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We're "gonna go back in time" for today's REWIND to witness the acting debut of Canadian legend Michael J. Fox.

Seen here alongside unforgettable co-star Brent Carver on the Vancouver set of the CBC comedy Leo and Me in 1978, Michael went on to global superstardom for beloved roles in NBC sitcom 'Family Ties', 'Teen Wolf', and of course as Marty McFly in the 'Back to the Future' trilogy, to name just a few.

A native of Edmonton, Alberta, Michael has been a member of ACTRA and UBCP/ACTRA since 1977 and recently returned to the screen with an acclaimed guest role on Apple TV's 'Shrinking'. He is also the co-founder of The Michael J. Fox Foundation - a nonprofit organization aiming to find better treatments and a cure for Parkinson's Disease.

Photo credit: CBC

ACTRA and the Union des artistes stand together in calling on the federal government to protect performers from the unchecked exploitation of Artificial Intelligence.

In each of our submitted 2026 federal budget proposals, our messages are aligned: Canadian performers deserve the right to consent before their voice, face or likeness is used - and fair compensation when it is.

ACTRA also calls on the government to uphold and strengthen the Online Streaming Act and to accede to the WIPO Beijing Treaty on Audiovisual Performances - steps that would position Canada as a global leader in protecting performers' rights.

We proudly stand alongside @UnionDesArtistes in this work, and will carry these shared priorities forward together.

To read ACTRA's Pre-Budget Submission, visit our Political Action page via the link in bio.

An inspiring week of solidarity and Canadian labour power has now adjourned in the union city of Winnipeg.

The 31st @canadianlabour Convention was a show of strength and unity from this country's labour movement, including by your union as we stood in power for performers' livelihoods.

The highlights were plenty but if we had to choose, it was witnessing ACTRA National President Eleanor Noble and @actratoronto President @katezie speaking their truth to Canada's gathered unions and successfully pushing a resolution on the National Commercial Agreement through The House of Labour.

Thank you to the Canadian Labour Congress and all of the unions who supported ACTRA this week and throughout our fight for performers' rights.

On May 13, 2026, ACTRA stood before Canada’s unions gathered at the Canadian Labour Congress Convention to bring Resolution ESP-098: National Commercial Agreement Lockout, to the floor.

To watch the full video, visit the link in bio.

ACTRA is thrilled to partner with the Banff World Media Festival to celebrate Canadian performers and showcase the strength of our industry on the international and domestic stage.

Canada’s screen sector, this union, and Canadian performers will be centre stage at this year's festival as @banffmedia and ACTRA collaborate on what is shaping up to be the biggest Banff ever!

The announcements got started today as ACTRA members Jason Priestley, Tantoo Cardinal and Mae Martin, were announced as award recipients at the Rockie Awards which take place as part of the festival.

More amazing ACTRA members are going to play big parts at this year's Banff so stay tuned for more exciting reveals. What better place than the Rocky Mountains to elevate our members?!

For more on today's announcements from Banff, visit the link in bio.

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ACTRA joins the @uniondesartistes_uda statement of solidarity with AQTIS 514 IATSE who are raising the alarm on incessant pressure for artists and craftspeople to give up aspects of their negotiated working conditions in Quebec's audiovisual sector.

Unions negotiate contracts at the bargaining table - not on the whim of billionaire corporations.

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L'ACTRA se joint à la déclaration de solidarité de @uniondesartistes_udaenvers les membres de l'AQTIS 514 IATSE, qui tirent la sonnette d'alarme face aux pressions incessantes exercées sur les artistes et les artisans pour qu'ils renoncent à certains aspects de leurs conditions de travail négociées dans le secteur audiovisuel québécois.

Les syndicats négocient les ententes collectives à la table des négociations, et non selon le bon vouloir des entreprises milliardaires.

Read more from @uniondesartistes_uda via link in bio (FR)

When China passes progressive AI protections before you, there’s work to be done!

President Eleanor Noble reacts to the Chinese ruling that workers can NOT be fired and replaced by artificial intelligence while asking where Canada’s long-promised protections are.

Learn more about this story via link in bio.

Awards season is heating up at ACTRA Branches, as Toronto, Maritimes, and Montreal gear up to hand out their big prizes over the next few weeks.

ACTRA members always rise to the occasion, as seen in this 1984 REWIND when broadcaster Laurier LaPierre, singer Ann Mortifee and performer Jayne Eastwood arrived to the ACTRA Awards in Toronto - in style!

While chauffeur moustache fashion may have changed, celebrating member excellence is always on point.

We are putting the "international" into International Workers' Day alongside our sibling unions from the United Kingdom and the United States.

No union is an island - especially in our global industry - and sharing our individual unions' challenges helps us all as a global family. This week ACTRA National Executive Director and Chief Negotiator Marie Kelly joined Lesley Brady @ubcp_actra Director of Contracts, Lead Negotiator, and @equityuk General Secretary, Paul W Fleming at @sagaftra headquarters as they attend SAG-AFTRA's ongoing negotiations with AMPTP.

Solidarity matters because one union's issue today, is another union's tomorrow.

Attention aspiring Intimacy Coordinators!

ACTRA is pleased to announce “Level Up: Intimacy Coordinators” – a program designed to help upskill ACTRA members across the country who are interested in pursuing a career as an Intimacy Coordinator.

If you are an ACTRA member who is interested in completing training components required to become a fully Certified Intimacy Coordinator, we encourage you to express your interest in participating in this program by May 31, 2026.

Thank you to the @cmf.fmc for supporting this program! Visit the link in bio for more information.

May marks the start of Asian Heritage Month in Canada, a time to reflect on and celebrate the many contributions of people of Asian origin who have helped shape our country.

It’s an opportunity to honour the rich cultural heritage that spans diverse languages, ethnicities, and religious traditions, and to recognize the vibrant communities whose impact is felt across all aspects of Canadian life — including on our screens.

Tomorrow is International Workers' Day, which honours labour rights and social justice movements around the world.

What better way to mark May Day than with a REWIND to the picket lines of ACTRA's one and only IPA strike in 2007? Even better -the line being held by performer and union stalwart Shirley Douglas!

Shirley definitely had a foot in both camps: with her own amazing acting career, and as mother of Kiefer Sutherland, she was Canadian acting royalty. But her roots at the feet of her father Tommy Douglas - "The Father of Canadian Healthcare" - gave her the rock solid dedication to social justice that she would later bring to her union, ACTRA.