Canada Games was a Canadian

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 games manufacturing company, originally based in Brampton, Ontario

Brampton, Ontario

Brampton is the third-largest city in the Greater Toronto Area of Ontario, Canada and the seat of Peel Region. As of the 2006 census, Brampton's population stood at 433,806, making it the 11th largest city in Canada. It is also one of Canada's fastest growing municipalities, with an average...

, before moving to nearby Concord

Concord, Ontario

Concord is an unincorporated suburban industrial community in the City of Vaughan in York Region, located north of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. According to the 2001 Census, the community has 8,255 residents ....

. Its slogan was "The Best in Fun from Canada Games."

It's notable that despite being a far smaller company than its American competition, the Canada Games Company was able to remain a force in the market for many years.

Its products included toys, board games and puzzles, particularly those related to popular movies and television shows.

The company's most popular item was Pogs

Pogs

Pogs is a game that was popularized during the early 1990s. The word "pog" also refers to the discs used to play the game. The name originates from POG, a brand of juice made from passionfruit, orange and guava; the use of the POG bottle caps to play the game pre-dated the game's commercialization...

. With the end of the Pogs fad, Canada Games went out of business in 1997.

Canada Games in its 14 year history produced a large number of items still commonly found on store shelves especially in smaller towns. They were aggressive in getting licensing rights for Canada for certain items and appeared to have taken over other companies as they progressed.

Games

• Tye Dye Teddy
• Pogs
  Pogs
  Pogs is a game that was popularized during the early 1990s. The word "pog" also refers to the discs used to play the game. The name originates from POG, a brand of juice made from passionfruit, orange and guava; the use of the POG bottle caps to play the game pre-dated the game's commercialization...
  
  
• Zeddy Jigsaw Puzzles
• VCR Hockey Night in Canada
• CFL Canadian Armchair Football
• InQUIZitive
• Gotta Second
• How to Host a Murder - Class of '54 (or "The Return of Rock N. Roley")
• Rummoli
• Disney Story-Boards

McMichael Canadian Art Collection Jigsaw Puzzles

• Group of Seven 1000 Pieces Jigsaw Puzzles with 19" inch by 28" poster included - 4 titles

Alexander Young Jackson: Church at St.Urbain, 1931
Thomas John Thomson: Afternoon, Algonquin Park, 1914
James Edward Hervey MacDonald: Forest Wilderness, 1921
Alfred Joseph Casson: White Pine, 1957