Awards & News
Best Achievement in Casting 2020
WINNER
Schitt’s Creek
Lisa Parasyn, Jon Comerford
2020
Canadian Screen Awards
Best Achievement in Casting
WINNER
Schitt’s Creek
Lisa Parasyn, Jon Comerford
NOMINEES
Kim’s Convenience
Deirdre Bowen
Mary Kills People
Susan Forrest, Sharon Forrest
Anne with an E
Stephanie Gorin
The Amazing Race Canada
Mike Yerxa, Jesse Storey
2019
Canadian Screen Awards
Best Achievement in Casting
WINNER
Letterkenny
Jenny Lewis, Sara Kay
NOMINEES
Mary Kills People
Sharon Forrest, Susan Forrest
Schitt's Creek
Jon Comerford, Lisa Parasyn
Vikings
Frank Moiselle, Nuala Moiselle, Deirdre Bowen
Cardinal: Blackfly Season
Lisa Parasyn, Jon Comerford
2018
Canadian Screen Awards
Best Achievement in Casting
WINNER
Cardinal
Jon Comerford, Lisa Parasyn
NOMINEES
Anne
Stephanie Gorin
Kim's Convenience
Deidre Bowen
Letterkenny
Jenny Lewis, Sara Kay
Mary Kills People
Susan Forrest, Sharon Forrest
Gemini Awards
2011
Gemini Award
Best Achievement in Casting
WINNER
Durham County
Marissa Richmond, Andrea Kenyon, Randi Wells, L. Goldstein, S. Smith
NOMINEES
Living in Your Car - Chapter 2
Marsha Chesley
Todd and the Book of Pure Evil
Sara Kay, Jim Heber, Jenny Lewis
Lost Girl - Vexed
Lisa Parasyn, Jon Comerford
Flashpoint - Jumping At Shadows
Marissa Richmond
2010
Gemini Award
Best Achievement in Casting
WINNER
The Summit
John Buchan, Jason Knight
NOMINEES
Bloodletting And Miraculous Cures
Deirdre Bowen
Flashpoint - Perfect Storm
Marissa Richmond
Guns
Stephanie Gorin
Durham County - Little Lost Children
A. Kenyon, M. Richmond, R. Wells, W. O'Brien
2009
Gemini Award
Best Achievement in Casting
WINNER
The Line
Marsha Chesley
NOMINEES
Being Erica
Stephanie Gorin
The Border
Stephanie Gorin
Flashpoint
Marissa Richmond
Less Than Kind
Susan Forrest, Sharon Forrest, Jim Heber
Featured News
PRESS RELEASE - July 1, 2026
The Casting Director Society of Canada is pleased to share the newly published ICDA Guidelines on the Use of AI by Casting Platforms. Developed by the International Casting Directors Association (ICDA), these guidelines establish critical standards regarding the ethical use of artificial intelligence in our casting processes and advocate for the protection of human creativity within the industry.
We encourage all our members to review these documents to better understand the evolving landscape of AI in casting. The full guidelines and the accompanying press release are available for download below.