Partnership
Become an influential member in the Ontario Video Game and Interactive Digital Media (IDM) Industry by becoming an Interactive Ontario Partner.
We build meaningful partnerships with businesses and organizations that offer products and services aligned to meet the needs of our 120+ member companies.
As a not for profit organization we need your support financing our initiatives. Through our wide-range of flexible sponsorship packages, we will work closely with you and your team to build a valuable partnership.
Help us to succeed on our mission to inspire, unite, and enable Ontario’s video game and interactive digital media community to achieve long-term growth and prosperity. Contact our team today to discuss your options, and connect your company with Ontario’s leading studios.
Interactive Ontario Sponsorship Packages
Updated Industry Overview Video
IO is planning on producing an updated Ontario’s video game & XR industry overview video in Q1 2025.
This video will showcase Ontario’s stellar video game and XR industry. Sponsor and position your brand alongside the top innovators in this dynamic sector.
This video will be released in March 2025, and will be presented at various events throughout the year (such as our Impact Forum).
$5K Sponsorship activation.
IO Connect
IO Connect is the networking event series for the video game and interactive digital media (IDM) sector in Ontario. With a focus on connecting professionals, showcasing industry-leading talent, and celebrating the growth of the techno-creative sector in our province, IO Connect delivers the best of what the Ontario IDM industry has to offer.
Our June 2025 event (detailed below) builds on the success of the 6 IO Connect mixers that Interactive Ontario has hosted since 2022.
IO Connect: Summer Mixer (June 2025)
Interactive Ontario, in partnership with XP Gaming & Toronto Games Week, is thrilled to announce the return of IO Connect.
IO Connect: Summer Mixer 2025 will be an evening of celebration of Ontario’s video game and XR industry, during Toronto Games Week and XP Game Summit.
IO Connect: Holiday Mixer (December 2025)
Interactive Ontario, in partnership with Music Publishers Canada, is thrilled to announce the return of IO Connect.
IO Connect: Holiday Mixer 2025 will be an evening of celebration of Ontario’s video game, XR, interactive digital media, and music industry talent in Ontario.
Indie Superboost
Indie Superboost (ISB) is an industry-guided initiative designed to accelerate the growth and sustainability of video game indies (incl. XR game indies), by providing them with business skills, knowledge, and networking opportunities.
The ISB program is supported by a multi-talented advisory committee, composed of 4 indie developers with ranging backgrounds and experience. The ISB advisory committee members are outlined on our ISB program webpage.
Game Business Masterclass
This is an on-site day-long masterclass led by Industry Expert, Jason Della Rocca, held in Toronto that will be live-streamed across Canada (Feb 26, 2025). The masterclass will include 5 modules:
- Funding Models (project vs venture financing)
- Competitive Analysis (understanding the market)
- Traction (building evidence that success is possible)
- Community Validated Deployment (building launch momentum)
- Pitching to publishers (process and pitch deck template)
- ~50 attendees (20 in-person, 20 online)
- Video game/XR developers & industry experts
The day following the masterclass, personalized mentoring and coaching will be provided to 8 Ontario studios.
$5K Sponsorship package activations
Marketing & Discoverability Bootcamp
IO will host an in-person one day ISB Bootcamp on marketing & discoverability in Toronto that will be held on June 11, 2025, before XP Game Summit scheduled on June 12-13, 2025. Participants will receive a comped VIP pass to the XP Game Summit. The bootcamp will consist of 3 workshops from reputable marketing and discoverability experts.
- 10 Ontario indie studios (~20 in-person attendees)
- Video game/XR developers & industry experts
- $5K Sponsorship package activations
Building Lasting IP & Brands Workshop
This online program focuses on strategic IP development, crucial for long-term success in the IDM industry. Led by Christian Fonnesbech from Leverage IP consulting. Leverage IP, a veteran in the gaming and branding sectors, has helped over 20 studios develop successful IPs and will bring their expertise to Canadian studios for the first time. The 2-hour opening session, incl. 1-hour Q&A, will be available to developers across Canada on April 10, 2025.
- 35+ Online attendees from Ontario & other provinces.
- Video game/XR developers & industry experts
- $5K Sponsorship package
Indie Superboost Online Talks
The live online talks are a series of one-hour online events exclusively dedicated to developers. Sessions occur on a semi-monthly basis with a new expert guest and topic to discuss.
Online ISB sessions are available to devs across Canada, via IO’s membership to the Canadian Interactive Alliance. The majority of participants are from Ontario.
- ~35 online attendees at each of the monthly events (Ontario & Other Provinces)
- Video game/XR developers & industry experts
- Sponsorship packages range between $2.5K – $15K activations
Impact Forum & Cocktail Mixer 2025
IO’s Impact Forum is an annual in-presence policy forum, bringing together Interactive Ontario’s Expand and Torchbearer Members and board directors, to discuss growth opportunities and policy development impacting the Interactive Digital Media (video game/XR) Sector in Ontario. The forum is led by the Advocacy Committee followed by an exclusive cocktail mixer.
Who will be at the IO Impact Forum Cocktail Mixer?
- 40-50 invited executives and decision makers of leading companies in Ontario
- 40-50 key stakeholders (government leaders and policy makers, sponsors of the Impact Forum). In 2024, we had Minister Cho a special guest.