It has over 30,000 members working in film, television, radio, and all other recorded media.

[1] The organization negotiates, safeguards, and promotes the professional rights of its members.

ACTRA is affiliated with the Canadian Labour Congress and the International Federation of Actors.

In July 2005, ACTRA and the United Steelworkers announced that the two unions have entered into a strategic alliance to take on the globalization of the culture industry and to address a range of common issues.

[6][7][8] In 2010, Marie Charette-Poulin sat on the board of Governors of the ACTRA Fraternal Benefit Society.