Ubisoft lays off 84 Quebec workers
Posted November 8, 2023 9:25 am.
Last Updated December 24, 2025 10:08 am.
Video game developer Ubisoft has laid off 84 people in Quebec in order to “streamline” its operations.
The news concerns Canadian administrative services, the Montreal-based Hybrid studio and the IT team across the company’s global activities.
Ubisoft says 98 employees across Canada are losing their jobs, which represents two per cent of their Canadian workforce. The company said production teams are not affected by the decision.
In Quebec, Ubisoft has studios in Montreal, Sherbrooke, Quebec City and Saguenay. The company has 19,000 employees across 45 studios.
In October, Ubisoft announced that Montreal was becoming the North American hub of its activities under the direction of Christophe Derennes, general manager of Ubisoft Montreal.
Over the span of a year, the number of Ubisoft employees around the world has decreased, from nearly 21,000 to just over 19,000, as the company is “tightly managing expenses,” said CFO Frédérick Duget, during a conference call with financial analysts.
—This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French and translated by CityNews
