It’s true Canada is home to many incredible and famous actors: Ryan Gosling, Jim Carrey, Sandra Oh, Mike Myers, Rachel McAdams, Seth Rogen, just to name a few.

But many of them don’t actually work in Canada, and haven’t for a long time. Why is that?

SOURCES:

Emerald Bensadoun, “Canadian union actors say they’ve been locked out of commercial work for months following labour dispute,” Globe and Mail, (December 16th 2022).

Amanda Coles, “Unintended Consequences: Examining the impact of tax credit programmes on work in the Canadian independent film and television production sector,” Cultural Trends, Vol. 19, (1-2) March – June 2010, 109-124.

Chris Dart, “Canada's actors' union and ad agencies are locked in an intense labour dispute. What's going on?” CBC Arts (2022).

Josh O’Kane, “Actors’ union accuses Ottawa of prolonging labour dispute with agencies after millions in ad spending revealed,” The Globe and Mail , (February 20, 2023).

Produced in association with CBC Creator Network.


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