TORONTO – The new agreement between ACTRA, the Canadian Film and Television Production Association (CFTPA) and l’Association des producteurs de films et de télévision du Québec (APFTQ) was brokered quickly and ahead of schedule, and should bring “stability to the industry”.
Performers and independent producers have reached tentative terms for renewal of their independent production agreement, which would give performers a rate increase of 2% each year for three years. The balance of the other terms and conditions remain unchanged.
The agreement covers the engagement of performers on all film, television and new media production in Canada, except for British Columbia where ACTRA’s local, the UBCP, negotiates a separate collective agreement.
If ratified, the deal will take effect on January 1, 2010 and expire December 31, 2012. Like the current agreement, the 2010-2012 agreement would permit the parties to potentially reopen the new media provisions one year prior to it’s expiry.
“Our industry is facing some significant challenges right now," said John Barrack, the CFTPA’s chief negotiator, in a statement. "ACTRA and the CFTPA recognize that our energy is much better spent working together fighting our shared battle before the CRTC and elsewhere to ensure a strong independent production sector, rather than wasting time fighting each other. At the same time, this is a solid and fair deal that gives the industry some much-needed stability.”
