Representing Canadian Screenwriters
The Writers Guild of Canada (WGC) is a professional association of more than 2,500 English-language screenwriters. WGC members are the creative force behind Canada’s successful TV shows, movies, and webseries, and their work brings the diversity of Canadian life and culture to the world’s screens.
The WGC supports Canadian screenwriters through negotiating and administering collective agreements with independent producers and broadcasters to ensure that screenwriters earn fair pay and benefits, and advocates for policies that foster Canadian programming and production. The WGC is also an essential professional hub for screenwriters, bringing them together as a community, and boosting their profile in the industry and beyond.
News
WGC 2025 Screenwriting Awards gala tickets now on sale
Advocating for a stronger definition of Canadian content & the streamers' court challenge: What's at stake for screenwriters?
2025 WGC Screenwriting Awards Nominees
Nice try AI ... Writers Guild of Canada champions writers not robots! AI tries (and fails) to improve best-written Canadian film/TV lines
WGC releases latest report on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Canadian television
What the latest CRTC decision on Bill C-11 implementation means for Canadian screenwriters
WGC 2024 Council and National Forum Election Results
A.I. and the Role of Canadian Creators
Media
WGC’s 2023 Comedy, Drama and Teen/Tween Winners (Oct. 27, 2023)
In this episode of Writers Talking Screen - The Podcast, WGC Screenwriting Awards (2023) winners Kurt Smeaton (CHILDREN RUIN EVERYTHING), Marsha Greene (THE PORTER), and Veronika Paz (ASTRID & LILLY SAVE THE WORLD) talk to Amanda Joy (AMELIA PARKER) about how to handle rejection (and success), the state of the industry, tips for moving up from a script coordinator position to a staffed writer, and what NOT to do in a job interview.
