Poll is Now Open! Vote for CFG Director: Membership

March 12, 2021 Editor Event cfgcfg election

CFG Election: Director: Membership Management and Development

The election is open for voting and we need your participation! Poll will close at 11:59pm Eastern Time on Sunday, March 14th. To read more about the candidates and view their introductory videos, click here. Members in good standing can click here to vote.

Please take part in electing our second director at large, responsible for membership management and development.

Do you have written or visual work in a published book? Register for the Public Lending Right Program

March 09, 2021 Editor News public lending right program

Canadian authors, illustrators and photographers with one or more published books, can now register for the Public Lending Right Program. The program is a Canada Council for the Arts initiative that sends payments every year to creators whose books are in Canadian public libraries.This year’s registration period runs until May 1, 2021. To…

Replacing objectivity with fairness and accuracy in the newsroom

March 04, 2021 Editor News

by Stephen WentzellOver the last few years, polarization around journalism has contributed to an environment of distrust around the industry, particularly its writers. Journalists are finding themselves under a microscope never-before imagined in an industry that has traditionally called for round-the-clock neutrality.“Is objectivity an outdated…

Board of Directors Election Update and Candidate Profiles

March 03, 2021 Editor News cfgcfg election

When nominations closed on the February 25th for the very first Canadian Freelance Guild Board of Directors, every position but one had been filled by acclamation. During our Media Mixer on the 26th, we had the successful candidates introduce themselves, as well as the two candidates for the remaining position, the Director for Membership…

Myriad Ways to the Book Publishing Market – Part One

February 25, 2021 Editor Advice advicebook publishingbruce kirkbyjustin lingrobert joseph

by Steven ThrendyleMost magazine writers and newspaper journalists think about writing a book at some point in their careers. Maybe it’s a deeper dive into a story that was part of a feature package, or a biography of an important event or persona in Canadian life.Recent non-fiction books by Bruce Kirkby, Justin Ling and Bob Joseph took very…

CBC Freelancers: Sign a union membership card before March 12 and be entered to win a prize

February 24, 2021 Editor News cbc freelancerscmg freelance

The Canadian Freelance Guild is proud to partner with the Canadian Media Guild Freelance Branch, our colleagues in providing services to freelance communicators in Canada. CMG Freelance represents all freelancers who provide services to the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC).If you have freelanced for CBC in the last 12 months, you are…

Tax Tips webinar now available on CFG website

February 21, 2021 Editor Advice advicecfgfreelance taxeswebinar

On February 10th, about 5 dozen people took part in the CFG's Business of Freelancing Tax Tips for Freelancers webinar.This was a very lively discussion about the important questions facing freelancers at tax time -- such as eligible expenses, dealing with foreign income, the G/HST, CERB, CRB, and so on.The webinar is an excellent source of tax…

Call for Nominations in the 2021 Canadian Freelance Guild Board of Directors Election

February 16, 2021 Editor News cfgcfg news

Nominations are now open for all positions on the Canadian Freelance Guild (CFG) Board of Directors.We will be electing for the positions of President, Vice-President, Secretary, Treasurer, and two Directors, one of whom will have responsibilities in Membership Management and Development. Terms will be staggered so that no board will be constituted…

Highlights of the First Annual General Meeting of the CFG

February 09, 2021 Editor News cfgcfg agmcfg newsnews

On Saturday, February 6th the Canadian Freelance Guild held its first-ever Annual General Meeting. The online event took just under three hours and accomplished several important goals.Bylaws: The first-ever set of Bylaws establishing the CFG were passed, after some considerable discussion and constructive ‘friendly amendment’ editing.The new…

The Born Freelancer on “personal protection” for freelancers

February 03, 2021 Editor Advice adviceborn freelancerfreelancer safety trainingjob safetysafety trainingthe born freelancer

This series of posts by the Born Freelancer shares personal experiences and thoughts on issues relevant to freelancers. Have something to add to the conversation? We’d love to hear from you in the comments. Since the pandemic, never have the words "personal protective equipment" appeared together so ubiquitously.And it got me to thinking: …