The Guild Apprenticeship Program (GAP) is designed for people who are not yet eligible for DGC Ontario Membership.

 Please see the 2025 GAP Admission Cycle section below for submission dates and applications. 

Successful applicants to the program become Apprentices and have 12-18 months to complete a certain number of paid workdays over a certain number of productions (requirements vary by department). For the duration of the program, Apprentices may only work in PA or Trainee Categories in the department to which they’ve been approved. Once the requirements are met, Apprentices are eligible to join DGC Ontario as an Associate Member, at which point they may work in other departments or higher job categories.

For information on how to hire an Apprentice, click here.

Anyone interested in applying for GAP is urged to review the GAP FAQ.

Once you have read the FAQs and are ready to apply for GAP, simply download the appropriate form by clicking on the applicable link below. Submit the requisite form and all supporting documents during the application admission cycle ONLY.

Reminders Before Submitting An Application:

• Applicant must be a Canadian Citizen or Permanent Resident;
• Make sure you understand the department and job to which you are applying. Click here for all DGC Job Category descriptions;
• All required departmental experience must be paid work, or Canadian Film Centre validated productions;
• Please ensure that backup documentation is legible, and your name and role on set are clear and verifiable;
• GAP applications must be accompanied by the required training certificates:
• Worker Health and Safety Awareness in Four Steps and;
• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS). To obtain your certification, please see the following recommended vendors below:

1. Worksite Safety
2. Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety
3. Workers Health and Safety Centre

• Review the checklist on Page 2 of each application to make sure you have met the requirements and submitted all documents required for your specific department;
• Application documents must be submitted electronically as a single PDF. Exceptions will be made for TAAD portfolios, which should be submitted as a separate file;
• Incomplete digital submissions will not be processed. We cannot guarantee physical applications dropped off or mailed to the office will be received and processed; and,
• No late applications will be accepted after the intake deadline has passed.

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2025 GAP ADMISSION CYCLE

This year, DGC Ontario will host a single intake between March 31^st and the end of July for four of our seven GAP streams. Please note there will be no intake for the Post streams (Trainee Assistant Picture Editor, Trainee Assistant Sound Editor, and Post Production PA) in 2025. 

Please see the full submission breakdown below:

Round 1:

• Location Production Assistant / Trainee Assistant Location Manager
• Trainee Assistant Art Director & Trainee Assistant Art Director - Coordinator

Applications accepted from March 31^st until April 3^rd, 2025 at 12:00 PM*

Round 2:

• Set Production Assistant
• Trainee Assistant Accountant

Applications accepted from May 27^th until May 30^th, 2025 at 12:00 PM*

*Please note that applications will ONLY be accepted if submitted within the timeframe specified above.

Please submit your application, including all required documents, as a single PDF via email to gap@dgcontario.ca. Incomplete applications will not be processed. 

To access the PDF, please download it and save it to your desktop. 

ACCESSIBILITY AND ACCOMMODATIONS

DGC Ontario is a provincial labour organization with a strong commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, belonging, and accessibility. We encourage Apprenticeship and Membership applications from members of underrepresented groups, including Black, Indigenous, racialized, 2SLGBTQI+, disabled, women, gender-diverse individuals, and those with intersectional identities.

To support this, we will work with individuals to provide reasonable accommodations throughout the application process and, if successfully accepted into GAP, during the mandatory onboarding training sessions. If you have accessibility needs or require accommodations to fully and meaningfully participate, please reach out to Amber Munro, Apprenticeship, Outreach & Equity Manager, in advance at amunro@dgcontario.ca.

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WARNER BROS. DISCOVERY ACCESS CANADA BURSARY FOR UNDERREPRESENTED COMMUNITIES

DGC Ontario and Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Access Canada are proud to continue an initiative started in the fall of 2021 to help strengthen the Canadian industry by building on the Guild’s pathway to Membership.

Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) Access Canada Bursary for Underrepresented Communities was created for accepted applicants in the Guild Apprenticeship Program (GAP) who self-identify as Indigenous, Black, racialized, Persons with Disabilities, Francophone, and/or 2SLGBTQ+.

For the 2024 GAP intake, Warner Bros. Discovery Access Canada was able to increase their support by providing 40 bursaries in the GAP categories listed below. Each disbursement is a $500 CAD non-transferable and non-refundable payment.

In its fourth year, this Bursary program supported the following categories from the 2024 GAP intake:

• Trainee Assistant Accountant (TAA)
• Set Production Assistant (Set PA)
• Location Production Assistant (LPA) / Trainee Assistant Location Manager (LPA/TAL)
• Trainee Assistant Art Director (TAAD)
• Trainee Assistant Art Director – Coordinator (TAAD – COORD)
• Trainee Assistant Picture Editor (TAPE)
• Trainee Assistant Sound Editor (TASE)
• Post Production PA (PPPA)

The deadline to receive applications for the 2024 round of the Bursary for Underrepresented Communities is now closed, and bursaries have been awarded to the selected recipients. 

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Important Note:

The Guild Apprenticeship Program is only administered by DGC Ontario. DGC Ontario reserves the right to cap the number of GAP applicants accepted per calendar year. If not accepted into the program, candidates may need to wait until the following year to re-apply. Scheduled dates for interviews and training are subject to change depending on instructor availability. Any updates to GAP application materials and dates will be posted on this page.

If you have any questions about the Guild Apprenticeship Program, please email the Apprenticeship and Outreach Coordinator at gap@dgcontario.ca or call us at 416-925-8200.