessibility, was created by ACTRA’s Diversity Committee. Diversity in the Workplace (2011)Diversity in the Workplace was created by ACTRA’s Diversity Committee.

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ACTRA Magazine Winter/Spring 2024