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Equity and the Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT) are pleased to announce revised terms of the Canadian Theatre Agreement (CTA) COVID-19 Addendum, in effect immediately.

“After a joint review of the Addendum by PACT and Equity, we’ve agreed to some adjustments that will continue to provide suitable health and safety standards for our performers while helping to encourage the return of theatre production,” says Equity Executive Director, Arden R. Ryshpan.

Highlights of amendments to the Addendum include:

• Clarification that payment for absence or injury would also apply in the event that an artist is required by municipal or provincial health authorities to self-isolate or quarantine.


• Increasing a stage manager’s prep days to two if a production, suspended as a result of the pandemic, is able to resume with the same stage manager.


• Requiring an engager with a vaccination policy to provide said policy, in addition to their health and safety protocol, to Equity.


• Restricting engagers from requiring a self-choreographed dance or movement sequence during a recorded audition.


• The ability for a theatre or a region to return to using the Addendum if provincial restrictions are reimposed.

“Given the ever-evolving situation, we understand that this Addendum has to be a living document that will continue to evolve as regulations change and our industry reopens for business,” continues Ryshpan.

A copy of the most recent version of the CTA COVID-19 Addendum is available here.

For more information about the CTA, please contact Margaret Thompson, Business Representative Manager - Theatre Agreements, at margaret@caea.com.