Do Not Work

Please be advised that the reality television series, Canada’s Drag Race, Season 3, produced by: Saloon Media and Blue Ant Media is not signatory to any ACTRA Agreement and is therefore a non-union Production. ACTRA’s Constitution and By-laws prohibit union members from working on such productions.

We wish to remind you of Section 3A of the ACTRA National By-law No. 7, which provides as follows with respect to Member Conduct, Rights, Responsibilities and Discipline Process:

Members are to:
a) Work for signatories: A member must work only for an engager or producer who is a signatory to a relevant ACTRA collective agreement and consistent with the ACTRA Policy Statement respecting the engagement of ACTRA Performers (Appendix E).
b) Work for an engager in good standing: A member must work for an engager who is in good standing – i.e. has not been declared an unfair engager.

In addition, ACTRA members are reminded of the ACTRA Off-shore Productions Policy, which can be found here: https://www.actra.ca/work-notices/off-shore-productions/

Please be advised that, as a member of ACTRA, you are not permitted to work on the reality television series, Canada’s Drag Race, Season 3. Please don’t hesitate to contact ACTRA if you have any questions.

For further details on What’s Shooting under ACTRA Toronto’s jurisdiction, please visit https://www.actratoronto.com/whats-shooting/.

Please be advised that the film We Are, produced by: Sanjay Routray (Matchbox Pictures), Sanjay Suri, Onir (Anticlock Films) and Executive Produced by Deepa Mehta, is not signatory to any ACTRA Agreement and is therefore a non-union Production. ACTRA’s Constitution and By-laws prohibit union members from working on such productions.

We wish to remind you of Section 3A of the ACTRA National By-law No. 7, which provides as follows with respect to Member Conduct, Rights, Responsibilities and Discipline Process:

Members are to:
a) Work for signatories: A member must work only for an engager or producer who is a signatory to a relevant ACTRA collective agreement and consistent with the ACTRA Policy Statement respecting the engagement of ACTRA Performers (Appendix E).
b) Work for an engager in good standing: A member must work for an engager who is in good standing – i.e. has not been declared an unfair engager.

In addition, ACTRA members are reminded of the ACTRA Off-shore Productions Policy, which can be found here: https://www.actra.ca/work-notices/off-shore-productions/

Please be advised that, as a member of ACTRA, you are not permitted to work on the film We Are. Please don’t hesitate to contact ACTRA if you have any questions.

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Please be advised that the short film, Impulse, produced by Sean Kuzyk and John Galen Wilson, is not signatory to any UBCP/ACTRA agreement and it is therefore a non-union production. UBCP/ACTRA’s By-laws and Constitution prohibit union members from auditioning for, or working on, any non-union production in recorded media.

Accordingly, there are significant consequences for full members, apprentice members, and background members found to be participating in a non-union production.

There are also consequences for talent agencies found to be directing members to non-union work, including the loss of their cheque distribution courtesy. This is the courtesy by which we send commercial and residual cheques to the agency, rather than the performer directly.

The vast majority of our members do not work on non-union productions and feel strongly about protecting our jurisdiction against anything that threatens it, including members working on non-union productions and talent agencies that facilitate that work.

We appreciate and applaud the efforts of those talent agencies who are working in the best interests of our members and the union.

We extend our thanks to the many members and agents who stand in solidarity and support UBCP/ACTRA and its members, particularly by refusing to participate in this and other non-union productions. We will update you if an agreement with the producer has been signed.

For more information, please contact Michael Cheevers, Organizer, at michael.cheevers@ubcpactra.ca or (604) 689-0727 ext. 2248.

In solidarity,

UBCP/ACTRA Organizing
If you have information on non-union productions, please forward it to industryrelations@ubcpactra.ca.

August 23, 2021

UBCP/ ACTRA has been made aware of a non-union TV series, Hitler’s Last Stand, that is being produced in BC. Union staff are reaching out to the engager in an effort to unionize this production.

Please be aware that it is a contravention of the UBCP/ACTRA By-laws and Constitution for a union member to audition or work on any non-union production in recorded media.

There are significant consequences for full members, apprentice members, and background members found to be auditioning for, or working on, a non-union production. There are also consequences for talent agencies found to be directing members to non-union work, including the loss of the Cheque Distribution Courtesy (the courtesy by which we send commercial and residual cheques to the agency, rather than the performer directly).

The vast majority of our members do not work on non-union productions and feel strongly about protecting our jurisdiction against anything that threatens it, including members working on non-union productions and talent agencies that facilitate that work.

We appreciate and applaud the efforts of those talent agencies who are working in the best interests of our members and the union. If you have information on non-union productions, please forward it to industryrelations@ubcpactra.ca.

We extend our thanks to the many members and agents who have been standing in solidarity and supporting UBCP/ACTRA and its members, particularly by refusing non-union work.

We will update you if an agreement with the producer has been signed.

In solidarity,

UBCP/ACTRA Organizing

Please be advised that ACTRA, in accordance with the Independent Production Agreement, has declared Spinning Gold LLC and 9388-2132 Quebec Inc., producers of the feature film Spinning Gold, unfair engagers for failure to meet payroll obligations.

As such, ACTRA members are hereby prohibited from accepting work on the aforementioned production. Violating this order may result in disciplinary action in accordance with the ACTRA By-laws & Constitution.

The Unfair Producer Declaration shall be revoked by ACTRA once the Producer is in full compliance with their payroll obligations, including late payment penalties and bond assurances. At that time, ACTRA will remove the Do Not Work Notice for Spinning Gold.

Should you have any questions about the notice, please contact Carmela Algeri, Assistant Branch Rep, at calgeri@actra.ca or 514-844-3318.