Ubisoft Shuts Down Halifax Studio Just Days After It Unionized - News
by William D'Angelo , posted on 07 January 2026 / 3,431 Views
Ubisoft announced it is shutting down Ubisoft Halifax just a matter of days after the studio unionized. 71 employees will be affected by the closure.
The studio was developing mobile titles in the Rainbow Six and Assassin's Creed franchises.
"Over the past 24 months, Ubisoft has undertaken company-wide actions to streamline operations, improve efficiency, and reduce costs," said Ubisoft in a statement.
"As part of this, Ubisoft has made the difficult decision to close its Halifax studio. 71 positions will be affected. We are committed to supporting all impacted team members during this transition with resources, including comprehensive severance packages and additional career assistance."
Ubisoft has also recently made cuts at Massive and RedLynx as it attempts to cut costs.
The company has also recently spun off its biggest franchises - Assassin's Creed, Far Cry, and Rainbow Six - into a new subsidiary called Vantage Studios that is backed by Tencent.
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Of course they did, wouldn't expect anything less from a company like Ubisoft.
I'm no longer purchasing Ubisoft games because of this.
Fucking scummy.
They only made mobile games and they said they do what they can for the employees.
That sounds like bullshit.
You may be cynical but not everyone is cynical
Union busting is chill if they only make smaller games apparently
Group must have been bleeding money. Why keep them. They not busting probably cause ubsisoft is helping the employees to get work as per the article
How is it not busting if they are 'helping' them? One does not negate the other.
If they have certain talent then they work on AC games or massive team games or other companies outside of ubi
Do you have a tendency to answer with a non-answer? You are not answering anyone's question, just shifting.
Unionising is a game of percentages. By moving the employees around you're removing the numbers needed to unionise. It is a common form a union busting.
i agree, the new union was probably asking for to much
Called it.
Oh ffs, I hope that's illegal af in Canada.
I don't know if we have a law against it, but I sure as fuck hope we do.
Perhaps they had a feeling this would happen and therefore unionized. Decisions like these (closing a whole studio) don't fall out of the sky.
Not trying to paint Halifax as evil or Ubisoft as rightous, just saying - unionization is a step you would take to make closure more difficult (depending on your countrys employment rights).
