Now is your time to step forward – to share your interest, your ideas, and your passion by declaring your candidacy or nominating a fellow Equity member for Equity Council. Support the members in your region and across the country, and help shape Equity's future. It's important for all of us! To learn more about the nomination process, click here. The deadline for submitting a nomination is 8:00 pm ET on October 10. We encourage all members – particularly those from underrepresented groups in our membership – to declare their candidacy or nominate a member from your community. Diverse voices, representing diverse perspectives are crucial for a strong leadership. Only Life, Regular or Regular-Extended Visa members in good standing, of at least 18 years of age, are eligible to run for Council.
Canadian Actors’ Equity Association and the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres are pleased to announce that the material terms for the 2024-2027 Canadian Theatre Agreement (CTA) is now available online. Printed copies of the CTA will be available shortly. The updated CTA Fee Booklet is available online here. Read more....
August 22, 2024 - Canadian Actors’ Equity Association is pleased to announce the 2024 dues referendum has passed. Members voted 70% in favour of the proposed sustainability plan that includes a $20 dues increase as of May 2025, a subsequent increase of $12 effective May 2028, and the introduction of a new Dues Credit Initiative that will provide members with a credit towards their dues if Equity has a strong financial year. Voting closed at 3 pm ET today with 41% of the eligible voters having cast their ballot.
More details on the dues referendum and Dues Credit Initiative are available here.
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March 27, 2024 - Equity is pleased to announce the launch of HAVEN Online, a resource hub and online reporting platform for incidents of inappropriate behaviour in the workplace. Artists working on an Equity contract can use the HAVEN Online form to share information confidentially or anonymously with the Association, and request follow-up assistance from an Equity Respectful Workplace Advisor, if needed.
Equity invites you to attend a Member Orientation Session. The two-hour course is meant to provide participants with an understanding of Equity’s core responsibilities, an overview of how collective agreements work, a summary of their benefits, and an awareness of their rights and responsibilities as members of the Association.
Members can register to attend an upcoming Member Orientation Session by clicking here. Read more...
Equity is very pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Honours Awards. The Honours Awards recognize the outstanding achievements and contributions of Equity members and other artists in our industry. To celebrate this year's honourees, a video recording of the awards presentations will be made available on Equity's social platforms and at www.caea.com on December 6, 2024. To learn more about the recipients and the EQ Honours Awards, click here. Read more...
August 29, 2024 - Equity is pleased to announce the launch of So You’re a Fight Director Who’s Been Offered a Contract, a handy checklist of important elements to consider when working as a fight director. The tip sheet, created by Equity’s Directors, Choreographers, Fight Directors, and Intimacy Directors Committee (DCFID), is part of a resource series that will provide guidance for members working in each of the Committee’s disciplines. Read more
Each year, Equity prepares an Artists' Statistics and Employment Report that provides an in-depth look at your work opportunities, capturing Equity engagements and contracts, member and non-member earnings, and work weeks across the country - providing us with a better understanding of our industry. Click here to view snapshots of Equity contracts and member earnings under dance, opera, and theatre agreements, as well as provincial breakdowns of changes in total Equity contracts and earnings over the past year.
The Equity Directors, Choreographers, Fight Directors and Intimacy Directors Committee presents Negotiating with Engagers: a Panel Discussion with directors Rebecca Northan, Meg Roe, and Julie Tomaino. Moderated by Council President, Scott Bellis. Register here to join us on Monday, September 16 from 3:30 p.m. ET to 5:00 p.m. ET.
Equity staff & Council Committees have collaborated on creating a series of new resources for members: