Creative Saskatchewan Digital Game Development Grant 2026: Up to C$50,000 for Interactive Games
An interactive game development opportunity in Saskatchewan
Creative Saskatchewan is accepting applications for its Digital Game Development Grant, with an intake deadline of 18 November 2026. The programme helps eligible Saskatchewan game developers build commercial digital games, including projects involving interactive visual design and digital game environments. It is not an unrestricted exhibition award for any form of digital art: game-development and business eligibility rules apply.
About the organiser
Creative Saskatchewan is the Canadian province's public creative-industry development agency. Its programmes cover locally based screen, digital game, music and other commercial cultural producers. The agency offers both pre-production and production funding for digital game companies as part of its ongoing provincial creative-economy work.
Eligible work and applicants
The grant supports interactive games intended for commercial distribution. The programme distinguishes pre-production work, such as establishing a playable prototype and development plan, from full production of a market-ready title. Relevant platforms may include computers, consoles, mobile games and qualifying augmented or virtual reality experiences, but the work must meet the agency's definition of a digital game.
Applicants must meet Saskatchewan-based business/developer criteria and the grant's requirements for eligible expenditures and project ownership. Purely passive audiovisual installations or unrelated interactive art are not automatically eligible. The detailed application guide determines which game-development phases and creative staffing costs can be funded.
Grant amount and timing
The available grant can cover up to C$50,000 or 50% of the eligible applicant cash budget in a fiscal year, whichever is lower, subject to the programme's limits and approvals. A separate lifetime ceiling applies across eligible development activity. The stated deadline for the November intake is 18 November 2026 at 4:00 PM Saskatchewan local time.
How to apply
Applicants submit project and financial information through the official Creative Saskatchewan SmartSimple portal linked from the agency's programme page. Review the current guidelines for budgets, the Saskatchewan labour requirements, and supporting game builds or prototype documents before submission.
Official source and verification
The grant amounts, provincial applicant requirements and application process were cross-checked against the agency's current Digital Game Development programme information. This is a competitive grant; its maximum support level is not a guarantee.
Programme details: https://www.creativesask.ca/our-support/digital-game-development/digital-game-development/
Official funding portal: https://creativesask.smartsimple.ca/
This article provides a summary. To avoid misunderstandings, please be sure to check the official page for full details. Information checked: 20 October 2026.
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