Lobbying Information
Subject Matters
- Arts and Culture
- Broadcasting
- Employment and Training
- Industry
- Intellectual Property
- International Trade
- Labour
- Taxation and Finance
- Telecommunications
Subject Matter Details
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- Bill C-10, An Act to amend the Broadcasting Act and to make related and consequential amendments to other Acts, with respect to supporting the creation and distribution of Canadian content, and the role of Canadian screenwriters therein
- The Copyright Act, with respect to authorship of the cinematographic work and piracy.
Policies or Program
- CBC/Radio-Canada, with respect to appropriate levels of funding required to meet the broadcaster’s mandate.
- CRTC and Canadian content policies in general, with respect to strengthening and maintaining a viable Canadian production industry in a digital era.
- CRTC broadcasting reporting requirements, with respect to improving the accuracy of data measurement.
- CRTC, with respect to ensuring a well-functioning selection process of new commissioners.
- Canada Media Fund, a program to support Canadian audio-visual production; specifically, with respect to enhancing existing programs that support the development of new screenplays.
- Canadian Film and Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC), with respect to maintaining the certification points system.
- Creative Canada, the federal government's vision for the creative industries, specifically, with respect to supporting Canadian audio-visual content, in Canada and internationally.
- Heritage Canada announcement, as regards to a review of existing funding policies to ensure that recipient organizations promote healthy and harassment-free work environments,
Policies or Program, Regulation
- HST and GST modernization, with respect to including un-taxed foreign digital companies operating in Canada within the sales tax system.
Communication Techniques
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Written communication
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Oral communication
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Grass-roots communication
Government Institutions
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Canadian Heritage (PCH)
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Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC)
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House of Commons
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Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
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Prime Minister's Office (PMO)
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Senate of Canada
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Telefilm Canada
In-house Organization Details
Description of the organization's activities
The Writers Guild of Canada (WGC) represents more than 2,200 professional English-language screenwriters across Canada. These are the creators who write the distinctly Canadian programs we enjoy on our televisions, movie screens and digital platforms.
What we do:
The WGC is the voice of screenwriters in Canada and an advocate for policies that foster the Canadian cultural industries. The WGC negotiates and administers collective agreements with independent producers and broadcasters.
Responsible officer name and position during the period of this registration
Maureen Parker,
Executive Director
Organization's membership or classes of membership
Screenwriters write the scripts that are the foundation of compelling films, television shows, and digital content. The scripts they create are the blueprints for productions, including not only dialogue, but scene directions, descriptions of sound, music, narration and more.
The work of the screenwriter attracts more talented people to a project, leverages more jobs and, when successful, generates millions in spin-off economic impact.
Government funding
No government funding was received during the last completed financial year.
In-house Organization Contact Information
Address:
366 Adelaide St.W.
Suite 401
Toronto, ON M5V 1R9
Canada
Telephone number:
416-979-7907
Ext.
5223
Fax number:
416-979-9273
Lobbyists Details
Employees who lobby for the organization
- Neal McDougall,
Director of Policy |
No public offices held
- Maureen Parker,
Executive Director |
No public offices held