Jim Williamson

Jim Williamson is a long-time contributor and producer behind some of Canada’s most well-known television programs. He began his career with CTV’s Canada AM program and, from there, moved to the CBC where he worked on The Journal, The National, and Disclosure. For several years he was an executive producer in documentary production, and has more recently worked in the current affairs division as executive producer of CBC’s The Fifth Estate, an award-winning investigative journalism show. In 2010, the Governor General presented the program with the Michener Award for meritorious public service journalism. In 2014, the show also won an Emmy Award for its documentary Made in Bangladesh. He has personally won nine Gemini and Canadian Screen Awards. Williamson is also a past member of the UC Career Mentorship Program, and has been a speaker at the college’s public lecture series.