Requirements

To be eligible as a 2022 CIGA nominee

Must have Canadian citizenship or permanent residence
Developer has to be Canadian or at least have > 51% of the game developed in Canada or a studio spearheading the project based in Canada without the financial or technical support of major game companies or studios.
Game was released between January 1, 2021 and December 31, 2021
Ports are not eligible unless it’s a new version with extra content developed by the Canadian studio in the year of 2021
Early access games are only eligible if the game is available to the general public
Audio studios, composers, actors, etc. are able to submit their work for consideration (ie. A Canadian actor playing in a game made in the US can apply)
Studio must be < 50 full-time equivalents
DLC and all extra content are eligible as long as it was released in 2021