Investing In Our Cultural Industries

Culture is a serious business that plays a critical role in the economic health of our country. Canada’s cultural industries contribute more than $85 billion – constituting 7.4% of Canada’s real gross domestic product (GDP) – and more than 1.1 million jobs to our economy. Read More >

Copyright

ACTRA members have a vital stake in the future of all Canadian media, the emergence of new media and the new forms of distribution. We’re actually pretty excited by opportunities in the expanding digital world – it’s easier than ever for Canadians and people around the globe to see arid enjoy our work when and where they want. Read More >

Foreign ownership: We’re not for sale!

The federal government is on a mission to sell-off Canada’s telecommunications industry to foreign investors. ACTRA’s response to that is “We’re not for sale!” Owning and controlling our own communications systems is an essential and long-standing principle of Canadian public policy; it is even more critical in the increasingly digital world. Read More >

Income Averaging: Supporting Creators Through Fair Taxes

Actors and other creators are small business people. The only way we can make a living is to have our work protected through taxation that allows us to average our fluctuating incomes and fair copyright laws.  Read More >

Our TV: Campaign for Canadian programming

In order for our culture to survive we must be able to see our own stories on TV where all Canadians can see it – and that’s on conventional television in prime time. How do we know what it is to be Canadian if we can’t see and share our experiences, our own lives, our communities, our heroes, our history on TV, the most popular and pervasive cultural medium in history? Read More >