GamesIndustry.biz Announces 2023 Best Places To Work Awards Canada Winners

The winners of the 2023 Canada GamesIndustry.biz Best Places To Work Awards have been announced. The awards focus on creating a better work environment in the gaming industry, with winners determined by a comprehensive employee survey. Nearly 50 Canadian gaming companies participated, resulting in 15 winners. Electronic Arts emerged as the biggest winner, with three teams receiving awards: Cliffhanger Games, Ripple Effect, and Maxis. All winning companies are eligible to display the prestigious Best Places To Work Awards badge. The winners are: Best small companies (10-50 employees): A Shell in the Pit, Alpha Channel Inc, Borealys Games, Brass Lion Entertainment, Chasing Rats Games, Lowbirth Games, Lucid Dreams Studio, and Trebuchet Best mid-sized companies (50-200 employees): Compulsion Games, Full Circle, Frima Studio, Timbre Games, and Yellow Brick Games Best large companies (200+ employees): Behaviour Interactive and Eidos-Montréal All winners underwent the rigorous Best Places To Work Awards judging process, which included an employer form assessing pay, holidays, benefits, social activities, and more, worth 20% of the final score. The majority of the awards are based on an employee survey, which covered topics such as work environment, work-life balance, management, diversity, and more, accounting for 80% of the final score. Additional checks were conducted to identify any issues affecting a small number of employees, including discrimination and crunch. For more information on the judging process, click here. All participants will receive a basic report highlighting their scores and areas for improvement. Participation in the awards is completely free. This year's Canada winners follow the US awards last month and the UK awards in September.