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How is COVID-19 impacting women in Canada’s screen industries? A new survey will look at the challenges and issues women and caregivers in screen industries are facing during the pandemic By Craig Takeuchi GURUXOOX / Getty Images Plus With childcare and family-care pressures ramped up by the COVID-19 pandemic, a national organization is seeking to find out what issues Canadian women are facing in screen industries. Women have often borne the brunt of caring for dependents during the pandemic, particularly during lockdowns, home-based or remote schooling, and other periods of disrup...

by Craig Takeuchi on January 25th, 2021 at 11:30 AM 1 of 1 2 of 1 With childcare and family-care pressures ramped up by the COVID-19 pandemic, a national organization is seeking to find out what issues Canadian women are facing in screen industries. Women have often borne the brunt of caring for dependents during the pandemic, particularly during lockdowns, home-based or remote schooling, and other periods of disruption—and many women have had to give up their careers to do so. Women in Film and Television Canada Coalition (WIFT Canada Coalition) and Reel Families for Change Canada, wi...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On December 17, 2020, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change and the Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food announced the launch of public consultations to establish a new Canada Water Agency ("CWA") and improve freshwater management across Canada. 1 As part of the launch, Environment and Climate Change Canada ("ECCC") released a discussion paper: Toward the Creation of a Canada Water Agency ("Discussion Paper"). 2 The Discussion Paper proposes the development of the CWA and seeks C...