It's your time to vote! Voting in the 2024 Council elections is open now until November 28, online or by telephone only. Please refer to your voter information email or mail for instructions to access your ballot. Click here for more information about the Council elections and to check out your regional Candidate meeting.
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. To request a copy, click here. The updated CTA Fee Booklet is available online here. Read more....
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...
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: