Candidate meeting time! Register to attend the candidate meeting for your region:
Ontario - November 4 @ 7:30 pm ET: Register here BC/Yukon - November 4 @ 6:30 pm PT: Register here S. Alberta - November 5 @ 6:00 pm MT: Register here Quebec - November 11 @ 1:30 pm ET: Register here
And check out who was nominated in your region here.
Canadian Actors’ Equity Association and the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres are pleased to announce that the material terms for the 2024-2027 Canadian Theatre Agreement (CTA) is now available online. Printed copies of the CTA will be available shortly. The updated CTA Fee Booklet is available online here. Read more....
March 27, 2024 - Equity is pleased to announce the launch of HAVEN Online, a resource hub and online reporting platform for incidents of inappropriate behaviour in the workplace. Artists working on an Equity contract can use the HAVEN Online form to share information confidentially or anonymously with the Association, and request follow-up assistance from an Equity Respectful Workplace Advisor, if needed.
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Equity invites you to attend a Member Orientation Session. The two-hour course is meant to provide participants with an understanding of Equity’s core responsibilities, an overview of how collective agreements work, a summary of their benefits, and an awareness of their rights and responsibilities as members of the Association.
Members can register to attend an upcoming Member Orientation Session by clicking here. Read more...
Thank you to all the members who attended Equity's 2024 National Annual General Meeting (NAGM) on October 21. It was an informative session with a review of Equity’s work and finances over the past year and animated discussions on issues that matter to members. For those members who were unable to attend the NAGM, materials from the meeting, including video recordings and report transcriptions are available to view or download here.
After 17 years of dedicated service to Canadian Actors’ Equity Association, Executive Director Arden R. Ryshpan has announced that she will be retiring May 30, 2025. Over the next few weeks, Equity’s National Council will form a Search Committee to work in conjunction with a recruitment firm on finding the Association’s next ED. Read more...
Register to attend our upcoming panel discussion on Monday, November 4th from 2:00 - 3:30 pm ET.
Join Nina Lee Aquino, Daryl Cloran, and Jenna Rodgers, as Vanessa Porteous hosts them for a chat about how, and why, we use room agreements and other strategies to set expectations, name our shared values, find ways to adhere to best intentions, allow for true difference, and seek real common ground.
Equity is very pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 Honours Awards. The Honours Awards recognize the outstanding achievements and contributions of Equity members and other artists in our industry. To celebrate this year's honourees, a video recording of the awards presentations will be made available on Equity's social platforms and at www.caea.com on December 6, 2024. To learn more about the recipients and the EQ Honours Awards, click here. Read more...
Each year, Equity prepares an Artists' Statistics and Employment Report that provides an in-depth look at your work opportunities, capturing Equity engagements and contracts, member and non-member earnings, and work weeks across the country - providing us with a better understanding of our industry. Click here to view snapshots of Equity contracts and member earnings under dance, opera, and theatre agreements, as well as provincial breakdowns of changes in total Equity contracts and earnings over the past year.
Equity staff & Council Committees have collaborated on creating a series of new resources for members: