- Published On: September 21st, 2022
(September 21, 2022 - Toronto, Ontario) – Interactive Ontario, the provincial trade association that advocates on behalf of the Ontario Video Game/Interactive Digital Media Industry at all levels of government, announced today the appointment of five new members and the re-election of six others to the association’s board of [...]
- Published On: May 3rd, 2022
(May 3, 2022 – Toronto, Ontario) – Interactive Ontario is excited to announce it will conduct a Benchmarking Study on Ontario's Creative Technology Labour Market, in collaboration with its partners, the City of Toronto and the Information and Communications Technology Council (ICTC). This comprehensive study is made possible with [...]
- Published On: April 29th, 2022
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 work-from-home labour for Interactive Digital Media in the 2022 Ontario [...]
- Published On: April 12th, 2022Tags: awards
(April 12, 2022 - Toronto, Ontario) – Ontario video game studios were showcased on the national stage during the Canadian Game Awards 2022 (CGA), and the first-ever Canadian Indie Game Awards (CIGA). Throughout the two award shows, Ontario studios received unprecedented levels of recognition and accolades for their work, [...]
- Published On: March 23rd, 2022
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 of this issue since it has been raised by IO, [...]
- Published On: March 11th, 2022
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. "This exciting new scholarship will inspire more young people across [...]
- Published On: February 22nd, 2022Tags: jobs
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 (IDM) sector. This roadmap summarizes IO’s advocacy efforts at the [...]
- Published On: November 5th, 2021
(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 committed to continue to explore opportunities to work with the [...]
- Published On: September 30th, 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.
- Published On: March 10th, 2021
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 26, 2021 and connected companies looking to hire emerging Black [...]