Canadian producers, writers, agree to terms for new IPA

TORONTO - The Canadian Media Production Association (CMPA) and the Writers Guild of Canada (WGC) jointly announced Wednesday that they have reached an agreement in principle on the terms of a new three-year Independent Production Agreement.The CMPA-WGC Independent Production Agreement establishes the terms, conditions and rates for writers, story editors and story consultants. The current agreement expires on June 30, 2019.The terms for the new agreement will now be sent to the CMPA’s Board of Directors and distributed by the WGC for ratification.“We are proud to have come to terms on an agreement that truly values the important alliance that exists between...