ABOUT THE AQPM The Association québécoise de la production médiatique (AQPM) represents 150 independent companies involved in the production or co-production of films, television and digital content for all screens in French and English. aqpm.ca Chloé Azières Manager, Communication Association québécoise de la production médiatique (AQPM) cazieres@aqpm.ca The WGC/CMPA IPA has been negotiated and ratified and will come into force on July 1, 2019. The full agreement is now available below. “After reaching two other important agreements with directors and crew members in recent months, this agreement demonstrates the commitment we share with service providers to maintain stability and predictability in the face of tumultuous changes in the Canadian screen-based industry,” said Warren Ross, Vice President of National Industrial Relations and Senior Advisor to the CMPA. “We thank our AQPM and ACTRA negotiators for their tireless work to achieve this common goal that benefits not only our sector as a whole, but especially the Canadian public.” TORONTO, November 15, 2018 – After productive negotiations, the Alliance des Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA), the Fédération canadienne des producteurs de médias (CMPA) and the Association québécoise de la production médiatique (AQPM) announced today that they have reached an agreement on a new three-year independent production agreement (API). The agreement in principle is now submitted for ratification to the members of the ACACra and the respective boards of directors of the CMPA and the AQPM. The 2015-2017 DPI has been extended until June 30, 2019. All conditions and forms of the agreement remain as follows, with the exception of the script fee, which increased by 1% on January 1, 2018. See below for the new price sheet. The ACTRA Independent Production Agreement sets out the terms, conditions and rates applicable to online and off-camera performers participating in English-language productions in Canada, with the exception of British Columbia, which is managed under a separate collective agreement. The current 2016-2018 agreement expires on December 31, 2018. . .