Canadian actors say they’re feeling the impacts of a 16-month dispute that’s prevented them from appearing in commercials from many of the country’s largest ad agencies.
“I’m now in a position where I’m very seriously at risk of losing my home,” said Kate Ziegler, a Toronto-based actor who has predominantly done commercial voice work.
“Like a lot of Canadians, my mortgage has skyrocketed. That, combined with that loss of stable income that I’ve had, has created a really challenging problem for me.”
Canada’s English-language acting union and the trade organization representing ad agencies have been unable to renegotiate a deal that’s set the rules for using actors in
