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Welcome to ACTRA

ACTRA (Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists) is the national union of professional performers working in recorded media in Canada. ACTRA represents the interests of over 30,000 members across the country – the foundation of Canada’s highly acclaimed professional performing community.

AI Survey

Artificial Intelligence is a growing threat to the livelihoods of performers. Recently, ACTRA National conducted its first A.I. Survey to members. The results are in...

NCA Bargaining

Since April 26, 2022 ACTRA members have been locked out from working on commercials by the Institute of Canadian Agencies (ICA) and the agencies and brands they represent. For more than 60 years the National Commercial Agreement (NCA) in Canada has guaranteed fair working conditions, benefits, and competitive pay for on-and off-camera English-language performers in commercials. Find all information about NCA Bargaining...

Get the part with ACTRAonline!

Want to be seen by casting professionals? ACTRAonline is the database of professional ACTRA performers and searchable by casting directors and producers who are signatory to ACTRA. Don’t miss out on casting opportunities, use ACTRAonline today!

Quick Links

ACTRA Media Centre

Visit ACTRA's Media Centre for the latest member news, President's messages, media releases and more...

Branches

ACTRA National

625 Church Street, Suite 300
Toronto, ON M4Y 2G1

Phone: 416-489-1311
Toll Free: 1-800-387-3516

ACTRA National actra@actra.ca
ACTRA PRS prs@actra.ca
ACTRA RACS racs@actra.ca

Hours of Operation:
Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.


HAVEN Online

Available to members of ACTRA, the Directors Guild of Canada and Canadian Actors' Equity Association, HAVEN Online allows performers to confidentially or anonymously report inappropriate behaviour and harassment in the workplace to their union/guild.