Guilds and Unions
ACTRA Toronto is the largest branch of ACTRA (the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists), the union representing performers in the film, radio, television and new media industries.
Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA)
The CMPA is Canada’s national trade association for independent English-language media producers.
Directors Guild of Canada - Ontario
The Directors Guild of Canada Ontario (DGC Ontario) is a provincial labour organization representing more than 2,600 key creative and logistical personnel working in the screen-based industries in the areas of direction, assistant direction, design, production management, locations, accounting and editing.
IATSE Local 634 represents artists, technicians, and craftspeople who work primarily in film, television, and stage production in Northern Ontario.
IATSE Local 667 represents camera professionals and unit publicists who work in all phases of Motion Picture productions filmed or electronically recorded. The I.A.T.S.E. Local 667 membership is comprised of unit publicists and a variety of professional camera people working in different positions based on their experience, skills and the nature of the recorded media.
IATSE Local 411 was formed out to the need for a body to represent Production Coordinators in the Motion Picture and Television Industry in 1998.
NABET 700-M UNIFOR currently has over 3,000 qualified technicians in fifteen departments of the film and television industry: Continuity (Script Supervisor), Construction, Costume , Grip, Hair, Labour, Lighting, Make-up, Paint, Props, Set Decoration, Sound, Special Effects, Videotape and Transportation.
The Writers Guild of Canada represents more than 2,300 professional English-language screenwriters in Canada, creators of entertainment watched around the world.