Ubisoft is closing its Winnipeg studio, as first reported by the credible Insider Gaming and later confirmed by MobileSyrup.
Ubisoft Canada confirmed that all members of the roughly 65-person staff are affected. MobileSyrup has reached out for more details and will update this story once a response has been received.
Ubisoft Winnipeg opened in 2018 and largely served as a support studio for numerous Ubisoft games, including Rainbow Six Siege and various Assassin’s Creed titles. It had also connected with a lot of local institutions, including the University of Manitoba, to help grow the provincial game development ecosystem.
The closure of Ubisoft Winnipeg comes just five months after Ubisoft shuttered its Halifax team. The studio had voted to unionize shortly before, although Ubisoft claimed the closure was unrelated to those union efforts and were instead part of wider cost-cutting measures. Ubisoft Halifax workers ultimately reached a settlement with Ubisoft a few months later. This has led some to scrutinize Ubisoft for receiving billions of dollars in subsidies from the Canadian government over the years.
In recent months, Ubisoft has also closed its San Francisco and Osaka studios amid wider layoffs at studios like Ubisoft Toronto and project cancellations, including Ubisoft Montreal’s Prince of Persia remake. Insider Gaming also reports that more than 100 Ubisoft Montreal employees who were working on Rainbow Six Siege and Rainbow Six Siege Mobile have been pulled off those projects, although they aren’t believed to be affected by any layoffs.
Update: 10/06/2026 at 12:07 p.m. ET — This article previously said around 85 employees were affected, but Ubisoft Canada confirmed it’s around 65. We’ve updated accordingly.
