Film, Television and Digital Media (IPA)

Are you producing a film, TV show or online production? Animation, Public Service Announcement, Documentary, Industrial or demo pilot? You’re in the right place. We encourage you to call and/or email us with your questions, especially when you’re in the planning stages. Call early, it will help you with budgeting and casting. We’ll point you to the section of the Independent Production Agreement (pdf) that works for your project.

Downloadable forms provided via this site are in static or fillable pdf format and require Adobe Reader.
Contact us if you require an alternate format.

Become an IPA Producer in 2 steps:

STEP

Just a little bit of paperwork

To start producing under the Independent Production Agreement, you must first agree to its terms and provide some information about your production. Here are the forms you’ll need:

Voluntary Recognition Agreement (What’s this? It’s the document where you agree to the basic terms of the IPA)
Security Agreement (What’s this? It’s a document, required before you start production, that protects the payment due to performers.)
Production Form

STEP

Send us the completed documents

Email the documents to ipasignatory@actratoronto.com.

An IPA Business Representative will contact you to assist you further with your production

Need assistance in completing these forms?

Please review the how-to documents below:

General Signatories

The IPA covers all forms of recorded performance whether they are broadcast, exhibited, transmitted live, posted online or distributed or broadcast in any other way. TV series, mini-series, Movies of the Week, feature films, shorts, animation, reality programs, webisodes, mobisodes, dubbing – the IPA has it all. Basically, if it isn’t a commercial it’s IPA. (Exceptions include productions made by CBC, CTV, TVO, NFB, VisionTV, CFC, and CityTV.) If you’re making a Documentary jump to Documentary. If you’re making an Industrial click on Industrial in the accordion below.

Signatory Document Package

Signatory Document Package
Please note, as a result of recent legislative changes, effective January 1st, 2018, the minimum hourly rate in the province of Ontario will be $14.00 per hour and thus the minimum rate for additional Background Performers as set out in C503 of the Independent Production Agreement will be $14.00 per hour.

Complete IPA 2022-2024 Agreement
Mileage Rate – $0.55
Signatory Document Package (everything in 1 complete package)

Documentary Signatories

Documentary Signatories
The IPA defines a Documentary Program as “an information Production that is designed not to be purely entertainment and which may include drama or variety techniques in achieving its information goal.” If you have a Documentary project, let’s talk. In the meantime, here are the documents and forms you’ll need:

Voluntary Recognition Agreement (Sign and forward.)
Pre-Production Form for Documentaries
Security Agreement

Industrial Signatories

Industrial Signatories
An IPA Industrial is “a Production that is not less than three (3) minutes in length and which is produced to promote directly or indirectly the image of an organization, to promote the use of its products or services, or to offer training in the use of its products or services, or to provide education or instruction, but is not intended for broadcast on television.” Make your corporate videos professional by using professional actors! Here are the documents and forms you’ll need:

Voluntary Recognition Agreement (Sign and forward.)
Pre-Production Information for Industrials
Security Agreement