Professional Association of Canadian Theatres

The Professional Association of Canadian Theatres (PACT) is an organization overseeing, promoting, and advocating for the English-speaking professional theatre sector in Canada. It was established in 1976 and is headquartered in Toronto. Its membership consists of more than 100 theatre organizations from every Canadian province, as well as the Yukon Territory.

PACT advocates for the Canadian theatre sector, facilitates collaboration between its members, and negotiates labour agreements on behalf of Canadian theatres. One such agreement is the Canadian Theatre Agreement (CTA), created in negotiation with the Canadian Actor's Equity Association (CAEA), which regulates the terms of contractual engagements between performers employed by PACT member organizations and the organizations themselves. Other agreements exist between PACT and the Associated Designers of Canada, the Playwright's Guild of Canada, and L’Association des professionnels des arts de la scène du Québec (APASQ).

In 2017, PACT, in collaboration with CAEA, launched the Not in Our Space! campaign to combat bullying and harassment in theatre workspaces. The campaign includes a set of standards for artist and theatre staff conduct as well as guidelines for reporting harassment.