Money for Missing Writers

The WGC has received royalties or re-use fees for the writers listed below. Either the WGC does not have current contact information for these writers (or their estates), or these writers have been identified and located but have not responded to our inquiries.

IPA

Contact: Aaron Unrau at [email protected], or 1-800-567-9975 ext. 5270

Estate of Wallace Bennett

Estate of William Davidson

Estate of Mort Forer

Gerald Fourier

Jaan Koel

Marilyn Lightstone

Estate of Jack McAndrew

Estate of James Morris

Estate of Charles Northcote

Estate of Gordan Ruttan

Estate of John Saxton

Peter Verner

The Littlest Hobo | November 20, 2025

CBC

Contact: Laurie Channer at [email protected] or 1-800-567-9975 ext. 5221

Estate of Bruce Martin	The Nature of Things: Post Mortem/Secret Fears/Sleep Famine \| July 9, 2025
Estate of Christopher Beard	O'Keefe Centre Presents: The Rock Scene Like It Is \| February 26, 2026
Alan Brudner	Hart & Lorne Terrific Hour/The Fred Davis Show \| February 26, 2026
Estate of Jo Davis	The Fred Davis Show \| February 26, 2026
John Ferris	Sunday At Nine: Hart & Lorne Terrific Hour \| February 26, 2026
John (Jon) Hall	Hart & Lorne Terrific Hour \| February 26, 2026
Frank James Iaci	Parade \| February 26, 2026
Leora Kornfield	Pilot One \| February 26, 2026
Estate of Helen McNamara	Festival: The Duke \| February 26, 2026
Ron Meraska	Hart & Lorne Terrific Hour \| February 26, 2026
Roy Schoichet	Sunday At Nine: Hart & Lorne Terrific Hour \| February 26, 2026
Estate of Norman Sedawie	Parade \| February 26, 2026
Estate of Steve Shuster	Hart & Lorne Terrific Hour \| February 26, 2026
Estate of Chuck Weir	Hart & Lorne Terrific Hour \| February 26, 2026
Louise Wood	The Tommy Hunter Show \| February 26, 2026

NFB

Contact: Aaron Unrau at [email protected], or 1-800-567-9975 ext. 5270

Sheila J. Baptie

Ann Blades

John Carroll

Estate of Laszlo Géfin

Stanley Jackson

Estate of Bonnie Kreps

Larry Kurnarsky

Estate of Arvi Liimatainen

Jeffrey Marvin

Don McBrearty

Estate of Ken Mitchell

Brenda Rabkin

Josef Reeve

Estate of Boyce Richardson

Peter Roberts

Strowan Robertson

Helene Rosenthal

David Scheffel

Estate of Hubert Schuurman

Estate of Terrence Heath

Rick Therrien

Estate of Frederick Ward

Rice Harvest | August 31, 2026

Mary of Mile 18 | August 31, 2026

Growing Up Series | August 31, 2026

Bekevar Jubilee | August 31, 2026

Canada Vignettes: Helen Law | August 31, 2026

This Borrowed Land | August 31, 2026

The Lake | August 31, 2026

Great Days in the Rockies | August 31, 2026

Black Ice | August 31, 2026

Hot Wheels | September 9, 2026

The Great Electrical Revolution | August 31, 2026

The Way It Is | August 31, 2026

Canadian Vignettes: Trees | August 31, 2026

Super Companies | August 31, 2026

From Bears to Bartok | August 31, 2026

Co Hoedeman, Animator / The Biosphere | August 31, 2026

This Borrowed Land | August 31, 2026

The Old Believers | August 31, 2026

The Arctic: Our Common Responsibility | August 31, 2026

Gopher Broke | August 31, 2026

Beyond the Sun | August 31, 2026

Oliver Jones in Africa / Fields of Endless Day | August 31, 2026

IMPORTANT NOTICE

Please be advised that money owed to the writers on the Missing Writers list will forfeit to the WGC when the names have been listed on the website and the money is unclaimed for three years. For example, money held for the names listed since November 2025 would forfeit to the WGC as of the end of November 2028. The money for writers on this list forfeits to the WGC either when we cannot locate writers or located writers (or their estates) do not respond to or provide the WGC with sufficient information or documentation to make payment.

If you have any information regarding writers on this list, please contact Aaron Unrau at [email protected] or (416) 979-7907, ext. 5270 or 1-800-567-9974, ext. 5270.