To be eligible to receive a tax credit/grant from a provincial and/or the federal government, a Producer must first provide proof of residency for those Performers they have hired for a specific production. Such information shall be kept confidential and held in compliance with all applicable privacy legislation except to the extent necessary to obtain the production tax credits.

Yes. Should the Producer inform the Performer and ACTRA that the Performer has failed to furnish appropriate residency information consistent with the above article A609 (a) and bulletin or has failed to furnish proof of completion of training as provided in article A609 (b) above, then the Performer shall have two (2) business days within which to provide the required information to the Producer. Should the Performer fail to do so within that time period, the Producer may cancel that Performer. A Background Performer who fails to furnish appropriate residency information consistent with the above article A609 (a) bulletin or proof of completion of training as provided in article A609 (b) above by their call time on their first day of engagement may be cancelled and replaced immediately.

Yes. Performers are required to provide proof of residency for every production for which they are contracted unless the Producer states otherwise.

The section was updated to reflect a change to the Canada Revenue Agency’s guidelines regarding the documents it deems acceptable to satisfy proof-of residency requirements in order for a production to qualify for incentives (tax credits and/or grants). A provincial or territorial services card that includes both health care and a driver’s licence will count as two documents if a Producer requires you to bring documents to prove your residency.