TORONTO – The Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA), the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) and the Association Québécoise de la Production Médiatique (AQPM) kicked off negotiations Monday for a new independent production agreement (IPA).
ACTRA said that the IPA covers the engagement of performers on all independent film, television and new media production in Canada, except for British Columbia, where ACTRA’s local, UBCP/ACTRA, negotiates a separate collective agreement for production in that province. The current IPA is set to expire on December 31, 2015.
“We come to the bargaining table with an optimistic view that we can secure achievable gains for our member performers all the while balancing the interests of Canadian producers and the U.S. studios,” said ACTRA’s chief negotiator and national executive director Stephen Waddell, in a statement. “Our members have developed a reasonable and fair package of proposals, and we look forward to discussing them with the producers.”
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