From CNW:
The first Canadian Videogame Awards were handed out in Vancouver this evening, with Dragon Age: Origins from Electronic Arts/BioWare taking home two awards, including Canadian Game of the Year. Assassin’s Creed II received a total of three awards and the other winners included Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes and Dawn of War [...]

From Gamasutra:
The organizers of next month’s GDC Canada event in Vancouver are offering free Main Conference passes to Canadian game developers laid off in the last twelve months to help them return to the game industry.
Continuing a similar program conducted during GDC Canada 2009, and recognizing the toll the recession has taken [...]

[ May 5, 2010; 7:00 pm; ] From Gamasutra: With seven nominations, Ubisoft’s Assassin’s Creed leads the upcoming Canadian Video Game Awards, an event set for May 5 in Vancouver. Taking place just prior to the Game Developers’ Conference Canada, also in Vancouver, the event will feature a performance from Video Games Live, and [...]

[ May 6, 2010 9:00 am to May 7, 2010 6:00 pm. ] From Gamasutra: Think Services’ Game Developers Conference Canada will be returning for its second year this May, offering lectures and networking opportunities focused on the burgeoning Canadian development scene. Registration is now open for the event at the official GDC Canada website. The event will [...]

[ January 5, 2010; 6:00 pm; ] From GameDev.net:
The call for submissions to present content for lectures, roundtables and panel sessions for the 2010 Game Developers Conference® Canada (GDC Canada) is now open through midnight, Tuesday, January 5, 2010. GDC Canada serves as a nexus point for established and promising young studios to learn best practices for developing new global titles [...]

From GDC Canada:
Recently laid off? Still looking?  Reboot and Think Services would like to offer you a FREE main conference pass to GDC Canada to jumpstart your game development career!
Mix and mingle with your past and future colleagues from EA, Nokia, Disney/Propaganda Games, Action Pants, and Bungie…and make sure to find out why [...]