Updated Mar 17, 2026 by ESAC – Entertainment Software Association of Canada
Canada’s video game industry experienced extraordinary expansion in 2023, solidifying its status as a global hub for development talent and creative output.
Canadian studios achieved record-breaking international award recognition and critical acclaim throughout the 2023 calendar year.
The sector deepened its export revenues in 2023, significantly increasing its contribution to the national digital economy.
The Canadian Entertainment Software Association (ALD) ended the 2023 fiscal year with a substantial financial surplus resulting from robust membership growth and cost management.
The ALD utilized its fiscal surplus to increase full-time staffing and enhance policy-making capacity while maintaining flat membership fees for existing constituents.
Industry advocacy efforts in 2023 successfully secured more favorable regulatory frameworks and advanced diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives across the workforce.
Canada’s video game industry experienced extraordinary expansion in 2023, solidifying its status as a global hub for development talent and creative output.
Canadian studios achieved record-breaking international award recognition and critical acclaim throughout the 2023 calendar year.
The sector deepened its export revenues in 2023, significantly increasing its contribution to the national digital economy.
The Canadian Entertainment Software Association (ALD) ended the 2023 fiscal year with a substantial financial surplus resulting from robust membership growth and cost management.
The ALD utilized its fiscal surplus to increase full-time staffing and enhance policy-making capacity while maintaining flat membership fees for existing constituents.
Industry advocacy efforts in 2023 successfully secured more favorable regulatory frameworks and advanced diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives across the workforce.