Toon Boom spoke to Mark Edwards about his top eight legal tips for animators and produced this article that discusses how new avenues for animation have doubtlessly broken down barriers within the industry and how these opportunities also open up creators to a litany of legal issues.

CASO delivered a 1 page summary of the Employments Standards Act 2000 geared for our members. Please see the document HERE:

Building on previous engagements, CASO engaged Nordcity to develop a profile of Ontario’s computer animation and VFX industry. This report seeks to describe the current state of the industry in Ontario, and the competitive positioning of the industry in a global market.

CASO is please to present to stakeholders and related industry professionals an Economic Profile of Ontario's Animation and Visual Effect Industry in 2014. With generous support from OMDC and sponsoring stakeholders, CASO engaged research firm, Nordicity, to take on this endeavour to accurately understand the economic impact our industry provides to Ontario.

Nordicity was commissioned by the computer Animation Studios of Ontario (CASO) to provide key economic data on the computer animation and visual effects industries in Ontario.

Tom Wesson Consulting was retained by the Computer Animation Studios of Ontario to develop a strategy for the digital animation and special effects industry. Funding for this study was provided by Ontario Media Development Corporation.

This study examines the economic profile of the computer animation and visual effects (VFX) industry in Ontario and develops financial, corporate and employment baseline indicators for future market analysis and comparison. It was conducted by Nordicity Group Ltd. for Computer Animation Studios of Ontario (CASO).