Workers at Canada-based Bioware—which itself is owned by Electronic Arts—have begun organizing with a Canadian labor group. Montreal-based Ubisoft is also facing internal strife and high-level departures over its workplace culture and focus on NFTs.

Our annual lookahead for Canada highlights some growth areas for brand marketers as well as the mediascape that’s evolving to serve them.

Ukraine conflict could bog down various supply chains: Russia and Ukraine are a significant source for materials and energy supplies, and continued conflict and Russian sanctions will lead to shortages.

Digital video viewership, time spent with the medium, and video ad spending are all reaching new heights in Canada.

In Canada, Podcast Adoption Is High and Still Booming. This year, podcast penetration in Canada will be fifth highest among the 18 markets we break out. By the end of 2022, Canada will pass Australia and Norway to claim the third-highest penetration rate among internet users, behind only the US and Sweden.

Cloud consolidation continues with Akamai’s $900M acquisition of Linode: Can compressing cloud behemoths become unmanageable?