Sector Leads and Advisory Committees  / Victoria Harding

Victoria Harding

Executive Director, Directors Guild of Canada – Ontario
Screen-based Media Industries Advisory Committee

Victoria Harding is the Executive Director of the Directors Guild of Canada – Ontario (DGC Ontario). In this role, Victoria leads a team of employees dedicated to improving the lives of DGC Ontario’s 3,700+ Members, and she acts as Ontario’s Lead Negotiator for the DGC/CMPA Standard Agreement.

Victoria has more than three decades of experience “on the floor” as both a Location Manager and Production Manager. Her direct experience in the industry has informed her labour relations career, given her understanding of the unique challenges faced by film and television professionals.

In addition to her career-long commitment to the Directors Guild of Canada, Victoria is also an active and respected member of Ontario’s film and television industry, and was the recipient of the 2023 WIFT Crystal Award for Outstanding Achievement in Business. She contributes to the growth and expansion of Ontario’s production ecosystem via her work on various committees, advisory panels and working groups, notably as a current Board Member of FilmOntario and having served two terms on the City of Toronto’s Film, Television and Digital Media Advisory Board.