Interactive Ontario takes on diversity, inclusion, in interactive digital media sector

TORONTO – Interactive Ontario (IO) has announced two new initiatives designed to improve diversity and inclusion in the interactive digital media sector.The first, known as the IO ipprenticeship Program, will provide week-long apprenticeship placements at digital media companies to candidates who may have experienced barriers to entry in the IDM sector due to race, ethnicity, class, gender, sexual orientation, age, ability, religion or class.The inaugural cohort participants include Ubisoft Toronto – Women in Games ipprenticeship; Groupe Média TFO – Digital, Educational, Francophone media ipprenticeship; and DHX Media - Youth of Underrepresented Background web design and/or IT ipprenticeship. In addition, IO said...