Industry committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. I hope that we have successfully conveyed to you how particular our industry is. It is neither solely technological nor solely artistic in nature. It is rather a combination of many aspects. I also hope that we have managed to raise your awareness of the ch

Industry committee  Yes, as I said before— As I was saying earlier.... Sorry about the French and English.

Industry committee  Our industry is competitive. Our market encompasses anything to do with high tech development, such as simulations at Lockheed Martin and CAE. So our industry also has resources from the engineering and innovation sectors. People working in the video game sector have a very high

Industry committee  I don't think that the French would agree with you. At first, the French industry had access to a very talented workforce and had a solid pool of businesses. Over the past few years, the industry has been split into two sectors. Why did we choose to set up in Canada? Because Cana

Industry committee  The provincial.

Industry committee  Yes, the federal government provides the research and development tax credit. A few years ago, France enhanced its research and development tax credit and, this year, it improved its tax credit for video games. France justifiably sees Canada as a competitor, but the factors that

Industry committee  Ubisoft does provide those people with opportunities, but probably less so today. Our company is large. It takes up space and is well-known, as are its brands. Generally speaking, people who like video games and have developed programming skills on their own over time instinctiv

Industry committee  I couldn't tell you. Some of them are working for Ubisoft. We also have many artists who are not trained in visual arts. We have had employees with no formal training in programming. Today, I don't think we are hiring many programmers without a university degree. However, we do

Industry committee  There is another pool of people we are starting to draw from. I am talking about eSports, which are games communities of people are playing around the word. People become champions, challenge each other and compete amongst themselves. The players are not always programmers or ind

Industry committee  I don't think we accept Bitcoins, and I don't think that will have an impact. Of course, if virtual money someday became popular and sustained by a market, gaming companies would explore that market, I am sure. That's what we do. We explore anything new. This is currently not an

Industry committee  Funding should be provided for incubators like Mr. Della Rocca's company, for people who provide very small companies with guidance and mentorship, help them secure funding, develop marketing skills, and so on. Those are also ways to encourage small networks of small companies th

Industry committee  That's one of the factors, but the changes have not prevented us from pursuing some fairly intense research and development projects. However, the credit should not lose too much of its competitiveness compared with what is being done elsewhere in the world because some of our st

Industry committee  One example, of course, is the provincial payroll tax credit.

Industry committee  That's essential. Another consideration is tax credit for research and development and anything related to project support in terms of modernization, such as in the manufacturing sector. We have the same types of projects. We have to modernize our technologies and offices. We hav

Industry committee  Exactly. That's available for big companies. I think that, for smaller companies, acquiring funding for start-up activities and prototypes, and securing patient capital is essential. The last factor is the industry ecosystem. That's sort of what we were talking about. This encom