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Most Canadian actors earn less than $20K per year from screen work, survey finds
- Seven in 10 Canadian film and television actors earned less than $20,000 from screen work in 2024, according to a Canada Media Fund survey.
- Only 6% of surveyed performers earned more than $75,000 annually, while 13% received all their income from performing.
- Abacus Data conducted the survey near the end of 2025, asking nearly 1,000 performers about their 2024 earnings.
- Among respondents, 47% worked on international or U.S. productions filmed in Canada, while 40% worked in Canadian scripted television.
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Most Canadian actors earn less than $20K per year from screen work, survey finds
TORONTO - Seven in 10 film and TV actors earn less than $20,000 per year from their on-screen work, according to a survey conducted on behalf of the Canada Media Fund.
·Winnipeg, Canada
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Leaning Left8Leaning Right0Center3Last UpdatedBias Distribution73% Left
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- 73% of the sources lean Left
73% Left
L 73%
C 27%
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