Committees

The Council Education and Renewal Committee is responsible for the creation of a comprehensive Council Renewal Plan leading up to the Council elections, and the design and implementation of Council’s ongoing education and training.

The purpose of the Directors, Choreographers, Fight Directors and Intimacy Directors Committee is to provide general linkage to members who work in these disciplines. We hope to develop useful resources to support work opportunities as well as to hear any concerns and issues that may arise in the field, which may require action in future contract negotiations or policy changes in general.

The D & I Committee provides linkage to members from diverse communities for the purpose of increasing Council awareness and making recommendations on issues important to these communities within the membership as well as raising awareness in the theatre community about ways to encourage representative diversity onstage, and in all related hiring within Equity’s jurisdiction.

The Finance Monitoring Committee assists Council in the review of financial monitoring reports throughout the year.

The Honours Awards are presented by Council biennially (in even-numbered years). Equity’s Honours Committee reviews nominations and makes recommendations to Council for awarding Life Membership, Emerging Artist Award, Changemaker Award, Larry McCance Award, Honorary Membership, and Award of Distinction.

The Indigenous Committee provides linkage to Equity’s Indigenous membership, as well as the membership at large, for the purpose of increasing Council awareness of vital concerns that impact Indigenous membership, making recommendations on how Equity can better serve/represent its members from Indigenous communities, and seeking ways, with an Indigenous lens, to ensure equity for IBPOC artists within the arts community.

The Member Engagement & Education Committee is responsible for developing initiatives to ensure the membership is informed, prepared, and empowered, as both members of Equity and as professional artists working in the live performance sector.

The Members on Tour Task Force is responsible for creating education materials to better prepare Equity members for the psychological and physical rigors of going on tour for a show.

The Opera Committee’s mission is to create discussion and heighten Council’s awareness of the needs of the Association’s members working in the opera discipline.

The Physical Health and Safety Task Force is responsible for reviewing physical health and safety provisions in Council policies, as well as Equity’s agreements and engagement policies, to make recommendations for improvements and assist in creating relevant education materials for the membership.

The Reprisal Task Force is charged with identifying possible actions which may be taken to address concerns members have when coming forward to provide information about a violation of their rights.

The Respectful Workplaces Task Force works to strengthen Equity’s commitment to respectful workplaces through policy recommendations and implementation, and increasing education / awareness for both Equity members and engagers to promote more positive work environments.

The SM Committee is Council’s link to members working in stage management across the country for the purpose of increasing Council awareness of concerns and issues important to the discipline. It also develops useful resources, supporting the work of stage manager members.

The Joint Standing Committees with ACTRA and U.S. based Actors’ Equity Association are tasked with examining the application of the Equity’s relevant reciprocal agreement and recommending such changes or resolutions as necessary.