WGC members ratify new independent production agreement

The Writers Guild of Canada (WGC), which represents 2,500 English-language screenwriters across Canada, announced Wednesday its members have ratified a new three-year independent production agreement (IPA) with the Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA). The WGC and the CMPA earlier this month announced they had agreed on terms for the new IPA, but it still needed ratification by WGC members. Coming into effect May 22, the new collective agreement sets the terms, conditions, and rates for writers, story editors and story consultants until Jan. 31, 2027. “As part of the newly ratified agreement, live action script fees will increase by 5 per cent, 4 per...