ACTRA Montreal represents 3,831 of Canada’s 30,000 professional performers working in English-language recorded media in Canada. As an advocate for Canadian culture since 1943, ACTRA is a member-driven union that continues to secure rights and respect for the work of professional performers.
Welcome to ACTRA Montreal
What's Shooting
When you’re part of ACTRA you’re part of the strongest full-service cultural union in Canada. Check out what’s shooting in our neck of the woods. From rural town locations, to cityscapes, lakes, purpose built studios, mo-cap studios and more, ACTRA Agreements fit every budget.
IPA Ratification
ACTRA members have voted to ratify the 2025-2027 ACTRA Independent Production Agreement (IPA) for a three-year term.
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Report a Non-Union Shoot
Protecting ACTRA’s jurisdiction in Montreal and across Canada is a vital process for defending Members’ livelihoods. Thanks to anonymous reporting – like yours – we can better protect our jurisdiction and preserve the performers rights we have negotiated over the years.
Anonymous on set reporting
Protecting performers' rights at the workplace is important. Thanks to anonymous reporting – like yours – we are informed of issues as they occur. Remaining anonymous is an option - it is preferable to leave your contact info so we can follow up with you - we will never move forward with a claim without your consent!
Quick Links
LOCAL NEWS
Find out about what’s going on in your union! And for more information follow ACTRA Montreal on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
ACTRA NATIONAL
For information on everything from membership to ACTRA’s world-class collective agreements, please visit the ACTRA National website.
AGREEMENTS
ACTRA has negotiated some of the strongest collective agreements for performers in the world covering film, TV, radio, digital media, videogame and commercial production.
AFBS
AFBS provides a range of health and dental benefits and financial services exclusive for self-employed Canadian artists.
President's Message
My fellow ACTRA Montreal members,
2025 is now behind us. It wasn’t an easy year for film and TV and by extension it wasn’t a good year for many ACTRA Montreal members. The decline in work opportunities is a global trend in our industry, not due to anything specific that we are or are not doing in Montreal. But we can’t resign ourselves to this situation. We must be proactive to both halt and reverse this decline.
We must support and encourage more Canadian and English Production in Quebec, and we must celebrate our own – how can we expect others to celebrate us if we don’t uplift each other and proudly give credit where credit is due. We will be doing that again this year at the ACTRA Awards in Montreal in June.
ACTRA Magazine: Fall 2024
Enjoy the Fall issue of ACTRA Magazine which features an exclusive bargaining Q&A with National President Eleanor Noble, along with stories on why the potential threats of artificial intelligence must be taken seriously, the big win for child performers in B.C., much more.
