TORONTO – The Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) and the Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) have ratified the terms of the new DGC-CMPA Standard Agreement, the organizations said Friday.
The 2016 – 2018 agreement applies to all productions that commence principal photography on or after January 1, 2016, and provides for an overall general wage increase of 2% in each of the three years of its term.
“This new agreement takes a consistent approach to key issues including the terms of engagement for Directors in new media productions and recognizes the needs of Canadian producers, while fairly compensating DGC members across the country,” said CMPA president and CEO Reynolds Mastin, in the news release.
“We are pleased to have a new agreement in place, one which secures favourable creative rights and more consistent terms and conditions that will allow our Members to do their best work in each of the District Councils,” added Catherine Middleton, DGC co-chief negotiator, who represented DGC director members as well as members in the Atlantic regional council, Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan district councils.
Bill Skolnik, co-chief negotiator, DGC Ontario CEO and executive director, led the negotiations on behalf of Ontario members.
