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ACTRA

Canadian entertainment-industry trade union

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name	Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists
logo	ACTRA24.svg
logo_size	250px
logo_caption	Logo used since 2024
abbreviation	ACTRA
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type	Trade union
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headquarters	Toronto, Ontario, Canada
location	Canada
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membership	30,000+
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language	English
leader_title	President
leader_name	Eleanor Noble
leader_title2	Executive director
leader_name2	Marie Kelly
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The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) is a Canadian trade union representing performers in English-language media. It has over 30,000 members working in film, television, radio, and all other recorded media.{{cite web | access-date=2019-06-06}} The organization negotiates, safeguards, and promotes the professional rights of its members. It also works to increase work opportunities for its members and lobbies for policy changes at the municipal, provincial, and federal levels.

ACTRA's regional chapters present ACTRA Awards to honour the best in Canadian radio and television performances in their local productions.

Affiliations

ACTRA is affiliated with the Canadian Labour Congress and the International Federation of Actors.

In July 2005, ACTRA and the United Steelworkers announced that the two unions have entered into a strategic alliance to take on the globalization of the culture industry and to address a range of common issues.

ACTRA participated in the Faster, Together campaign to increase acceptance of COVID-19 vaccines.

Acronym meaning

ACRA over time evolved into the Association of Canadian Radio and Television Artists, the Canadian Council of Authors and Artists, the Association of Canadian Television and Radio Artists, and, in 1984, the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists.

Alberta

The vice-president of the ACTRA branch in Alberta is actor Chad Rook, who resides in Calgary.

Union of British Columbia Performers

Regional issues led to the creation of the Union of British Columbia Performers, a separate subunit of ACTRA for British Columbia only.

ACTRA Awards

Every year, ACTRA branches across the country present the ACTRA Awards, some of which are handed out for performances, while others are given for union activism and contributions to the industry.

ACTRA Fraternal Benefit Society

The ACTRA Fraternal Benefit Society (AFBS), a member of American Fraternal Alliance, is a "not-for-profit, member-owned, federally incorporated insurance company", founded in 1959. In 2010, Marie Charette-Poulin sat on the board of Governors of the ACTRA Fraternal Benefit Society.

HAVEN Helpline

On 1 June 2019, ACTRA and the Directors Guild of Canada jointly launched HAVEN Helpline for members in Canada, with 24-7 support, out-sourced from Morneau Shepell, with additional financial support from AFBS and Telefilm Canada.

References

"13 APRIL 2005 - Steelworkers, ACTRA Join Forces in Strategic Alliance, Service Agreement".
Faster, Together. "Vaccine Acceptance Coalition Gathers Momentum".
(20 May 2025). "Changemaker: Acting coach, screen villain and ACTRA Alberta vice-president Chad Rook is creating a community of thespians who are landing work". [[Calgary Herald]].
(16 October 2000). "The Story of Us". Playback.
"Home".
"Actra Fraternal Benefit Society".
"AFBS".
"Actra Fraternal Benefit Society - Company Profile". Bloomberg.com.
"2010 Annual Report".
(May 31, 2019). "ACTRA and DGC Jointly Launch HAVEN Helpline". The TV Junkies.
(May 31, 2019). "ACTRA, Directors Guild of Canada launch HAVEN, a harassment helpline". [[Corus Entertainment]].

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