Canadian are more likely to play first-person, sports, and card games online; 40 percent of adults play games online solo, 40 percent play with others online, 20 percent play online with other players in the room and 30 percent of Canadian gamers play online with players they’ve never met.
British Columbia
61%
61% of adult gamers in British Columbia
play video games
38
Average Age
of gamers in BC
Gamers in BC play
Play an average of 9 hours per week
Alberta
61%
61% of adult gamers in Alberta
play video games
39
Average Age
of gamers in AB
Gamers in AB play
Play an average of 9 hours per week
Saskatchewan
68%
68% of adult gamers in Saskatchewan
play video games
36
Average Age
of gamers in SK
Gamers in SK play
Play an average of 10 hours per week
Saskatchewan
has the highest rate of play in Canada
Manitoba
58%
58% of adult gamers in Manitoba
play video games
38
Average Age
of gamers in Manitoba
Gamers in Manitoba play
Play an average of 9 hours per week
Ontario
63%
63% of adult gamers in Ontario
play video games
37
Average Age
of gamers in Ontario
Gamers in ON play
Play an average of 9 hours per week
Quebec
57%
57% of adult gamers in Quebec
play video games
37
Average Age
of gamers in Quebec
Gamers in Quebec play
Play an average of 8 hours per week
Atlantic Canada
60%
60% of adult gamers in Atlantic Canada
play video games
40
Average Age
of gamers in Atlantic Canada
Gamers in Atlantic Canada play
Play an average of 9 hours per week
Data note: The NPD Group analyzes Atlantic provinces as a whole (New Brunswick, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland and Labrador) given population size (less than 7% percent of Canada). The NPD Group surveys 10 provinces and uses Statistics Canada data to weight the results by age, gender, region, and household size. The three territories (Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut) are not currently included as the cost is prohibitive to obtain a meaningful sample size.
