TORONTO, ON (November 5, 2025) – ACTRA welcomes the government’s commitment to maintain key cultural investments supporting established screen-sector programs, including Telefilm Canada, the Canada Media Fund, the National Film Board, and CBC/Radio-Canada, as announced in the federal budget released November 4.

While continued funding helps avoid harmful program cliffs and offers short-term stability for Canada’s film, television, and digital production ecosystem, ACTRA calls on the government to ensure this support delivers tangible results that improve the lives of performers and strengthen Canada’s multi-billion-dollar screen industry. “While we recognize the government’s pledge of continuing support to our industry, this funding must yield real results that improve performers’ lives” said Eleanor Noble, ACTRA National President. “This industry is too vital to our culture and the Canadian economy to suffer through yet another year of studies and reports.”

At a time of significant disruption across the screen industry and ongoing instability for performers, ACTRA is disappointed that the budget did not introduce new measures to strengthen domestic production, modernize social supports, or provide targeted relief for workers.

ACTRA remains committed to working collaboratively with the federal government and industry partners to ensure meaningful progress for performers and will continue pushing for urgent action to build a strong, competitive screen sector that puts Canadian performers and Canadian stories first.