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Working for Canadian Screenwriters

The Writers Guild of Canada (WGC) is a professional association of more than 2,500 English-language screenwriters. WGC members are the creative force behind Canada’s successful TV shows, movies, and webseries, and their work brings the diversity of Canadian life and culture to the world’s screens.

The WGC supports Canadian screenwriters through negotiating and administering collective agreements with independent producers and broadcasters to ensure that screenwriters earn fair pay and benefits, and advocates for policies that foster Canadian programming and production. The WGC is also an essential professional hub for screenwriters, bringing them together as a community, and boosting their profile in the industry and beyond.

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Qaseem Fazal

June Script of the Month

Clement and Michael

Clement Virgo in Conversation with Michael McGowan

Sage

May's Script of the Month

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Message to WGC Members Regarding the WGA Strike

Alex

WGC partners with Working the Scene in Colour

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2023 WGC Award Winners Announced!

Angela Hanna Goulene

April's Script of the Month

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New EDI Report Now Available

time to act

WGC Welcomes Passage of Bill C-11

Alex Levine

WGC's Alex Levine interviewed by CBC on Bill C-11

Joan Digba

March Script of the Month

Victoria Shen

The WGC Welcomes New Executive Director, Victoria Shen

Karolyn

February’s Script of the Month

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WGC Special Awards Now Open For Entries

Lorimer

January Script of the Month

Renuka

December Script of the Month

Kirsten on set

Writers Talking TV: Holiday MOWs now on YouTube

Stephanie Herrera

November Script of the Month

Alex Levine before Senate

The WGC speaks about Bill C-11 before Senate Committee

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2023 WGC Awards Are Now Closed for Nominations

Hello again

Cut To Podcast: Hello (Again)

Adam Hussein

October Script of the Month

Taf Diallo

September Script of the Month

Brishkay

August 2022 Script of the Month

Tony Tran

July 2022 Script of the Month

Diane

June 2022 Script of the Month

Anthony

Writers Talking TV: The Art of Showrunning

time to act

The WGC on Bill C-11

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IPA 2019-2022 Extended to 2023

Spencer Levine

May 2022 Script of the Month

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The winners of the 2022 WGC Screenwriting Awards!

Jade Stone

April 2022 Script of the Month

Natasha Semone Vassell

March 2022 Script of the Month

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WGC 2022 Screenwriting Awards Finalists

Bill C-11 the Online Streaming Act

WGC Statement on Bill C-11, the Online Streaming Act

thomas

Op/ed - Hidden in Plain Sight: Disclosing my disability

martina

December's Script of the Month

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WTTV: Pretty Hard Cases now on YouTube

tass

WTTV: Pretty Hard Cases set for Dec. 1

vanessa

November's Script of the Month

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WGC statement on the appointment of Pablo Rodriguez as Heritage Minister

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Ontario Covid-19 Film & TV industry guidelines updated

richard

October's Script of the Month

Media
Podcast
Cut To: A WGC Podcast

Hello Again Oct 2022

In this episode, we CUT TO: the making of the CBC Gem series Hello (Again) with guests Nathalie Younglai—executive producer/showrunner/co-creator/writer—and series writers Leonard Chan and Lief Ramsaran. The host, Motion, talks to the panel about everything from tips for new writers, to taking the show from a concept to a series, to building scenes around an emotional core, and the challenges of writing about time travel.

Magazine
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Canadian Screenwriter

Summer 2021 Issue

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