Minimum rates
UBCP/ACTRA rates
The minimum the agreement sets for each position. On a union set these minimums apply to everyone hired under the agreement, member or not.
Hours and overtime
BC Master Production Agreement (BCMPA) 2025–2028: 1.5x after 8h, 2x after 12h; paid in 6-minute units.
The daily fee is the minimum for a day. 150% after 8 hours worked in a day, 200% after 12, in 0.1-hour units. Rates include 4% vacation pay; Cast & Crew prints it on its own line, so a pay stub's base rate reads about 4% under the rate sheet.
Meals: Meal period due by the end of the 6th hour; meal penalties are paid at the overtime rate in 0.1-hour units until it starts.
Figures as published. "Negotiable" means the agreement sets no minimum for that position.
UBCP/ACTRA BCMPA minimum fees from 2026-03-29
In effect March 29, 2026 to April 3, 2027. Low-budget Canadian productions: see Appendix Q (BCIPIP). Source
Performers (B101)
| Position | Daily | Hourly | OT 1.5x | OT 2x |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Principal Actor/Stunt Performer | $954.40 | $119.30 | $178.95 | $238.60 |
| Group Singers/Dancers | $714.92 | $89.37 | $134.06 | $178.74 |
| Actor | $642.34 | $80.29 | $120.44 | $160.58 |
| Variety Principal | $1,429.78 | $178.72 | $268.08 | $357.44 |
| Chorus Performer | $928.98 | $116.12 | $174.18 | $232.24 |
| Stunt Coordinator | $1,241.06 | $155.13 | $232.70 | $310.26 |
| Stunt Actor | $1,426.16 | $178.27 | $267.41 | $356.54 |
| Choreographer | $1,193.00 | $149.13 | $223.70 | $298.26 |
| Vocal/Dialogue Coach | $1,426.16 | $178.27 | $267.41 | $356.54 |
Qualified background performers (D101)
| Position | Daily | Hourly | OT 1.5x | OT 2x |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Background Performer | $270.30 | $33.79 | $50.69 | $67.58 |
| Stand-in | $293.86 | $36.73 | $55.10 | $73.46 |
| Special Ability Background Performer | $362.75 | $45.34 | $68.01 | $90.68 |
| Photographic Double | $270.30 | $33.79 | $50.69 | $67.58 |