Toronto, ON – Gail Haupert has stepped into the newly created Director of Contracts role at ACTRA Toronto following the retirement of Director of Commercial Production Judy Barefoot.
ACTRA Toronto congratulates SAG-AFTRA on the ratification of the 2023 TV/Theatrical Contracts Agreement. After a 118-day strike, it’s exciting to witness our sibling union members win a contract that introduces new safeguards for performers and a fairer share in revenues generated from their work. We look…
The ACTRA Toronto Council and Diversity and Inclusion Committee are working together to develop an Anti-Black Racism work plan. We are committed to working within our union and across the industry to bring about real and lasting change. Actions currently underway in 2020: Educate our Union We will develop a…
From Words to Actions In June of 2020, The ACTRA Toronto Council and Diversity and Inclusion Committee worked together to develop an Anti-Black Racism work plan, committed to working within our union and across the industry to bring about real and lasting change. On November 30, 2020, Jenn Paul was…
TORONTO, ON – ACTRA Toronto is proud to partner with Warner Bros. Discovery Access Canada to launch the Permit Access Fund with the goal of reducing barriers and creating a pathway for performers from historically underrepresented communities to access full membership within the union.
Business Representatives are ACTRA Toronto’s professional staff who ensure individual productions comply with ACTRA contracts. What does a Business Representative do? Business Representatives prioritize situations involving personal safety, unscripted nudity and/or sexually problematic scenes, or situations involving abuse of child performers – these types of situations will be dealt with…
