Canada’s Video Game Industry - A National Champion Making a Global Impact | Nov 23 2021

The Empire Club of Canada Presents: Canada’s Video Game Industry - A National Champion Making a Global Impact Canada’s video game industry has quietly grown into one of the largest and most successful in the world.  Over the past 25 years many of the largest and most well-known studios have made Canada home. With hubs in Montreal, Vancouver and Toronto, the industry continues to spread its reach from Victoria to St. John’s and all points in between. With close to 1,000 studios spread across the country Canada’s industry is an ecosystem of multinationals and Canadian owned and operated studios. This ecosystem has allowed the video game industry in Canada to continue to grow and flourish, even as it moved close to 30,000 workers to remote production over the pandemic. Learn more about Canada’s global success story with industry leaders, moderated by Jayson Hilchie, President & CEO of the Entertainment Software Association of Canada. Moderator: Jayson Hilchie, President & CEO of the Entertainment Software Association of Canada. Panelists: Deirdre Ayre, Head of Canadian Operations, Other Ocean Group Canada Francis Baillet, VP, Corporate Affairs, Ubisoft Michelle Liem, Director of Sales, Microsoft Canada - XBOX Team *The content presented is free of charge but please note that the Empire Club of Canada retains copyright. Neither the speeches themselves nor any part of their content may be used for any purpose other than personal interest or research without the explicit permission of the Empire Club of Canada.* *Views and Opinions Expressed Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the speakers or panelists are those of the speakers or panelists and do not necessarily reflect or represent the official views and opinions, policy or position held by The Empire Club of Canada.*