Affiliations

American Federation of Musicians (AFM)

The AFM is the largest organization in the world representing professional instrumental musicians across various industries including orchestras, bands, clubs, and theater—on both Broadway and tour. AFM members also create music for film, television, commercials, and sound recordings. AFM works to negotiate fair agreements, protect recorded music ownership, secure benefits like health care and pensions, and advocate for musicians’ rights.

For more information, visit: www.afm.org

Canadian Federation of Musicians (CFM)

As the Canadian division of AFM, the CFM negotiates agreements for Canadian members, safeguards music ownership, provides benefits such as health care and pensions, and actively lobbies on issues like Copyright reform.

For more information, visit: cfmusicians.afm.org

Theatre Musicians Association (TMA)

TMA is a community of theatre musicians and an official Player Conference of AFM. It connects and unites theatre musicians from the U.S. and Canada through advocacy, information sharing, and community.

For more information, visit: www.afm-tma.org

Toronto Alliance of Performing Arts (TAPA)

TAPA is a leading voice for theater, dance, and opera, working to improve the environment for all performing arts companies in Toronto.

For more information, visit: tapa.ca

Women in Music Canada

Women in Music Canada is a registered non-profit and one of Canada’s largest music industry associations. Its mission is to foster social-economic equality within the music industry through programming, community building, and resources.

For more information, visit: www.womeninmusic.ca

Toronto & York Region Labour Council (TYRLC)

TYRLC represents local unions and their 220,000 members working across all sectors of the economy, uniting them under one strong labor voice.

For more information, visit: www.labourcouncil.ca

Ontario Federation of Labour (OFL)

The OFL represents over one million Ontario workers from more than 1,500 local unions, making it Canada’s largest labour federation.

For more information, visit: ofl.ca