national commercial agreement between the joint broadcast committee of the institute of communication agencies and the association of canadian advertisers and actra Term of Agreement: August 5, 2017 to June 30, 2020 TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1 – Application and Recognition 101 Application of Agreement ................................................................................................ 1 102 Commercials Produced in Foreign Location ....................................................................... 1 103 Parties to Agreement ....................................................................................................... 2 104 Recognition .................................................................................................................... 2 106 Extraordinary Circumstances ........................................................................................... 2 Section 2 – Performer Defintions: Television 201 Preamble ........................................................................................................................ 3 202 Performer ....................................................................................................................... 3 203 Principal Performer (PP) ................................................................................................... 3 204 Silent-On-Camera (SOC) .................................................................................................. 3 205 Voice-Over (VO) ............................................................................................................... 4 206 Demonstrator (Demo) ...................................................................................................... 4 207 Background Performers (BP) ............................................................................................ 4 208 Solo Singers (SS) + Group Singers (GS) ............................................................................ 6 209 Dancers .......................................................................................................................... 6 210 Specialty Act ................................................................................................................... 7 211 Puppeteers ..................................................................................................................... 7 212 Cartoonist ....................................................................................................................... 8 213 Stunt Coordinator ............................................................................................................ 8 214 Stunt Performer ............................................................................................................... 8 215 Voice-Over/Lip Sync ........................................................................................................ 8 216 Choreographer ................................................................................................................ 8 Section 3 – Performer Definitions: Radio 301 Single Voice .................................................................................................................... 8 302 Multiple Voice ................................................................................................................. 9 Section 4 – Definition Of Terms 401 Engager .......................................................................................................................... 9 402 Television Commercial ..................................................................................................... 9 403 Radio Commercial ........................................................................................................... 9 404 Billboard ....................................................................................................................... 10 405 Dealer Commercial ........................................................................................................ 10 406 Tag ............................................................................................................................... 10 407 Wild Spot Use ............................................................................................................... 10 408 Network Spot Use .......................................................................................................... 10 409 Program Use ................................................................................................................. 10 410 Non–Prime Time ............................................................................................................ 11 411 Prime Time .................................................................................................................... 11 412 Risk Performance .......................................................................................................... 11 413 Stunt Work .................................................................................................................... 11 414 Session Fee .................................................................................................................. 11 415 Above-Minimum Payment .............................................................................................. 11 i 416 Recall ........................................................................................................................... 12 417 Preproduction Rehearsal Fee ......................................................................................... 12 418 Booking ........................................................................................................................ 12 419 Super ........................................................................................................................... 12 420 Body Costume ............................................................................................................... 12 421 OMNI ............................................................................................................................ 12 422 Hold ............................................................................................................................. 13 423 Joint Promotions ........................................................................................................... 13 424 Work Day ...................................................................................................................... 13 Section 5 – Conditions of Engagement 501 Performers Must Be Qualified ........................................................................................ 13 502 Rates No Less Favourable .............................................................................................. 13 503 Better Rates and Conditions ........................................................................................... 13 504 Upgrading/Downgrading/Editing Out ............................................................................. 13 505 Performer Misconduct ................................................................................................... 14 506 Equal Opportunity Policy ............................................................................................... 14 507 Political Advertising ...................................................................................................... 15 508 Communicable Diseases ................................................................................................ 16 509 Conflict of Interest ......................................................................................................... 16 510 Nudity .......................................................................................................................... 16 511 Freedom from Discrimination and Harassment ................................................................ 17 512 Performers exercising their rights .................................................................................. 17 Section 6 – Promotion of the Commercial Production and Talent Industries of Canada 601 Improvement of Industry................................................................................................ 17 602 Industry Committee ....................................................................................................... 17 603 Credits .......................................................................................................................... 18 Section 7 – Preference of Engagement 701 Preference of Engagement to ACTRA Members ................................................................ 18 702 Preference of Engagement to Canadian Resident Performers ........................................... 18 703 Work Permits for Non-Canadian Performers .................................................................... 18 704 Procedure for Obtaining a Work Permit for a Non-Canadian Performer .............................. 19 705 Work Permits for Canadian Non-members ....................................................................... 20 706 Exclusions .................................................................................................................... 21 707 Members of the Public Waiver ........................................................................................ 22 708 Violations of Section 7 ..................................................................................................