The Canadian Game Awards returns on February 15

After sitting out 2024, the show is coming back, and it will be held at an iconic Toronto venue this year
Jan 6, 20253:39 PM EST
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The Canadian Game Awards will return on February 15th, 2025, at 8pm ET to honour Canada’s massive video game industry.

The show is produced by Carl-Edwin Michel, the founder and CEO of former Canadian esports organizer Northern Arena. The last Canadian Game Awards were held in April 2023, with the show later sitting out 2024. In a brief social media post, the Canadian Game Awards confirmed that the next ceremony will take place live from Toronto’s iconic TIFF Lightbox.

🎮✨ The Canadian Game Awards Are Back! ✨🎮

Mark your calendars! 🗓️

On February 15, 2025, join us at the prestigious TIFF Lightbox in Toronto as we celebrate the best of the Canadian gaming industry.

Stay tuned for more announcements, ticket info, and exciting updates. 🚀 pic.twitter.com/PVbLPuyf8S

— Canadian Game Awards (@cgameawards) January 6, 2025

For now, further details on the show are scarce, but the official website confirms that the public will be able to purchase tickets to attend the gala, which will run for an hour-and-a-half. On social media, the Canadian Game Awards also says to “stay tuned for more announcements, ticket info, and exciting updates.”

In 2023, the Canadian Game Awards was split across two days, with the first night focused on indie games and the second night featuring both indies and AAA titles. Tunic, the Zelda-esque action-adventure game from Halifax’s Andrew Shouldice, ultimately won big during both shows. This year, however, the Canadian Game Awards will honour all kinds of Canadian games in a single show.

It remains to be seen what games will be nominated for the 2025 show, but some of the most notable Canadian releases in the past year include Balatro (an anonymous Canadian developer named LocalThunk), 1000xResist (Vancouver’s Sunset Visitor), Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare Edmonton) and Lil’ Guardsman (Toronto’s Hilltop Studios).

It’s worth noting that B.C.-based Reboot Communications initially produced the ‘Canadian Video Game Awards.’ The last Canadian Video Game Awards was held back in 2016, with a planned 2017 event ultimately being cancelled. Northern Arena eventually came forward with its own version of the show, the Canadian Game Awards, holding a digital ceremony in September 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Subsequent shows were held in 2021, 2022 and 2023.

Image credit: Northern Arena

Disclaimer: Brad Shankar is a member of the Canadian Game Awards judging committee but has no involvement with the production of the show itself. 

Update: 06/01/2025 at 4:31pm ET — This story previously mentioned that Northern Arena is behind this year’s show, but the organization is no longer active, so its founder and CEO, Carl-Edwin Michel, is the sole producer. We’ve updated accordingly.

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