Catherine O’Hara to be honoured by Canadian performers with 2020 ACTRA National Award of Excellence, January 13th, 2020 - TORONTO, ON – Canadian performers will shine a spotlight on comedy icon Catherine O’Hara by presenting her with the 2020 ACTRA National Award of Excellence on Saturday, April 18 at the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles. The award recognizes an ACTRA member’s career achievements, and contribution to their fellow performers and Canada’s entertainment industry.
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ACTRA statement on amended Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement, December 12th, 2019 - Toronto, ON — ACTRA is pleased with the progress made by all parties to amend the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (USMCA, or CUSMA in Canada). We look forward to our minority government working together to pass legislation as quickly as possible to ratify the trade agreement with two of Canada’s largest trading partners.
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ACTRA congratulates Steven Guilbeault on his appointment as new Canadian Heritage Minister, November 20th, 2019 - TORONTO, ON — Canadian performers are welcoming Steven Guilbeault to his new role as Minister of Canadian Heritage.
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Treasurer’s Report for the Fiscal Year Ended February 28, 2019, October 21st, 2019 - A brief overview of the financial statements for the fiscal year ended February 28, 2019 Your union has been very active this past fiscal year (2018-2019) – negotiating improvements in the Independent Production Agreement including improved measures on harassment prevention, nudity and respectful workplace language and a rate increase of nine percent over the three-year […]
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DO NOT WORK NOTICE: SPINNING GOLD, August 23rd, 2019 - Please be advised that ACTRA, in accordance with the Independent Production Agreement, has declared Spinning Gold LLC and 9388-2132 Quebec Inc., producers of the feature film Spinning Gold, unfair engagers for failure to meet payroll obligations. As such, ACTRA members are hereby prohibited from accepting work on the aforementioned production. Violating this order may result […]
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Film & TV Industry Launch “Just Ask” Election Effort, July 25th, 2019 - TORONTO, ON — Creative industry members will hit the hustings this fall, asking federal election candidates to go on record on the future of Canada’s $9 billion market in screen-based production.
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