Directors Creative RightsCreative AuthorshipThe Writers Guild of Canada (WGC) and the Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) have agreed to a position of shared authorship in the cinematographic work between the credited writer(s) and the credited director.Click here to read the full briefing document.DRCCDIRECTORS RIGHTS COLLECTIVE OF CANADAAre you Getting Your Residuals? The DRCC collects and distributes secondary use royalties for audiovisual directors representing all genres from foreign broadcasts of their work. If you are a filmmaker see what membership to the DRCC can do for you. You never know, we may already have money for you.Click here for more information.DGC Health & Welfare PlanThe ReelLife Benefits program is an important and valuable part of your membership in the Directors' Guild of Canada. Learn about the plan, eligibility, contributions, benefits and making claims by clicking here .Directors Guild of Canada|National Office|111 Peter Street, Suite 600, Toronto, Ontario, Canad,a M5V 2H1Tel: (416) 925-8200|Toll-Free: 1-888-972-0098|Fax: (416) 925-8400|mail@dgc.caCopyright 2014.
AboutUsPursuant to an agreement (the ?Subsidiary Agreement?) entered into on April 1, 1983 between Canad,a Manitoba and Awasis Agency of Northern Manitob,a the Agency was mandated the legal responsibility to provide child and family services to treaty and non-treaty members residing on 25 First Nations, however, with the decentralization of the Awasis Agency, the Agency provides child and family services to 12 First Nations communities.In 2000, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Province of Manitoba and Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak. The signing of the MOU meant that the Awasis Agency could expand its authority and provide services to off reserve members. These services commenced in 2005.
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Events CCDSThe Canadian Centre on Disability Studies (CCDS) has a mandate dedicated to research, education, and information dissemination on disability issues.CCDS is guided by the philosophies of independent living and community living. The philosophy emphasizes human rights, self-determination, interdependence, equality, a cross-disability focus, and full and valued participation of all citizens in the community. While CCDS is a university affiliated centre we are also committed to fostering a spirit of collaboration among the disability community, government and academia.Follow the links below to learn more CCDS.
A Word About LanguagePeople First is an organization that was formed because some of the people in our communities felt that they were not considered as people first. They felt that they were talked about, talked to, thought about, and treated according to the disabilities that others labelled them with.The founders of People First did not think this was fair. Over the years people have been called mentally handicapped, developmentally disabled, cognitively challenged, intellectually disabled, and many other labels.In order to avoid hurting peoples' feelings and to avoid using labels when we talk about the many different members of People First, we will use the term people who have been labelled.