ACTRA, CMPA, AQPM reach new Independent Production Agreement

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) announced today they have reached a tentative deal on a new three-year Independent Production Agreement (IPA). The tentative agreement will be presented to ACTRA’s membership as well as the CMPA and AQPM’s respective boards of directors for ratification, says a CMPA press release. The current 2019-2021 IPA is set to expire Dec. 31, 2021. The IPA “establishes the terms, conditions and rates for on- and off-camera performers engaged on English-language film, television and...