Alberta has abandoned plans to reinstate a tax credit for video game developers, officials confirmed. Premier Danielle Smith first proposed the measure in 2022 to compete with provinces like Ontario, Quebec, and B.C., which offer game development tax credits ranging from 17.5% to 40%.
Instead, the province will pursue strategic partnerships and investment funding, said Jonathan Gauthier, spokesperson for Innovation Minister Nate Glubish. Alberta’s previous 25% digital media credit, introduced by the NDP in 2018 and scrapped in 2019, briefly grew the industry to 1,310 workers—a figure that has since declined to 810.
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