The producers, WildBrain and Peacock Alley, have settled the short-lived dispute with Linda Schuyler, the co-creator and longtime producer of the Degrassi franchise, on the new Degrassi documentary. The world premiere and other screenings at TIFF will proceed as planned. For future distribution beyond TIFF, the parties have agreed to add some additional context around the compensation paid to the performers.

Statement for attribution to Linda Schuyler: 

“From the beginning, it was important to me, and to the whole Degrassi team, to do what we could to set our young performers up for success. The cast was paid much more than $50 a day. We also created and contributed on their behalf to a retirement fund and a scholarship foundation that provided them with opportunities for counselling and supported them into the future.”