Statement - Canada strengthens guidelines on foreign investments in the interactive digital media sector
Interactive digital media are one of the largest forms of entertainment, and they also have important applications in learning and education.
- Interactive digital media are one of the largest forms of entertainment, and they also have important applications in learning and education.
- These technologies are at the heart of a thriving domestic industry that has gained international recognition and attracted foreign investment.
- "While Canada continues to welcome foreign direct investments that support the growth of the sector, the Government of Canada recognizes that hostile state-sponsored or state-influenced actors may try to leverage foreign investments in the interactive digital media sector to spread disinformation and manipulate information.
- To this end, the government is providing additional direction on the application of the Investment Canada Act for investments involving interactive digital media.