Ubisoft Shuts Winnipeg Studio, Cutting 65 Jobs After 300-Staff Expansion Plan
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Updated · CBC Sports · Jun 10
Ubisoft Shuts Winnipeg Studio, Cutting 65 Jobs After 300-Staff Expansion Plan
3 articles · Updated · CBC Sports · Jun 10
Summary
Ubisoft closed its Winnipeg studio on Wednesday, leaving about 65 employees affected in a site the company opened in 2019.
The shutdown is part of Ubisoft's wider global restructuring, which Winnipeg's mayor said has already involved studio closures and thousands of layoffs across multiple countries.
The move reverses Ubisoft's 2022 pledge to triple Winnipeg headcount to 300 by 2030 by adding more programmers.
No other Canadian studios were hit in this round, though Ubisoft had already closed its Halifax studio in January, eliminating 71 jobs.