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Canadian Freelance Union (CFU)

Union · Canada · Founded in 2006 · 1 rates documents · 2 figures

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About CFU

The Canadian Freelance Union (CFU) is a community chapter of Unifor representing self-employed workers in Canada’s media, communications and information sectors. Founded in 2006, it supports freelancers and publishes a rate sheet based on member survey data, while stating that no standard rate applies.

Summary written with AI from public sources, checked 9 Nov 2026. Sources: canadianfreelanceunion.ca, unifor.org, en.wikipedia.org

What they publish

Canadian Freelance Union rate sheet (member survey, from 2018) · SurveyIn force · 2

Their latest figures

PrintedA common rate per hour in a general sense is $150-300. DocumentCanadian Freelance Union rate sheet (member survey, from 2018) · Survey StatusIn force
Printedour members charge anywhere between $35 – $250 per hour depending on the task DocumentCanadian Freelance Union rate sheet (member survey, from 2018) · Survey StatusIn force

Its federation

Unifor

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