Registration - In-house Organization

ACTRA Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists / ACTRA / Marie Kelly, National Executive Director

Registration Information

In-house Organization name: ACTRA Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists / ACTRA
Responsible Officer Name: Marie Kelly, National Executive Director
Responsible Officer Change History
Initial registration start date: 2009-05-14
Registration status: Active
Registration Number: 943887-243102

Associated Communications

Total Number of Communication Reports: 289

Monthly communication reports in the last 6 months: 3

Version 27 of 40 (2021-06-30 to 2021-11-22)

Registration versions:

Version 27 of 40 (2021-06-30 to 2021-11-22)

Lobbying Information

Subject Matters

Arts and Culture
Broadcasting
Immigration
Intellectual Property
International Trade
Labour
Taxation and Finance
Telecommunications

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, with respect to increased, longterm government investment.
Canadian Media Fund, with respect to increased longterm government investment and the maintenance of Canadian content requirements for eligibility.
National Film Board, with respect to increased, longterm government investment.
Telefilm Canada, with respect to increased, longterm government investment.

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Bill C-10: An Act to Amend the Broadcasting Act, with respect to the use of Canadian talent, Canadian ownership in the broadcasting system, and future regulation of online undertakings.
Copyright legislation – Updating Canada's Copyright Act to implement the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Copyright and Audio Visual Treaties.
Income Tax averaging for Artists: Propose amendments to the Income Tax Act to re-instate income tax averaging for artists.
Status of the Artist Act, with respect to the ongoing improvement of the socio-economic circumstances of Canadian artists.

Policies or Program

COVID-19 recovery plans including CERB, the production insurance backstop, and health & safety.
Factoring in diversity for groups or entities receiving public funding.

Regulation

Television, broadcasting and telecommunications regulation as it relates to programming and Canadian content.

Communication Techniques

Written communication
Oral communication
Grass-roots communication

Government Institutions

Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Canadian Heritage (PCH)
Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
Finance Canada (FIN)
Global Affairs Canada (GAC)
House of Commons
Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC)
Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
National Film Board (NFB)
Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
Senate of Canada

In-house Organization Details

Description of the organization's activities

ACTRA (Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists) is the national organization of professional performers working in the English-language recorded media in Canada. ACTRA represents the interests of 25,000 members across Canada - the foundation of Canada's highly acclaimed professional performing community.

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Marie Kelly, National Executive Director

Organization's membership or classes of membership

27,000 members in three categories: Full members, apprentice members and ACTRA background performers.

Government funding

End date of the last completed financial year: 2021-02-28

List of Government Funding
Government Institution	Funding Received in Last Financial Year	Funding Expected in Current Financial Year
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)	$1,439,900.31	Yes

In-house Organization Contact Information

Address:
625 Church Street
Suite 300
Toronto, ON M4Y 2G1
Canada

Telephone number: 416-644-1500

Lobbyists Details

Employees who lobby for the organization

Christine Basdeo, Director, People, Labour Relations & Operations | No public offices held
Lisa Blanchette, Director, Public Affairs and Communications | No public offices held
Michael Cheevers, Industry Relations Officer | No public offices held
Chris Cornish, Branch Representative & Federal Outreach Coordinator | No public offices held
Daintry Dalton, Regional Executive Director | No public offices held
David Gale, ACTRA Toronto President | No public offices held
Keith Martin Gordey, ACTRA National Vice President | No public offices held
Ellie Harvie, UBCP/ACTRA President | No public offices held
Marie Kelly, National Executive Director | No public offices held
Sue Milling, Director - ACTRA Toronto | No public offices held
Karl Pruner, Director, Communications - ACTRA Toronto | No public offices held
David Sparrow, ACTRA National Past President | No public offices held
Theresa Tova, ACTRA National Treasurer | No public offices held

ACTRA Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists/ACTRA

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008

The following names have been used on or after July 2, 2008
Name	From	To
ACTRA Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists/ACTRA	2009-05-14	current

ACTRA Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists / ACTRA

Responsible Officer History
Responsible Officer Name	From (YYYY-MM-DD)	To (YYYY-MM-DD)
Marie Kelly	2019-04-08	Current
Stephen Waddell	2009-05-14	2019-04-08

Date Modified:: 2025-03-07

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Registration - In-house Organization

ACTRA Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists / ACTRA / Marie Kelly, National Executive Director

Registration Information

Associated Communications

Version 27 of 40 (2021-06-30 to 2021-11-22)

Version 27 of 40 (2021-06-30 to 2021-11-22)

Subject Matters

Subject Matter Details

Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution

Policies or Program

Regulation

Communication Techniques

Government Institutions

Description of the organization's activities

Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration

Organization's membership or classes of membership

Government funding

In-house Organization Contact Information

Employees who lobby for the organization