Digital Media

Canada has quickly evolved into a hotbed of digital-media innovation.

“ Canada is punching far above its weight in the video game category. There are 13,000 video-game development jobs in Canada. In California (...) headquarters for most of these publishers and the entertainment capital of the world, there are only 12,000. ”
Brian Ward, Senior Vice-President, Worldwide Studios Activision Publishing

Canada has grown into the world’s third-largest developer of video games, thanks to a strong base of highly creative independent firms, generous tax credits, and sophisticated, flexible education and training infrastructure.

Canada’s interactive-media sector employs more than 52,000 people and generates annual revenues of $3.8 billion.
Between 2003 and 2011 Canada was the world’s leading location for foreign direct investment in video games. During this period, nearly 100 foreign companies greenfield projects in Canada’s creative industries.
Canada is a major player in this global industry, in terms of both size and the quality of talent and resources. In the past two years, the country’s video-gaming industry has grown by 11 percent annually and generated $1.7 billion in revenues in 2011. Annual growth rates of 17 percent are expected for each of the next two years.
Between 2003 and 2011, the United States Patent and Trademark Office granted more than 1,000 multimedia-related patents (including 323 related to video gaming) to inventors based in Canada.
With its long experience in simulation and training technologies, Canada’s ICT industry is well placed to benefit from gamification: a technique that engages audiences in problem-solving processes.