Equity has submitted its brief to the House of Commons Standing Committee on Finance and Department of Finance Canada as part of their annual pre-budget consultation processes. These consultations provide Canadians and Canadian organizations an opportunity to convey their priorities for the government’s forthcoming budget.

To read Equity’s entire brief, please click here.

July 24, 2025 — Each year, Equity prepares an Employment Report that provides an in-depth look at your work opportunities, capturing Equity engagements and contracts, member and non-member earnings, and more. The report provides us with a better understanding of our industry across the country.

Click here to read Equity's Employment Report, breaking down the genres of dance, opera, and theatre, as well as Equity's membership over the past year.

June 30, 2025 — Equity is pleased to announce the launch of Staying Safe: A Guide to Handling Hot Temperatures in the Workplace, providing artists with tips for preventing, recognizing, and addressing heat-related dangers in the workplace. Created by Equity’s Physical Health & Safety Task Force (PHS), the Guide is the first in a planned series about Staying Safe in the Workplace.

To coincide with the Guide’s launch, Equity has created an anonymous feedback form for members to share any heat-related stories about safety concerns in the workplace. The more we know about the challenges our members face, the more we can do to address them. Click here to share your workplace heat safety feedback.

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June 12, 2025 — Equity is pleased to announce an update to its contract flexibility program. Originally launched in 2023 to support senior artists as they pursue their work on stage, the program has now been expanded to include disabled artists and will be rebranded as Equity’s Senior and Disabled Artist Program.

The Program aims to address challenges that include limited professional opportunities, health concerns that could have an impact on the ability to handle the usual work schedule, and issues performing with amateur or community theatres, where the schedule may be more appropriate to a senior or disabled artist’s needs.

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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...