SECTOR PROFILE

CANADA
Video Game Development & ANIMATION

SECTOR OVERVIEW

VIDEO GAME DEVELOPMENT OVERVIEW
Video Game Development - Overview
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SECTOR INFORMATION

Essential Facts 2016

​Entertainment Software Association of Canada
Digital Media: Video Games, Animation and VFX

The Canadian Trade Commissioner Service
Essential Facts 2015
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Entertainment Software Association of Canada
Interactive Digital Media Co-Production (Latin America)

Interactive Ontario
Canada Video Game Industry in 2015
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Nordicity
Ontario's Computer Animation & Visual Effects Industry

Nordicity
Playing for the Future

Dawson Strategic
OTHER SOURCES:

The Canadian Trade Commissioner Service

Information and Communications Technology Council

Canadian Digital Media Network

​MaRS

 INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS & Organizations

The Entertainment Software Association of Canada (ESAC) represents major video game console makers, publishers, large and small independent developers as well as national distributors. ESAC works with decision-makers on regulatory issues that affect members at the provincial and federal levels; and, regularly conduct and publish original research highlighting the impact of the industry in Canada.

​Website: theesa.ca
The International Game Developers Association (IGDA) is the largest non-profit membership organization in the world serving all individuals who create games, with 90 Chapters across the globe, including 9 in Canada.

Website: www.igda.org
The Canadian Media Producer's Association (CMPA) is Canada's leading trade association for independent producers, representing more than 350 companies engaged in the development, production and distribution of English-language television programs, feature films and digital media.

​Website: www.cmpa.ca
The Canadian Digital Media Network (CDMN), is a network of 26 regional innovation hubs across Canada, all focused on supporting Canada’s digital entrepreneurs. ​The CDMN offers information on ICT trends in an easy-to-digest infographic format.

Website: cdmn.ca
The Canada Media Fund (CMF) fosters, promotes, develops and finances the production of Canadian content and relevant applications for all audiovisual media platforms.
The CMF receives financial contributions from the Government of Canada and Canada’s cable, satellite and IPTV distributors.

Website: cmf-fmc.ca
The Visual Effects Society (VES) is the entertainment industry's only organization representing the full breadth of visual effects practitioners. Headquartered in Los Angeles, the VES has member Sections in cities across the world including: Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver.

Website: www.visualeffectssociety.com

BY KEY PROVINCE

​BRITISH COLUMBIA
B.C. Canada - Film and Visual Effects

Trade and Invest British Columbia
B.C. Canada - Interactive Gaming

Trade and Invest British Columbia
ORGANIZATIONS & RESOURCES

Creative BC

The Interactive and Digital Media Association of British Columbia (DigiBC)

​Motion Picture Industry Association of BC

Spark Computer Graphics Society

Vancouver Economic Commission​

Trade and Invest BC
ONTARIO
The Impact of the Interactive Digital Media Sector in Ontario

Nordicity
Economic Profile of Ontario's Computer Animation and Visual Effects Industry

​Nordicity
Mapping Ontario's Digital Economy

Interactive Ontario
ORGANIZATIONS & RESOURCES

​Invest in Ontario

​Interactive Ontario

​Computer Animation Studios of Ontario

McMaster Game Development Association

​Ontario Media Development Corporation

Toronto Game Devs
​QUEBEC

OTHER resources

EVENTS

The Canadian Gaming Summit is Canada’s premier annual conference and exhibition for gaming professionals. The Summit is the leading provider of information, education and interaction to the Canadian gaming community.

Website: canadiangamingsummit.com
Next Event: June 18-20, 2018 - Niagara Falls, Ontario
The CMPA’s Prime Time in Ottawa conference is a national networking event for some 600 of Canada’s most prominent business leaders from the feature film, television, interactive media, broadcasting and telecommunications industries.
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Website: primetimeinottawa.ca
​Next Event: Jan. 31 - Feb. 2 - Ottawa, Ontario
External Development Summit (XDS) is the only annual, international games industry event with a primary focus on external development for art, animation, audio, software engineering, QA and localization.

Website: xdsummit.com
Next Event: Vancouver, B.C.
OTHER EVENT LISTINGS​

KEY Start-up Support ORganizations

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