The British Columbia branch of the Directors Guild of Canada has ratified a new three-year contract with the Alliance of Film and Television Producers, representing Hollywood producers, and its local counterpart, the Media Producers Association of Canada.

About 50.3 per cent of eligible members of the Guild of Canada BC District Board of Directors voted 90.9 per cent in favor of the agreement, which will run from 2025 to 2028, the local guild and CMPA, which represents local manufacturers, said Monday.

Terms of the new agreement were not disclosed, but the deal covers workplace conditions and pay rates for directors and other crew members represented by DGC on film, TV and digital media production sets in British Columbia. This includes production management, assistant directors, locations and production assistants who work primarily on American productions filming in Canada’s western province.

“Canadian affiliates of the Alliance of Film and Television Producers congratulate DGC BC for reaching an agreement that significantly addresses its top priorities and provides substantial increases in wages and benefits for its members,” said Carol Lombardini, president of AMPTP, in a statement on Monday.

The new understanding is added to a stable work environment for American and local producers filming in and around Vancouver. In July 2023, AMPTP and the BC branch of the CMPA reached an agreement with IATSE 891, IATSE 669, Teamsters 155, DGC BC and the Union of British Columbia Performers to extend their respective labor contracts until 2025 to remove uncertainty from around. Hollywood writers and actors strikes.

The most recent labor agreement involving DGC BC was set to expire on March 31, 2025. The new agreement will take effect on April 1, 2025 and will last three years until March 31, 2028. The one-year extension applied to the BC Master Production Agreement, which regulates wage rates and working conditions on Canadian provincial film and TV sets.

“With the successful conclusion of negotiations, our sector has an updated agreement that addresses the needs of all parties and allows talented producers and directors and the DGC BC crew to focus on creating world-class content for audiences at home and around the world . ,” added Jason Lee, CMPA-BC Vice President of BC Industrial Relations, in his own statement about the new agreement with the local DGC. branch.

DGC BC also confirmed the end of talks and the ratification of a new labor contract for film and TV production workers in the province.

“I am very proud of what is a very good package for our members. I am particularly proud of the historic increases in wages and pensions and the decoupling of our production assistants from the minimum wage. A rising tide lifts all boats and this offering caters to just that. This agreement lays the foundation for industry stability here in BC and improves wages for our lowest paid workers. I could not be more proud of what we have accomplished with our partners at the negotiating table,” said Rob Larson, DGC BC business agent, in a statement.