Pacific Rim B2B marketplace · May 25–29, 2027
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01 · About the project
A Canadian B2B Video Game marketplace
Canada is seeking trade with trusted partners.
British Columbia is Canada's gateway to Asia.
Experience CanAsia's focus on games and Web Summit Vancouver's tech audience of 20,000. Listen to international tech leaders speak on the stages of Web Summit and do business at CanAsia's curated games co-development, publishing distribution and IP investment Game Summit.
Host cityYVR
LaunchesMay 2027
Arrivals15,000+
02 · Why now
A TRADE CORRIDOR BETWEEN ASIA AND NORTH AMERICA
Creative technology is one of Canada's fastest-growing export sectors — 937 companies generating $5.5 billion in annual revenue and supporting 37,850 full-time jobs, with 88% of revenue earned from exports (CIAIC, 2023-24).
British Columbia is a cornerstone of that national story, with $2.3 billion in annual revenues across 250+ studios employing 16,000+ professionals. For international partners, this represents a ready opportunity to trade with Canada — and to turn Web Summit's global platform into a permanent trade corridor, DigiBC and Creative BC launched the CanAsia Game Summit. CanAsia is the merged evolution of Signals' Beta Lounge and XP Indie Games Biz, the two rooms where deals quietly got done. Running alongside Web Summit week gives Asian partners North America's B2B alternative to GDC.
250+
Member studios across the province16,000+
Professionals employedMay 2027
First CanAsia marketplace, VancouverWelcome to YVR
Loc Dao, CEO, DigiBCChair, Canadian Interactive Alliance
"DigiBC welcomes you to Vancouver and CanAsia, the gateway between Canadian and Asian industries alongside Web Summit Vancouver next May."
03 · Program & marketplace
Two conferences. One ecosystem. One week.
Connecting mainstage macro-vision and government policy with floor transactions and publishing contracts.
Global Tech Leaders
C-suite executives, tech founders, global venture capitalists, and international trade ministers gather to tackle macro trends and cross-border trade policy.
Keynotes by C-suite tech founders & global publishing leads
Bilateral government trade policy & bilateral MOUs
Macro venture capital & institutional investment panels
Creative Tech Companies
Producers, investors, publishers, business development leads, and studio founders meet at CanAsia for curated 1:1 business matchmaking.
Curated 1:1 B2B matchmaking powered by XP Gaming
Asian publisher showcases (Japan, Korea, China, Taiwan)
Indie developer pitch stages & investment roundtables
BC creative tech studio cluster: home to global game leaders
250+
Member studios
04 · Delegations & partners
Bring your market to Vancouver
What DigiBC provides for Asian trade agencies, associations, and global publishers, from formal IRCC invitations to curated 1:1 business matchmaking.
Japanese industry
Publishers & platform holders seeking Western co-development and North American publishing partners. Please reach out to Canada's Trade Commissioner Mikiko Mashimo in Tokyo for delegation information. Mikiko.Mashimo@international.gc.ca
Korean industry
Publishers, platforms & investors looking to work with Canadian studios and reciprocal delegation deals. Please reach out to Jiyoon Lee, BC, Canada's Commercial Officer at the B.C. Korea Office, at Jiyoon.lee@international.gc.ca
Chinese industry
Publishers, platform teams & Shenzhen hardware ecosystems connecting with Canadian IP. Please reach out to Global Affairs Canada's Trade Commissioner Service if you're interested in partnering with Canada.
Canadian studios
Canadian studios interested in pitching global publishers, exhibiting new titles, and acting as Studio Ambassadors on the fall circuit please contact DigiBC at exec@digibc.org or CIAIC at info@ciaic.ca
In-person promotion
Fall 2026 – Winter 2027 trade circuit
Where to find us before the room opens.
Tokyo Game ShowTOKYO · JPN
70+ companies, 48 delegates with TCS, CIAIC, Trade & Invest BC Booth.
ConfirmedCanada creative trade missionSHANGHAI · SHENZHEN · CHN
Canadian Heritage with TCS Shanghai and Guangzhou and Canadian delegation. DigiBC and Creative BC delegation.
ConfirmedBC week in AsiaTOKYO · SEOUL
DigiBC, YVR, Invest Vancouver and more on delegation
ConfirmedG-STARBUSAN · KOR
Trade Invest BC Korea booth with DigiBC, Creative BC, GAC, KOCCA and investors.
ConfirmedCanAsia Game SummitVANCOUVER · YVR
The Pacific Rim B2B marketplace for games and interactive media.
Pre-registration05 · In the news
Straight from the CanAsia newsroom
September 5, 2026
From Beta Lounge to CanAsia: The Rooms Where Deals Get Done
CanAsia has its roots in something that already worked. Before CanAsia became a Pacific Rim marketplace, there were two rooms at Signals…
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September 5, 2026
Why Asia and BC Belong in the Same Room
The next opportunity for the games industry is not one-way. It is a two-way conversation. British Columbia has deep connections to the…
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September 5, 2026
CanAsia Game Summit Comes to Vancouver in May 2027
The Pacific Rim’s B2B marketplace for games and interactive media is coming to Vancouver. On May 28–29, 2027, CanAsia Game Summit will…
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Pre-registration
Secure your seat in the room
Submit your pre-registration interest to receive formal IRCC visa invitation letters, delegation logistics, and matchmaking access ahead of advance B2B matchmaking.
GateCanAsia & Web Summit
BoardsJanuary 2027
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