The Headlines: Ten Reasons to Join the Canadian Freelance Guild
- Help with payments if you're having a dispute with an employer.
- Help to understand and negotiate contracts.
- Gigs via our 'Lancer e-mail network.
- A media card for qualified journalists.
- Access to custom Liability and Errors & Omissions insurance.
- Free webinars and access to Lynda.com/LinkedIn Learning online training. (Lynda.com is a $35/month value)
- An affordable extended health care plan.
- Our social media accounts connect you, as do our in-person workshops and mixers.
- Branded gear like notebooks, calendars and pens.
- Advocacy: Together we're better.
The Full Package
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Contracts
Our staff can offer advice & counsel on all contracts and negotiations.
Freelance contracts have many unique needs that clients don't often consider.
With two decades of experience negotiating for freelancers, our staff can quickly advise on contracts, work concerns and negotiation strategies. We have ideas to help you get paid. We can also consult our legal team for you.
Call us - our discussions remain fully confidential.
Here are all the ways you can contact us.
Freelancer Directory
Profile yourself, your expertise and portfolio in our Freelancer Directory.
Include your profile in our member roster where clients and engagers can find you, and freelance members can find each other.
Connect with the growing roster of skilled freelancers who are collaborating across different sectors of work, and changing Canada’s media, communications, IT and creative landscape.
(Instructions coming soon)
The 'Lancer
Where CFG Members Connect
The 'Lancer is an email list for all members to share information or ask questions about topics relevant to freelancing, work-life balance, mutual support, unionism and professional development. You will be asked if you want to receive emails from the 'Lancer when you register for membership.
Pitching
We help find contact info for the decision makers who hire freelancers
Have a story, a project or an idea to pitch? Have skills and services but don't know whom to inform about your availability?
If need the names of current editors or producers, departmental or project leads, or the person commissioning work at a given publication, company, organization or broadcaster, we can help.
If we don't know directly, we're usually only a phone call or two away from finding out.
Contact us and we'll do our best to find you the right names and numbers to call. Contact Don Genova.
Health & Insurance Benefits
As a CFG member, you can obtain group rates on health, drug, dental, life and travel insurance for you and your family through the Writers' Coalition. Through these plans you can also access an Employee and Family Assistance Program at no extra cost. Commercial General Liability and Errors & Omissions insurance are available from Hub International. Click the link to download the Hub Beazley Writers E&O Brochure.
No medical exam is required, and the monthly premiums may be tax-deductible.
Additional financial savings, competitive rates and expert advice are free to members.
Online Training
Hone your skills & business smarts with professional tutorials via Lynda.com/LinkedIn Learning
You get gain free and unlimited access to more than 2900 video courses with industry experts through an online video training service: Lynda.com/LinkedIn Learning.
Refresh your media skills, learn new ones and sharpen your business sense anytime, anywhere, from your computer, tablet or smartphone.
Once you are a CFG member and want to access this resource, write to Don Genova with "Sign me up for Lynda.com" in the subject line.
Access to Webinars
Can't make it to our events? Catch up online via our webinars!
The webinars are on a range of topics, brought to you from your peers with knowledge of your day to day realities. We are building this resource all the time.
CFG Member Card
Your CFG member card is your official sign of professional membership.
Media Pass
The Canadian Freelance Guild is offering a Media Card to qualified members. This photo ID card may help you gain access to exclusive venues or interviews and a QR code on the card will link to your member profile. Your member profile should be as complete as possible and your profile name should be your full real name, not a nickname or some sort of alias.
Your application will be reviewed by a panel of senior freelance journalists for approval.
Volunteer!
As a member we invite you to get involved with the guild's projects, campaigns and committees. It's a valuable avenue to meeting peers and learning new skills. Watch our social media channels and websites to discover just what you can gain… and give. If you need supports that are not here, please contact us with your need or suggestion. We welcome all ideas.
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