The Canadian video game sector employs 16,500 people directly, creates 27,000 full-time equivalent jobs, and contributes $2.3 billion annually to Canada's GDP. It is the world's largest producer of video games per capita (by employee count).
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Canadian video game companies spent $1.6 billion directly, a 12.5% increase from 2011. The sector comprises 329 companies, with 53% identifying as independent developers, and 910 projects were completed in 2012.
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The average age of a Canadian video game worker is 31, with an average salary of $72,500 per year in 2012. 97% of new graduates hired are recruited within Canada.
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54% of Canadians are gamers, having played a video or computer game in the last four weeks, with the average Canadian gamer being 33 years old. 85% of Canadian gamers own a console, 62% own a smartphone, and 35% own a tablet.
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Quebec's video game sector employs 8,749 people, with an estimated expenditure of $741 million, and an average salary of $65,500. British Columbia employs 5,140 people, with $548 million in expenditures, and an average salary of $80,100. Ontario employs 1,821 people, with $134 million in expenditures, and an average salary of $76,400.
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The Canadian video game sector employs 16,500 people directly, creates 27,000 full-time equivalent jobs, and contributes $2.3 billion annually to Canada's GDP. It is the world's largest producer of video games per capita (by employee count).
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Canadian video game companies spent $1.6 billion directly, a 12.5% increase from 2011. The sector comprises 329 companies, with 53% identifying as independent developers, and 910 projects were completed in 2012.
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The average age of a Canadian video game worker is 31, with an average salary of $72,500 per year in 2012. 97% of new graduates hired are recruited within Canada.
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54% of Canadians are gamers, having played a video or computer game in the last four weeks, with the average Canadian gamer being 33 years old. 85% of Canadian gamers own a console, 62% own a smartphone, and 35% own a tablet.
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Quebec's video game sector employs 8,749 people, with an estimated expenditure of $741 million, and an average salary of $65,500. British Columbia employs 5,140 people, with $548 million in expenditures, and an average salary of $80,100. Ontario employs 1,821 people, with $134 million in expenditures, and an average salary of $76,400.