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Canadian Screenwriters, Producers Agree New Labor Deal

Vancouver, Canada

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The Writers Guild of Canada and the Canadian Media Producers Association, representing local indie film and television producers, have agreed terms for a new labor contract.

Terms of the latest Independent Production Agreement, which awaits ratification, were not disclosed. But they will cover rates and workplace conditions for Canadian writers, story editors, and story consultants.

Key stumbling blocks in the Canadian labor talks included securing fair compensation for writers, protections against evolving artificial intelligence technologies on live-action and animation projects, and minimum writers’ room staffing on domestic TV series.

To secure leverage at the bargaining table, the WGC members voted 96.5 percent in favor of authorizing a strike if a new deal with the CMPA…

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