Interactive Ontario’s Recent Wins
- Receiving clarification from the Ontario Government on the eligibility of remote work under the OIDMTC.
- Announcing a Benchmarking Study on Ontario’s Creative Technology Labour Market.
- Lowering the labour threshold for annual filing to the Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit (OIDMTC) from $1M to $500K.
- Reducing the OIDMTC queue — now at about 20 weeks — and accelerating processing time.
- Getting a commitment from the Ontario government to keep the OIDMTC stable.
- Getting a commitment from the Ontario government – 2021 Fall Economic Statement – that they will continue to work with us to attract more investment and create jobs in Ontario.
- Providing recommendations contributing to improvements of the Ontario Creates Interactive Digital Media Fund (IDM Fund) and the Canada Media Fund (CMF) programs.
- Instigating the creation of the Phase 2 CMF COVID-19 Emergency Support Fund for the IDM industry.
- Significantly raising awareness of our industry at all levels of governments, and now also in the general public and media with The Lodgge (www.thelodgge.com).
Ontario Budget 2022 – Remote Work Eligibility Under the OIDMTC
Interactive Ontario Applauds the Ontario Government for Clarifying the Eligibility of Remote Work Under the OIDMTC in the 2022 Ontario Budget (April 29, 2022 - Toronto, Ontario) – Interactive Ontario applauds the Ontario government for clarifying the treatment of [...]
Eligibility of Remote Work Under the OIDMTC
The Ontario Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit (OIDMTC) is not adapted to remote work. So much so that our provincial and federal governments had to make an exception to allow it during the pandemic. Our governments are well aware [...]
Ontario Announces a New Video Game and Esports Scholarship
Interactive Ontario applauds the Ontario government for its new scholarship program that will offer financial assistance to students enrolled in programs related to game design, development, marketing, and innovation industry that may lead to a career in similar fields. [...]
Roadmap to Economic Success: The Video Game and Interactive Digital Media (IDM) industry in Ontario
A key contributor to the economic recovery of the Province Interactive Ontario (IO)’s Roadmap to Economic Success maps out the actions that will lead the Province to economic prosperity in the video game and interactive digital media [...]
Interactive Ontario is Looking Forward to Working Alongside the Government of Ontario to Create High-Paying Jobs in the Province.
(November 5th, 2021 - Toronto, Ontario) Yesterday, Minister of Finance Peter Bethlenfalvy delivered the government’s fall economic statement and released its 2021 Ontario Economic Outlook and Fiscal Review. Interactive Ontario is very pleased to see that the Ontario government is [...]
Interactive Ontario Announces the Appointment of New Board Members 2021
Interactive Ontario, the Provincial trade association that advocates on behalf of the Video Game/Interactive Digital Media Industry at all levels of government, announced today the appointment of three new members to the association’s board of directors, effective September 29th, 2021.
Interactive Ontario Seeks to Foster Black Excellence in Video Game Industry with Launch of Career Fair
Toronto, Ontario - Interactive Ontario launched ipprenticeship: Career Fair for Emerging Black Professionals and Students, in collaboration with Ubisoft Toronto and with the support of Ontario’s Black Youth Action Plan. This inaugural Career Fair was held on February 25 and [...]
February Advocacy Update Including Spring Pre-Budget Submissions
Interactive Ontario submitted a spring pre-budget submission to the Provincial government on February 11 2021. It is in line with the recommendations of the Ministerial Advisory Council on IDM (Spring 2020) and all subsequent IO presentations and submissions to [...]
IO’s Recommendations to Canada Media Fund (CMF) & IDM Fund Program Improvements
IO submitted recommendations to the Canada Media Fund (CMF) re. potential improvements to the current funding programs and their management. These recommendations resulted from IO’s Town Hall with industry in December. The latter was specifically organized to discuss these [...]
Interactive Ontario Announces the Appointment of New Board Members
December 8th, 2020.--(TORONTO, ONT)--Interactive Ontario, the Provincial trade association that advocates on behalf of the Video Game/Interactive Digital Media Industry at all levels of government, announced today the appointment of five new members to the association's board of directors, effective [...]
Ontario Releases Update on Fall Budget – OIDMTC
The provincial government released its Fall budget on November 5, 2020. As expected, it was mainly focused on protecting and supporting people and businesses during the pandemic. Therefore, the tax credits for the creative industries were amended to mitigate the impact of [...]
The OIDMTC and Other Tax Credits Remains Stable
Interactive Ontario recently attended Minister MacLeod’s speech at the Empire Club of Canada where she unveiled the foundations for her long-term strategies for Heritage, Sport, Tourism, and Culture industries. We are pleased to announce that the Interactive Digital Media (IDM) industry [...]