Canada’s actors’ union has reached a tentative deal with indie film and TV producers.
ACTRA, representing around 22,000 performers, announced the new Independent Production Agreement with the Canadian Media Producers Association, representing indie producers, the Association Québécoise de la Production Médiatique, the Quebec counterpart, and representatives of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which reps the the major Hollywood studios.
“This agreement reflects the collective strength and determination of our membership which we could not have achieved without your continued support and unity,” ACTRA National president Eleanor Noble and Marie Kelly, ACTRA national executive director and chief negotiator, said in a statement.
Terms of the tentative three-year deal, which was reached after two months of bargaining in Montreal and Toronto, were not disclosed. But the new labor contract is understood to include artificial intelligence protections, a revised residuals model for an increasingly digital industry and overall wage increases.
ACTRA members will vote on whether to ratify the new IPA deal between Jan. 15 to 21. The last IPA deal expired on Dec. 31, 2024, and the revised new contract is set to run to Dec. 31, 2027.
The new deal adds to a stable labor environment for American and local producers that shoot in Canada over a year after the Hollywood actors and writers strikes.
Similar new Canadian labor pacts recently signed include The Directors Guild of Canada’s British Columbia branch ratifying a new three-year deal with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, representing Hollywood producers, and its local counterpart, the CMPA.
And the Writers Guild of Canada and the CMPA also agreed on terms for a new labor contract. Terms of the latest Independent Production Agreement cover rates and workplace conditions for Canadian writers, story editors and story consultants.
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