Are CBC freelancers members of the Canadian Freelance Guild?

The Canadian Freelance Guild welcomes all Canadian media freelancers, including those who work at the CBC. However, the Canadian Freelance Guild does not automatically represent CBC Freelancers.

Under the CMG/CBC collective agreement, any time you do a freelance contract with the CBC, you pay 1.55% of your gross payment in union dues. That means you are entitled to becoming a member in good standing of the Canadian Media Guild Freelance Branch and are protected by certain articles in the collective agreement.

We encourage you to 'claim your membership'. Go to this webpage to do so. When the form comes to the dropdown menu for Employer, select Freelance - CBC/Radio Canada.

To view the entire Freelance article, including minimum pay scales within the CMG-CBC collective agreement, go to this link and navigate to page 90.

The CFG’s online magazine, The Story Board, has a helpful article if you want to know about CBC "Freelance Specific Services" contracts. Read it here. If you think you are a CBC "Freelance Contributor", you can find some guidelines to this kind of contract here on another piece from The Story Board.

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