WGC releases new report on equity, diversity and inclusion in Canadian TV

TORONTO – The Writers Guild of Canada (WGC) on Wednesday released its 2023 Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Report containing 2022 data, which for the first time includes earnings data and also features interviews with members who have participated in training and networking opportunities for diverse writers. The report is part of the WGC’s Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility (IDEA) Committee’s ongoing efforts to address issues of historic underrepresentation of diversity groups in Canadian television. The WGC defines diversity groups as Indigenous, Black, LGBTQ2S, people of colour and people with disabilities. The new report provides WGC membership data from 2017 to 2022 and...