The APC is composed of the Association of Creative Communications Agencies (A2C), the Association of Canadian Advertisers (ACA) and the Institute of Canadian Agencies (ICA).
When do the APC-UDA collective agreement apply?
In accordance with the Act respecting the professional status of artists in the visual arts, film, the recording arts, literature, arts and crafts and the performing arts, the collective agreement between the APC and the UDA applies to performers and producers who retain their professional services in the artistic production field of commercial recording. They provide for minimum conditions of employment for performers whose services are retained by a producer to perform one of the functions provided for in the agreements for the production of commercials.
The new agreement applies more specifically to the production of commercials initially produced for broadcast on French-language television or radio and also applies to the production of video or audio advertising initially produced for use (media buy required) on the Internet and digital media. Not to be confused with the Xn Québec – UDA agreement, which sets out the minimum conditions for hiring artists for the production of multimedia commissioned works (e.g. corporate or institutional video).
New collective agreement for advertising 2024-2027
This collective agreement is in force from April 1st, 2024 to March 31st, 2027. It combines the former TV-radio and Internet and new media collective agreements.
Download the agreement: In english
Download the bilingual forms that go with it:
- The complete collective agreement;
- Appendix:
- Appendix A – Contract Commercials
- Appendix B – 1 Appendix to the Artist’s Contract
- Appendix B-2 Additional Commercial
- Appendix C – Commercial Timesheet
- Appendix D – Payment Statement (PDF or Excel (french only))
- Appendix E – CSA Remittance and Declaration of Use Form (PDF or Excel (french only))
- Appendix F – Notice of Activity
- Appendix G – Appendix to the Stunt Performer Contract
- Appendix H – Notice of Audition
- Appendix I – Casting Sheet
- Appendix J – Timesheet
- Appendix K – Assignment of Rights
- Appendix 1 – Contract of the Choreographer
- Appendix 1 – Contract Small Budget Commercial
- Appendix 2 – Notice of Activity – Small Budget Commercial
- Letter of agreement concerning test recordings (french only)
- Checklist for direct payments (french only)
Contact the Union des Artistes at rt_annonces@uda.ca to get your producer number and a series of numbers for your Engagement contracts.
