The Writers Guild of Canada (WGC) and the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) have reached a tentative deal on two new collective agreements governing English-language screenwriting for CBC television and writing for radio, which include digital platforms in each. When ratified, this will be the first renewal of the CBC Broadcasting Agreements with the WGC since … Read more
In its appearance before the Senate Banking, Trade and Commerce Committee, the Writers Guild of Canada (WGC) appealed to senators to reject Bill C-377, An Act to amend the Income Tax Act (requirements for labour organizations), and its requirements for public disclosure by unions of all financial transactions over $5,000. The WGC also noted that the … Read more
On May 28, 2013, the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission issued its first post-review licence renewal decision for CBC in more than 13 years. The Writers Guild of Canada (WGC) called the decision fair and reasonable given the financial constraints under which the national public broadcaster operates. The full release is available online.
The Writers Guild of Canada celebrated Canada’s screenwriters at the 17th annual WGC Screenwriting Awards. More than 700 revelers from the film, TV and digital media industry came together to congratulate the finalists and cheer the winners. Screenwriters Andrew Wreggitt (The Phantoms), Martin Gero (L.A. Complex), Kim Coghill (Less Than Kind), Dan Williams and Lienne Sawatsky (Sidekick) … Read more
Mark Ellis and Stephanie Morgenstern, co-creators of the series Flashpoint, sent an open letter to Heritage Minister James Moore (Port Moody-Westwood-Port Coquitlam, B.C.). The full letter is available online.
The message from the Writers Guild of Canada was that, as Canada's nation’s public broadcaster, the CBC must be held to a higher standard than the private broadcasters when it comes to commissioning and airing quality Canadian programming. The Writers Guild of Canada appeared at the Canadian Radio-television Telecommunications Commission hearing into the CBC’s licence renewal, … Read more
Canadian screenwriters and producers have come together on a new collective agreement governing English-language screenwriting in Canada. The Writers Guild of Canada, the Canadian Media Production Association and the Association des producteurs de films et du Télévision de Québec announced that all parties have ratified the new Writers Independent Production Agreement (IPA) that will set … Read more
The Writers Guild of Canada announced that it has reached a tentative agreement with the Canadian Media Production Association and the Quebec Film and Television Producers Association on a new Independent Production Agreement for Canadian screenwriters. More information is available online. Call 416-979-7907.
The Writers Guild of Canada is working to ensure that the BCE/Astral deal includes a revised benefits proposal that allocates more resources to on-screen benefits. The guild asked the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to make it a condition of licence that Bell and Astral maintain separate expenditure requirements on Programs of National Interest, stating that … Read more
The Writers Guild of Canada announced the election of the new Writers Guild of Canada Council and the selection of the council executive. Screenwriter and webseries creator Jill Golick will continue as president. Golick will be supported in her leadership by showrunner Andrew Wreggitt as vice president. Flashpoint co-creater and showrunner Mark Ellis will act as treasurer. … Read more
