On November 23rd, 2017, groups from across the Canadian film & television industry came together in an history gathering. Leaders from sixteen of the most influential organizations in our sector joined together and agreed to a first-of-its-kind, industry-wide effort to take on racism, harassment, discrimination, bullying and violence. At the same time, the Quebec District Council joined a group of more than forty organizations, associations, and labor unions present in Quebec representing each area of the cultural sector, in pursuit of the same goal.

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A big part of that effort has to be changing the environment we work in on set and on site. While serious incidents should always be reported, often times, objectionable behaviour does not get the attention it should.  We when we hear or see anything unwelcome or inappropriate, everyone one of us should feel empowered to speak up and simply say “that’s so not cool”. To that end, the Directors Guild of Canada, together with our partners in the industry, is providing crew in key leadership roles with respectful workplace content aimed at integrating anti-racism and anti-harassment information into safety talks and safety manuals at the production level.

Below, you will find the Canadian creative industries Code of Conduct, now signed onto by over 30 groups, the Joint Declaration established by Quebec cultural sector organizations as well as respectful workplace content on a variety of key topics and contact information for resources available to members of major unions, guilds and associations who need assistance.