ACTRA, AQPM and CMPA begin IPA bargaining

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...