Complaint Review: Just Canadian Talent (aka JCT) - Mississauga Ontario

Back in 2008 , I showed an interest in the Acting Industry , so I decided to call Agencies all around Mississauga to see which ones looked reputable. I saw an ad the the newspaper saying :

TALENT WANTED :

Men,Women and kids

needed for film,TV Series,

Commercials & Print.

Some recent projects our talent

can be seen in:Cineplex Odeon,

Pirates of the Caribbean, Pepsi

I decided to call , because I thought this would be a good starting job for me as a Fresh Face Actor , so I called and set up and appointment. I went, did an interview with Jason Cameron , and left. They said they would call if I made it in .And surely after 3 days of anxiously waiting , I got the call.

They told me It was REQUIRED to take acting classes through them , -although I had already done so in the past - and I was hesitant to say yes , but in the end I ended up paying

*$800.00 *

YES , $800.00

the FULL FEE was $1190.00

but JC offered to pay $390.00

BIGGEST SCAM EVER.

So , the Class was 4 weeks

- ONE LESSON PER WEEK , WITH 2 HOURS .

The classes were HORRIBLE . All the things i learned there , I could've learned form an instructional video on You tube .

BUT , of course i was naive so I went to all the classes

Just to find out in the end that EVERYONE passed ( even the WORST of actors) and was recommended to the Intermediate Level.

WHICH IS A WHOPPING

$495.00

Jason Cameron recommended that I should take the Intermediate classes , but I was not THAT stupid to see it was a scam.

- SEEING THAT BOTH COURSE OUT LINES FOR BEGINNER AND INTERMEDIATE WERE THE SAME.-

About a week after the classes were done , they then called me in for a photo shoot through THEIR agency , they said that I could only use THAT particular photographer.

The rates pf the Photo shoot are as follows:

2 LOOKS ( COMMERCIAL & THEATER)

B/W OR COLOR

which includes :

Hair ( I did myself)

Makeup( poorly done , they were NO WHERE close to my shade.)

Studio

Labour (WHAT LABOUR ?)

Film

Reprints

1 Look= 50 Shots( each $5 ) = $250 + tax

2 Looks = 100 Shots ( each $3.95) = $395 + tax

I ended up paying for the 1 look package which cost me* $ 275 *

and when I got to " MY PHOTO SHOOT" there were several people there doing there's ( not workers)

Well you think after I've spent over $1000 I wouldn't have to spend any more right ?

WRONG!

After the photo shoot I had to pay a Semi-Yearly Administration Fee :

*$60*

which on the contract it says is for " Break Down Services, Courier Costs etc.."

- I signed the contract on January ,20 . 2009.

WHAT BREAK DOWN SERVICES ???

TALK ABOUT SCAM.

SO IN ALL I SPENT $1135 ON NOTHING.

and I have ALL the individual yellow receipts to prove it.

One of my friends during the classes also signed with the agency and is now in the same predicament as me .

Mind you were both only 15.

YES , Minors.

PLEASE IF YOU'VE BEEN SCAMMED BY THEM , PLEASE HELP STOP THEM . AND IF THERE IS ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO TO HELP ME AND MY FRIEND GET MY MONEY BACK , PLEASE MESSAGE ME

ASAP

Thank you for reading this

, CT.

CT

Toronto, Ontario

Canada