Union profile
IATSE 891
Motion picture technicians' local for British Columbia and the Yukon.
- Member
- 90 days worked
- Application fee
- Awaiting confirmation
- Typical dues
- Awaiting confirmation
- Operates in
- British Columbia, Yukon
How to qualify
- Member: 90 days worked. As a permittee: 90 days worked under an IATSE 891 agreement within one department. Requirements vary by department.
Requirements
- Actsafe Motion Picture Industry Orientation and Exam, Motion Picture Safety Awareness, and WHMIS
- 90 days under an IATSE 891 agreement within one department
- Membership waiver: For extensive recent experience outside 891's jurisdiction: cover letter, permittee and membership applications, required tickets and certifications, current resume, at least three employment letters, and Actsafe Safety Awareness
Application fee: $700 IATSE 891 processing fee + $100 IATSE International processing fee + $80 for the current quarter's dues, paid before initiation.
Dues: Permittees pay working dues but not annual dues.
Awaiting confirmation: application fee breakdown (confirm on iatse891.org); dues rate. Check with the union before relying on it.
Contact
Website: www.iatse891.org
Departments IATSE 891 represents
- Accounting
- Art
- Construction
- Costume
- Editing
- First Aid / Craft Service
- Greens
- Grips
- Hair
- Lighting / Electrics
- Makeup
- Painting
- Production Office
- Props
- Script Supervisors
- Set Decorating
- Sound
- Special Effects
- Visual Effects
Where IATSE 891 has jurisdiction
British Columbia
- Script Supervisor
- Production Coordinator
- 1st Assistant Production Coordinator (1st APC)
- 2nd Assistant Production Coordinator (2nd APC)
- Travel Coordinator
- Script Coordinator
- Production Designer (PD)
- Art Director (ART)
- Set Decorator
- Assistant Set Decorator
- Buyer
- Lead Dresser
- Set Dresser
- On-Set Dresser
- Costume Designer
- Assistant Costume Designer
- Wardrobe Coordinator
- Key Wardrobe
- Truck Supervisor
- Cutter
- Sewer
- Dresser
- Key Makeup Artist
- Assistant Makeup
- Key Hair
- Assistant Hair
- Prosthetics Artist
- Key Grip
- Best Boy Grip
- Dolly Grip
- Grip
- Gaffer
- Best Boy Electric
- Generator Operator
- Lamp Operator
- Construction Coordinator
- Head Carpenter
- Carpenter
- Key Scenic Artist
- Scenic Painter
- Painter
- Picture Editor (PE)
- Assistant Picture Editor
- Sound Editor (SE)
- Post Production Coordinator (PPC)
- Production Accountant
- Assistant Accountant
- Coordinator / Driver
- Property Master
- Assistant Property Master
- Props Buyer
- Production Sound Mixer
- Boom Operator
- Special Effects Coordinator
- Special Effects Assistant
- Head Greensperson
- Greensperson
- Head of Craft Service
- First Aid Attendant
- Assistant Craft Service
- Background Craft Service
- Craftservice Compliance Driver
Yukon
- Script Supervisor
- Set Decorator
- Assistant Set Decorator
- Buyer
- Lead Dresser
- Set Dresser
- On-Set Dresser
- Costume Designer
- Assistant Costume Designer
- Wardrobe Coordinator
- Key Wardrobe
- Truck Supervisor
- Cutter
- Sewer
- Dresser
- Key Makeup Artist
- Assistant Makeup
- Key Hair
- Assistant Hair
- Prosthetics Artist
- Key Grip
- Best Boy Grip
- Dolly Grip
- Grip
- Gaffer
- Best Boy Electric
- Generator Operator
- Lamp Operator
- Construction Coordinator
- Head Carpenter
- Carpenter
- Key Scenic Artist
- Scenic Painter
- Painter
- Property Master
- Assistant Property Master
- Props Buyer
- Production Sound Mixer
- Boom Operator
- Special Effects Coordinator
- Special Effects Assistant
- Head Greensperson
- Greensperson
- Head of Craft Service
- First Aid Attendant
- Assistant Craft Service
- Background Craft Service
- Craftservice Compliance Driver
Sources: iatse891.org, actsafe.ca · checked 2026-10-09
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