August 1, 2025

Dear Members,

Summer is here. It is hot, sometimes sunny and smoky. I hope that you all kept your mask! 

In May, ACTRA members (those who worked under National Commercial Agreement (NCA) between June 1, 2022 and March 31 in 2025) voted “Yes” on an extension of the NCA from May 2025 to 2026. Even with the “Yes” vote, the Institute of Canadian Agencies (ICA) still locks ACTRA members out. The good news is that Saatchi & Saatchi Canada, a leading Canadian advertising agency, will exclusively cast ACTRA performers. 

ACTRA and CBC have reached a memorandum of Agreement (MOA) for a retroactive 3 year extension of the ACTRA – CBC Radio and Television Agreement (July 2022 – June 2025).

In more local news, Actor’s Gym is active. Dawn Bird presented a workshop on Self Auditioning Tape. We will reconvene in September with more workshops. Stay tuned for updates! 

During the third week of August, The Regina International Film Festival and Awards (RIFFA) has generously given ACTRA members free admission to the awards ceremony and all of the screenings (except Sask Shorts and LOOK.) If you would like to go, please send me your name, screening date(s) and times(s). Please reach out to the office if you need my email address. Here is a link to the screening: https://riffa.ca/schedule/

Our AGM is fast approaching. I encourage everyone to consider running and taking on a role. We need you 👈

Yours in solidarity,
Victor Lam
Branch President