The SCGC has certification under the Federal Status of the Artist Act to represent the interests of all composers in Canada working on English-language productions.
By organizing people who had a stake in the business of composing for film and television the GCFC would raise awareness with regard to the talent available in our country.
The membership of the Guild was made up not only of composers but lawyers, agents, publishers such as Bob Hahn and Tony Tobias, and others who had an interest in the making of film and television music.
The Guild's purpose is to further the interests of its members with respect to Canada's cultural industries and agencies, film producers and music publishers."
In the mid 1990s, the Guild created a new mandate "To improve the quality and status of music as it applies to film and television, through education and the professional development of its members and the producing community."