WHERE DIGITAL GAMING LEVELS UP

Home to 235 video game companies, Ontario is Canada’s digital gaming destination. It’s no wonder why made-in-Ontario games have legions of fans worldwide; global giants and home-grown successes, such as Ubisoft Toronto, Certain Affinity, Rockstar Toronto, Gameloft, Digital Extremes, Uken Games, Big Blue Bubble, and Big Viking Games, have chosen Ontario as a top spot to create, develop and produce the games and gaming products and services global gamers covet.

Savvy digital game developers and blue-chip clients worldwide have discovered that Ontario has the talent and sophisticated expertise to create transformative interactive experiences that go beyond pure entertainment, into new applications like medical diagnostics and self- driving cars.

ONTARIO’S DIGITAL GAMING INDUSTRY BY THE NUMBERS

235 26% 48,000 VIDEO GAME OF ONTARIO GAMING CANADIANS EMPLOYED COMPANIES WORKFORCE IDENTIFY (DIRECT AND SPIN-OFF) (34% OF CANADA’S TOTAL) AS WOMEN IN SECTOR (THE HIGHEST IN CANADA) $3.6B 76% 40+ IN TOTAL REVENUES OF REVENUES DERIVED GAMING-SPECIFIC FROM EXPORTS COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY PROGRAMS UNLOCKING SUCCESS: ONTARIO CREATES AND INTERACTIVE ONTARIO

ONTARIO CREATES is an agency of the Ontario INTERACTIVE ONTARIO (IO) works with government which supports the digital gaming industry stakeholders to foster the economic industry with five funding programs through the and creative growth of Ontario’s interactive Interactive Digital Media Fund. digital media industry, and position it as a leader worldwide.

THE TOP 5 REASONS TO CHOOSE ONTARIO 1. TALENT Ontario’s number one advantage is its people. Some of the best It always seems like there and brightest minds choose to call Ontario their home. In fact, are new developers, 69% of adults possess a post-secondary education – a rate higher projects, games [and] than any OECD country. And with our welcoming approach to companies in immigration, including numerous support programs, companies can “ Toronto. I feel extremely recruit highly skilled international talent quickly and predictably. fortunate for being part 2. INNOVATION AND RECOGNIZED QUALITY of such an engaged and Ontario has one of the most unique and collaborative innovation ecosystems on the planet where business, thriving community. ” academia and government work together to drive revolutionary LESLEY PHORD-TOY ideas to market. Home to top research institutions and pioneers DIRECTOR, CORPORATE AFFAIRS in modern artificial intelligence, Ontario attracts some of the largest UBISOFT TORONTO tech companies in the world to conduct business in Ontario. 3. COMPETITIVE COSTS Ontario has some of the lowest corporate tax rates in North America where small and medium- sized manufacturers can MADE IN ONTARIO also save up to 50% on their after-tax R&D expenditures. Global customers can source high quality products that are extremely cost competitive. • Grand Theft Auto V • Jeopardy! World Tour 4. ACCESS TO GLOBAL MARKETS • Red Dead Redemption 2 Open for business to the entire world, Ontario has free trade • Starlink: Battle for Atlas agreements with 50 countries and is only a short distance from • Warframe major U.S. hubs. • WatchDogs: Legion 5. DIVERSITY • Who Wants to be a Ontario has welcomed people from over 150 countries and Millionaire over 200 languages are spoken here. Ontario also has a highly diversified economy with a wide array of industry sectors. WHO’S HERE

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