There are many reasons to become a TAPA member!
Located at 1100 Bathurst Street, THE B STREET ARTS HUB is a community arts hub for TAPA members to connect and create. The space features a Rehearsal Hall with storage, “Phone Booth” digital meeting spaces, a DIY Self-Tape Studio, and an Audio Recording Studio.
Individual memberships are also available so that independent artists may join TAPA and have access to the B Street facilities. TAPA is happy to schedule a tour if needed.
TAPA also hosts an INDUSTRY DISCOUNT DIRECTORY. The Industry Discount Directory gives TAPA members exclusive access to a range of services from over 30 key industry professionals, businesses and organizations, including discounted rates, introductory offers and payment plans.
All of these benefits will be included in your membership.
Please see below to learn more about the TAPA membership categories and their respective benefits, including a growing number of strategic business discounts available to all TAPA members from the following partner organizations: https://tapa.ca/my-tapa/industry-directory/
Click here to become a member today!
Individual Member (IND)
TAPA Individual membership category include access to our facilities at THE B STREET ARTS HUB and access to our new INDUSTRY DISCOUNT DIRECTORY. TAPA welcomes all individual artists and artsworkers to become a member. We encourage individuals from equity-owed groups to engage with us and join TAPA.
Dues:
B Street Individual – Annual $72.00 + $9.36 = $81.36
September 1, 2026 – August 31, 2027
Professional Member (PM)
TAPA defines professional as a company who actively engages in the CTA, Equity Agreements, or Artists Contracts in which the artists are paid.
Members in this category are actively and directly involved in Toronto’s professional theatre, dance or opera industry. They may be a professional theatre, dance, or opera company; an independent producer of theatre, dance or opera; of a presenting theatre, dance or opera company. The location of the company’s head office and the majority of the work produced or presented by the company must be in the City of Toronto.
Dues:
Associate Member (AM)
Associate Members are involved in an active business relationship with Toronto’s theatre, opera or dance community. An AM may be a non-producing performance facility, an arts management company, a production company, a fundraising or promotional company, a talent or casting agent, a theatrical union or professional association, a service organization or a supplier specializing in theatrical goods and services. An AM may also be a community theatre or dance company, an educational institution’s drama or dance department, an acting or dance studio, or a professional music producer.
Professional theatre, dance or opera companies based outside the City of Toronto may also apply for this category of membership (formerly Provincial Member). The company must be based within the province of Ontario.
Dues: $508.50
($450.00 + $58.50 HST)
Non-Producing Member (NPM)
A Non-Producing Member (NPM) is defined as a professional performing arts company who wishes to remain a member of TAPA during a period of non-production. A NPM member remains in good standing with limited access to benefits of membership (for the most up-to-date list of benefits, please see below). If during the year, a NPM becomes an active producing company, the company must inform TAPA of the change in status a minimum of 3 months prior to the opening date of the upcoming production. At this point, the member will be upgraded to a Professional Member (PM) with all duties and dues of that category reinstated. Payment of remaining dues must be made within 30 days of reactivation to TAPA (dues owed is the increase from a NPM to a PM).
Dues: $282.50
($250.00 + $32.50 HST)
Community Theatre Member (CTM)
A Community Theatre Member (CTM) is a non-professional theatre company (TAPA defines professional as a company who actively engages in the CTA, Equity Agreements, or Artists Contracts in which the artists are paid). These members have access to a limited number of benefits offered through TAPA.
Dues: $262.51
($232.31 + $30.20 HST)