TORONTO – The Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) announced today Sean Porter (above) has been promoted to vice-president, national industrial relations and counsel.
“In this role, Sean will join the CMPA’s senior leadership team, oversee national industrial relations strategy for the organization, lead national labour negotiations with the industry’s unions and guilds, and drive the CMPA’s priorities related to labour and employment legislation and regulations,” a press release explains.
Porter was previously CMPA’s lead negotiator and senior director, national industrial relations and counsel, a position he has held since being promoted to it in April of last year. His time at CMPA goes back to 2018 when he joined the organization as the director, national industrial relations and counsel.
In his time with CMPA, Porter “played a leading role in the development of COVID-19 guidance as co-chair of the Ontario Section 21 Committee; and, in the past year, he successfully led negotiations of the CMPA’s labour agreement renewals with ACTRA, NABET and IATSE, Local 411 (Craftservice and Honeywagon),” says the release.
“Sean is highly regarded for his work at the CMPA, and has made outstanding contributions since joining the organization four years ago,” said CMPA president and CEO, Reynolds Mastin, in the release.
“Sean is a strong, pragmatic negotiator with an extensive understanding of our members’ issues, and has demonstrated a superior ability to collaborate and build solid relationships with senior industry leaders.”
Prior to landing at the CMPA Porter worked as an associate in the labour and employment group at McCarthy Tetrault LLP. He has also articled and worked as an associate at Hicks Morley Hamilton Stewart Storie LLP. Porter received his Juris Doctor from Queen’s University and in 2014 he was called to the bar in Ontario.
“During my time at the CMPA, I have been consistently impressed by the effort and commitment our members make to building a strong and vibrant independent production industry in Canada,” Porter said. “I look forward to continuing to support CMPA members in this new, expanded role.”
Photo borrowed from CMPA’s website.
