Collective Agreements

Collective agreements between the Joint Producers Association (APC) and the Union des artistes (UDA) for the production of advertising.

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).

Important information : The APC and UDA have reached an agreement in principle, which has been ratified (December 10 and 11, 2023). A new collective agreement will therefore come into effect in spring 2024. It will replace the TV-radio and INM agreements. Until then, the TV-radio and INM collective agreements continue to apply.

When do the APC-UDA collective agreements apply?

In accordance with the Act respecting the professional status and conditions of engagement of performing, recording and film artists, the collective agreements between the APC and the UDA apply 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 related producer to perform one of the functions provided for in the agreements for the production of commercials. The TV/radio agreement applies more specifically to the production of commercials initially produced for broadcast on French-language television or radio. The INM agreement applies to the production of video or audio advertising initially produced for use (media buy required) on the Internet and new 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).

The 2012-2015 TV/Radio Collective Agreement

That agreement lapsed on August 31 2015, but its terms and conditions are still in effect until a new agreement is reached. However, some changes took effect as of February 1, 2020, and january 26, 2021.
Download the agreement: In French | In English
Download a summary of the February 1 2020 changes: In French | In English

Download the forms that go with it:

Contact the Union des Artistes at rt_annonces@uda.ca to get your producer number and the Engagement and Declaration of Use forms.

The 2016-2018 Internet and New Media (INM) Collective Agreement
That agreement lapsed on March 31 2018, but its provisions remain in effect until a new one is signed.
Download the agreement: In French | In English

Download the forms that go with it:

Contact the Union des Artistes at rt_annonces@uda.ca to get your producer number and a series of numbers for your Engagement contracts.

Questions?

Contact us if you have questions regarding the interpretation of the collective agreements: rt@a2c.quebec