ACTRA Toronto

🚨Office Closure Alert!🚨 The ACTRA Toronto office will close at 3PM today (Monday, February 23, 2026). We will re-open at 9AM on Tuesday, February 24.

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YouTube video by ACTRA Toronto Paul Sun-Hyung Lee to receive ACTRA Toronto 2026 Award of Excellence

We are delighted to announce that award-winning actor Paul Sun-Hyung Lee will be presented with ACTRA Toronto’s 2026 Award of Excellence at the 24th #ACTRAAwards in Toronto, taking place on May 11, 2026 at Koerner Hall at the TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning!

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This award celebrated Mercedes's contribution to representation, equity, and artist leadership in Canada. Congratulations Mercedes!

Learn more about the Canadian Black Screen Awards and the Black Actor and Film Guild Canada: www.bafgcanada.com

We're thrilled to share that ACTRA Toronto VP / Councillor and National Councillor Mercedes Morris was recognized with the Trailblazer Talent Award at the Canadian Black Screen Awards!

More details, including RSVP information, will be shared soon.

The gathering will take place on Friday, March 6, 2026, from 5 to 8 p.m. in Toronto. Location details will be announced soon.⁠
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This event is open exclusively to Indigenous-identifying ACTRA Toronto members from across all work categories and membership levels.⁠

Hosted by ACTRA Toronto Councillor Tamara Podemski (Anishinaabekwe), this gathering will provide a culturally grounded, Indigenous-led space for members to come together, share experiences and learn more about ACTRA Toronto committees’ advocacy work and support services.⁠

🗓️ SAVE THE DATE! 🗓️ ACTRA Toronto is inviting all Indigenous-identifying members to our first-ever Indigenous Gathering, for an evening dedicated to connection, community and collective voice.⁠

We're thrilled to share that ACTRA Toronto Member Tonya Williams is one of the recipients of the 2026 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards (GGPAA) for Lifetime Artistic Achievement! 🎉 Congratulations Tonya! 🎉

Meet the 2026 laureates: ggpaa.ca/award-recipi...

The first of two in-person ACTRA National Council meetings in 2026 took place this week, and your ACTRA Toronto National Councillors was there representing our membership! We look forward to sharing details of the work done by National Council with ACTRA Toronto Members soon.

More details, including RSVP information, will be shared soon. In the meantime, please save the date 🗓️!

The gathering will take place on Friday, March 6, 2026, from 5 to 8 p.m. in Toronto. Location details will be announced soon.

This event is open exclusively to Indigenous-identifying ACTRA Toronto members from across all work categories and membership levels.

Hosted by ACTRA Toronto Councillor Tamara Podemski (Anishinaabekwe), this gathering will provide a culturally grounded, Indigenous-led space for members to come together, share experiences and learn more about ACTRA Toronto committees’ advocacy work and support services.

ACTRA Toronto is inviting all Indigenous-identifying members to our first-ever Indigenous Gathering, for an evening dedicated to connection, community and collective voice.

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We are so proud of the many ACTRA Toronto Members that have been a part of MURDOCH MYSTERIES over the years. Congratulations to everyone who has helped make the show a worldwide success, and to all who continue to fight for Canadian stories on our screens!

The report shows that global hit MURDOCH MYSTERIES has generated over $1 billion in economic output in Ontario, supported 9,590 full-time Canadian jobs, and contributed $766 million to the national GDP across 18 seasons.

A new report from the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) and Shaftesbury shines a light on what performers have long known: Canadian-made IP drives real economic value.

...Brandon Ash-Mohammed, Bianca Olivia Nugara, Arthur Moukhortov, Devante Senior, Slavic Rogozine, Stunt Coordinator Cam Fergus and Stunt Performers Ralph Taggart and Nick McMullen.⁠
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Congratulations to all the ACTRA Toronto Members involved in this wonderful show!

And what a cast HEATED RIVALRY has! This ACTRA Toronto production featured Members including Robbie Graham-Kuntz, Callan Potter, Kolton Stewart, Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova, Franco Lo Presti, Matthew B Gordon, Nadine Bhabha, Harrison Browne, Aidan Shaw, Kamilla Kowal, Matthew Finlan...

We're still buzzing about Prime Time 2026 and the amazing HEATED RIVALRY moments! One of the highlights was a conversation with Jacob Tierney and Brendan Brady of Accent Aigu Entertainment, plus stars Hudson Williams and Sophie Nélisse.⁠

Today marks Alistair Hepburn’s last day as Executive Director with ACTRA Toronto before he moves on to his new adventure.⁠

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Like so many people in Canada and around the world, ACTRA Toronto is deeply saddened to hear of Catherine O’Hara’s passing. She was one of those rare performers whose work felt both global and deeply Canadian at the same time.

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We are thrilled that Prime Minister Mark Carney stopped by Prime Time, and spoke about ACTRA Toronto production HEATED RIVALRY, one of the most talked about Canadian shows of all time! We are so proud of this momentous series and the many talented Canadian performers that are featured in it. #PT2026

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Morgan Davidoff, Paul Constable (Treasurer), Amy Matysio (VP), Grace Hawkins (Manager, Contracts), Jameson Kraemer (VP), Kristina Esposito, Luisa Alvarez Restrepo (Director, Inclusion & Community Development)

Top 📷️: Kate Ziegler (ACTRA Toronto President), Paul Constable (Treasurer), Amy Matysio (VP), Jameson Kraemer (VP)

Bottom 📷️: Kenneth Mohabir, Gail Haupert (Director, Contracts & Production), Adolyn H. Dar (Councillor), Uppekha Jain, Kate Ziegler (ACTRA Toronto President)
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ACTRA Toronto is showing our union strength and solidarity at Prime Time 2026 #PT2026! We're thrilled to have many ACTRA Toronto Members, Councillors and staff at the conference this week. We've still got tonight and tomorrow - looking forward to many more great connections and conversations!

ACTRA Toronto is at Prime Time 2026, and we are excited to hear from Canada's first Minister of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation, The Honourable Evan Solomon at the keynote address about the Canadian government's pending AI strategy & the critical impacts of AI on our industry. #PT2026

Day Two of Prime Time 2026 is off! ACTRA Toronto is here and we kicked off the day with Howie Mandel and Reynolds Mastin of the CMPA. Looking forward to a productive conference of networking, learning and more. Stay tuned for more highlights from #PT2026!