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Ontario is the largest producer of video games in Canada, housing 31.8% of all game studios (10 of which are large companies) and has annual expenditures of $818.4 million. [17] Quebec is the second largest, with 31.1% of companies residing in the province (22 of which are large companies) and spends $2.3 billion annually. [ 17 ]
Alberta had an increased rate of black immigration from the United States in the early 1900s, partially due to black fur-traders seeking employment. In Edmonton, the city council passed a 1911 motion to end further black immigration. The council claimed that black immigration was detrimental to the province and that black and white Albertans ...
Responsibilities for economic development in the Ontario government shifted over time as the province's economy evolved. Prior to confederation, the Bureau of Agriculture of the Province of Canada was responsible for collecting facts and statistics relating to the agricultural, mechanical and manufacturing interests.
He immigrated to Canada as a refugee in 1993, settling in Toronto. Although not the first black Cabinet minister, Hussen is the first to be of immediate African descent. Marci Ien MP for Toronto Centre: 26 October 2021: Incumbent: Incumbent: Minister for Women and Gender Equality and Youth (2021–present) Ien is a Black Canadian [5] of ...
The Gaming Control Act (the Act) was passed in 1992 to control the growth of the gaming industry and the introduction of casinos in Windsor and Niagara Falls, Ontario.The Act was enforced by the Gaming Control Commission Ontario to ensure honesty, integrity, and financial responsibility to participants [1] as well as preventing criminal activity such as lottery scams.
Mary Ann Shadd, the first Black female publisher and newspaper owner in Canada, and her brother Isaac Shadd founded The Provincial Freeman in 1853. It became a weekly newspaper out of Toronto in 1854, after which it was published in Chatham. [3] Black and white people founded the Anti-Slavery Society of Canada in Toronto in 1851. It sought to ...
Great Canadian operates gaming properties in Canada, consisting of casinos, horse race tracks (with slot machines), and smaller-scale gaming centres. It also runs hotels, restaurants, and entertainment facilities associated with its properties. As of the third quarter of 2017, 67% of revenue was from gaming. [1] As of 2018, it had 9,400 ...
The Ontario Charitable Gaming Association (OCGA) was incorporated as a non-profit in 1996 to represent the interests of charities and non-profits that fundraise through regulated charitable gaming in Ontario. Their membership consists of thousands of registered charities and non-profits such as health and social services organizations, schools ...