Tourism Winnipeg

There are more than 1,400 companies operating in the ICT industry in Winnipeg. There are more than 18,000 professionals employed in various technical, non-technical, management and support occupations. ICT professionals are employed across all sectors, impacting productivity and innovation across all of Manitoba's most important industries. Interactive Digital Media An emerging industry, Manitoba's interactive digital media (IDM) industry is made up of some 200 local firms and employs roughly 2,300 local professionals. Manitoba's local IDM companies develop websites and web apps, mobile apps, video games, virtual reality (VR) games and products, visual effects and motion graphics, and interactive educational software. A large segment of the industry is also focused on interactive marketing and social media. Financial Services Canada's largest mutual fund company and largest insurance company are the cornerstones of our financial services sector. With subsidiaries in Canada, the U.S. and Europe, Great-West Lifeco Inc. and its companies have more than $1.2 trillion in consolidated assets under administration. Through its Great-West Life Assurance Company – Canada's largest insurance company – and its subsidiaries, it serves the financial security needs of 12 million Canadians. Winnipeg-based IGM Financial Inc. has approximately $142 billion in total assets under management. Life Sciences Manitoba is home to more than 170 active life science companies, about 70 per cent of which are in Winnipeg, a city that boasts the highest concentration of life science professionals of any city in Western Canada. Winnipeg is a centre of excellence in the areas of infectious disease identification and management, and a significant concentration of the province's activities in these areas resides in the Canadian Science Centre for Human and Animal Health, the Public Health Agency of Canada, and the International Centre for Infectious Diseases. A M A Z O N P R O P O S A L 25

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