{"id":1453760,"date":"2026-01-07T21:11:23","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T21:11:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/XNmKXkrGTbNRJ5w5qV2BZk"},"modified":"2026-01-07T21:11:23","modified_gmt":"2026-01-07T21:11:23","slug":"ubisoft-closes-its-recently-unionized-halifax-studio-says-its-not-because-of-the-unionizing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/ubisoft-closes-its-recently-unionized-halifax-studio-says-its-not-because-of-the-unionizing\/","title":{"rendered":"Ubisoft closes its recently-unionized Halifax studio, says it&#8217;s not because of the unionizing"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>Two weeks ago, staff at <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/atlantic\/nova-scotia\/article\/halifax-workers-form-first-ubisoft-union-in-north-america\/\">Ubisoft Halifax officially formed a union<\/a>, with 74% of its employees voting in favor of forming a bargaining unit after the Assassin&#8217;s Creed Rebellion developer filed for unionization in June. Today, Ubisoft announced that it&#8217;s closing the Halifax studio, claiming that the timing is merely coincidental (via <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"http:\/\/gamesindustry.biz\">GamesIndustry.biz<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Over the past 24 months, Ubisoft has undertaken company-wide actions to streamline operations, improve efficiency, and reduce costs,&#8221; the publisher said in a statement. &#8220;As part of this, Ubisoft has made the difficult decision to close its Halifax studio. 71 positions will be affected.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Carmel Smyth, president of the studio union&#8217;s parent organization CWA Canada, called the news &#8220;devastating.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will pursue every legal recourse to ensure that the rights of these workers are respected and not infringed in any way,&#8221; Smyth said in a press release. &#8220;We will be looking for Ubisoft to show us that this had nothing to do with the employees joining a union. The workers, their families, the people of Nova Scotia, and all of us who love videogames made in Canada, deserve nothing less.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ubisoft Halifax began as a branch of Longtail Studios, founded in 2003 by Ubisoft co-founder G\u00e9rard Guillemot. As <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/the-ubisoft-union-that-almost-was-the-untold-story-of-longtail-studios\">IGN reported in 2023<\/a>, Longtail&#8217;s Quebec branch had previously started one of North America&#8217;s earliest game studio unionization efforts in 2008, which ultimately collapsed thanks to company management&#8217;s opposition to the organization drive.<\/p>\n<p>Longtail&#8217;s Halifax branch would later become Ubisoft Halifax following the studio&#8217;s acquisition in 2015. Since then, its development efforts have been centered on Ubisoft mobile titles like Assassin&#8217;s Creed Rebellion and Rainbow Six Mobile.<\/p>\n<p>Ubisoft isn&#8217;t the only major company in the industry that&#8217;s recently eliminated the jobs of employees who&#8217;ve pursued workplace unionization. Last year, Rockstar <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/gaming-industry\/rockstar-still-hasnt-offered-a-convincing-reason-for-firing-over-30-gta-6-developers\/\">fired more than 30 GTA 6 developers<\/a> who had been involved in labor organization, generating internal and external protest and inviting parliamentary skepticism despite the company&#8217;s claims that the workers had engaged in &#8220;gross misconduct.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Ubisoft claims the Halifax studio&#8217;s closure is unrelated to its recent unionization, but was instead part of its larger cost-reduction effort that&#8217;s produced years of similar <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/gaming-industry\/ubisoft-closes-another-studio-announces-layoffs-at-3-more-as-part-of-ongoing-efforts-to-prioritize-projects-and-reduce-costs\/\">studio shutterings<\/a>, &#8220;<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/gaming-industry\/ubisoft-has-come-up-with-a-new-way-to-avoid-saying-the-word-layoffs-with-a-voluntary-career-transition-program-offer-that-some-employees-wont-be-able-to-refuse\/\">voluntary career transitions<\/a>,&#8221; and widespread layoffs. The company said it&#8217;s &#8220;committed to supporting all impacted team members&#8221; with severance packages and career assistance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"532dd40b-27fc-48ad-b710-57451208e176\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:661px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:98.94%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"6offQUY4CXebir2TC27dMd\" name=\"kingdom come 2 square\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/ubisoft-closes-its-recently-unionized-halifax-studio-says-its-not-because-of-the-unionizing.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"661\" height=\"654\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/new-pc-games-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"532dd40b-27fc-48ad-b710-57451208e176\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2026 games\" data-dimension48=\"2026 games\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>2026 games<\/strong><\/a>: All the upcoming games<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Our all-time favorites<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-50-best-free-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Free PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Freebie fest<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-fps-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best FPS games<\/strong><\/a>: Finest gunplay<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-rpgs-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best RPGs<\/strong><\/a>: Grand adventures<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-co-op-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best co-op games<\/strong><\/a>: Better together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/gaming-industry\/ubisoft-closes-its-recently-unionized-halifax-studio-says-its-not-because-of-the-unionizing\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two weeks ago, staff at Ubisoft Halifax officially formed a union, with 74% of its employees voting in favor of forming a bargaining unit after the Assassin&#8217;s Creed Rebellion developer filed for unionization in June. Today, Ubisoft announced that it&#8217;s closing the Halifax studio, claiming that the timing is merely coincidental (via GamesIndustry.biz). &#8220;Over the past 24 months, Ubisoft has undertaken company-wide actions to streamline operations, improve efficiency, and reduce costs,&#8221; the publisher said in a statement. &#8220;As part of this, Ubisoft has made the difficult decision to close its Halifax studio. 71 positions will be affected.&#8221; Carmel Smyth, president of the studio union&#8217;s parent organization CWA Canada, called the news &#8220;devastating.&#8221; &#8220;We will pursue every legal recourse to ensure that the rights of these&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/ubisoft-closes-its-recently-unionized-halifax-studio-says-its-not-because-of-the-unionizing\/\">Read 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