Leveling up the Holidays:

Over Half of Canadian Kids Asking for Video Games This Season

We are the voice of the Canadian Video Game Industry

We work on behalf of our member-companies to ensure that Canada remains a great place to innovate, create and publish video games.

Our Industry is Thriving

23 Million Canadians
are gamers

We create over 34,000
Full-Time Equivalents
jobs in our industry

The average Canadian gamer
is 34 years old

There are 821 active video
game studios in Canada

The average full-time industry worker makes $102,000

Our Industry is Thriving

23 Million Canadians
are gamers

We create over 34,000
Full-Time Equivalents
jobs in our industry

The average Canadian gamer
is 34 years old

There are 821 active video
game studios in Canada

The average full-time industry worker makes $102,000

National Impact

Explore province by province how the video game industry drives economic growth.

Canada Plays

December 2025

1

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

MICROSOFT

2

NHL 26

ELECTRONIC ARTS

3

Battlefield 6

ELECTRONIC ARTS

4

EA Sports FC 26

ELECTRONIC ARTS

5

Pokemon Legends: Z-A*

NINTENDO

6

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond*

NINTENDO

7

NBA 2K26

TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE

8

Minecraft

MULITPLE MANUFACTURERS

9

Ghost of Yotei

SONY

10

Madden NFL 26

ELECTRONIC ARTS

*Digital sales not included

Source: Circana (formerly The NPD Group and IRI) /Retail Tracking Service, Canada, December 2025

Canada Plays

2025 Edition

1

Battlefield 6

ELECTRONIC ARTS

2

NHL 26

ELECTRONIC ARTS

3

Monster Hunters: Wilds

CAPCOM USA

4

Borderlands 4

TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE

5

EA Sports FC 26

ELECTRONIC ARTS

6

Call of Duty: Black Ops 7

MICROSOFT

7

NBA 2K26

TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE

8

The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion: Remastered

MICROSOFT

9

Ghost of Yotei

SONY

10

Kingdom Come: Deliverance II

PLAION

11

Split Fiction

ELECTRONIC ARTS

12

Minecraft

MULTIPLE MANUFACTURERS

13

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6

MICROSOFT

14

Pokemon Legends: Z-A*

NINTENDO

15

Forza Horizon 5

MICROSOFT

16

Elden Ring: Nightreign

BANDAI NAMCO ENTERTAINMENT

17

Civilization VII

TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE

18

Red Dead Redemption II

TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE

19

Grand Theft Auto V

TAKE 2 INTERACTIVE

20

Donkey Kong Bananza*

NINTENDO

*Digital sales not included

Source: Circana (formerly The NPD Group and IRI) /Retail Tracking Service, Canada, YTD DEC 2025