Advisory Services

As the industry association representing Manitoba’s IDM companies, New Media Manitoba (NMM) plays a critical role in providing advisory services to our constituents. Reach out to NMM to learn more about our programs, relevant programs offered by our government or other organizations, and questions on accessing resources, connections, and information to grow your business.

Want to learn more? Get in touch with Corinne !

Corinne Gusnoski
Corinne Gusnoski, Senior Manager of Business Development
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NMM Programs

GameBiz Lab

GameBiz Lab

Brings education and consulting around the business side of video games to Manitoba’s video game community.

IDSP Application Form

Initial Development Support Program (IDSP)

Through the Initial Development Support Program, New Media Manitoba (NMM) can cover up to 75% of eligible business expenses for approved new video game studios.

Non-NMM Programs

Manitoba Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit
Canada Media Fund (CMF)

About the Manitoba IDM Tax Credit

The Manitoba Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit (MIDMTC) is a refundable corporate tax credit designed to help stimulate economic growth and job creation in Manitoba’s interactive digital media industry and attract new investment to the sector. The MIDMTC provides up to a 40% credit to businesses on qualified labour expenditures, and some marketing and distribution expenses, incurred in the development of eligible interactive digital media products for market.

The Manitoba Interactive Digital Media Tax Credit (MIDMTC) is a refundable corporate tax credit designed to help stimulate economic growth and job creation in Manitoba’s interactive digital media industry and attract new investment to the sector. The MIDMTC provides up to a 40% credit to businesses on qualified labour expenditures, and some marketing and distribution expenses, incurred in the development of eligible interactive digital media products for market.

About the Canada Media Fund (CMF)

The Canada Media Fund (CMF) is a government-established program to support the Canadian television and digital media production industry. It funds eligible projects, including drama, documentaries, children’s and youth programming, digital media, and interactive applications to create high-quality content.

Five programs are relevant for video game projects. See the links below for their guidelines and further details.

Past Programs

PLEASE NOTE: The funding cycle for the following programs have come to an end, and we are currently not accepting new applications.

The Market Access Program (MAP) provides eligible Interactive Digital Media (IDM) companies in Manitoba with funding to participate in domestic and international market access initiatives that align with their business growth strategy. 

NMM designed the B2B Professional Services Program to respond to the unique requirements of IDM companies that need support to grow their business.

With over a decade of experience supporting the IDM industry in Manitoba, we know that each business is at a different stage of maturity, knowledge, and experience, and will need a different type of support as a result. Therefore this program gives companies the opportunity to request access to business development expertise to overcome specific challenges in order to increase their competitiveness and market share.

The Accelerator Partnership Program (A2P) is designed to provide producers of digital media projects funded through the CMF’s Experimental Stream with better access to mentorship, market and capital.

As such, the A2P seeks to connect Experimental Stream funding recipients with renowned Canadian and foreign accelerators that the CMF has selected based on their ability to work with the variety of projects and diversity of producers supported by the CMF, across the country and abroad.

We would like to continue to support IDM companies and notify our members when we commence a new funding cycle. NMM offers various other services like trade missions, program navigation, and hiring support. Reach out to our team to learn more and share your thoughts on future programs.

The New Media Manitoba Employment Diversity Program offsets the costs incurred by eligible Interactive Digital Media (IDM) companies in Manitoba when hiring individuals from underrepresented groups for skilled roles in the IDM sector.