Ubisoft has just announced the opening of its fourth development studio which will open in the city of Sherbrooke in Quebec. The new studio reaffirms the company’s commitment as a major economic player serving the province’s talent, communities and ecosystems.
The announcement comes after nearly 25 years when the group first entered with its development studio Quebec. The announcement was also made in the presence of Mr. Pierre Fitzgibbon, Minister of Economy and Innovation and Minister Responsible for Regional Economic Development and Ms. Évelyne Beaudin, Mayor of Sherbrooke, Mr. Yves Guillemot, Co-Founder and CEO of Ubisoft, and Ms. Nathalie Jasmin, Director of the Ubisoft Sherbrooke studio.
Ubisoft is also targeting an investment plan of $17m with three essential programs; Ubisoft Education, Ubisoft Entrepreneurs, and La Forge. This is to support youth training, entrepreneurship and innovation. . An accelerator, accompanied by an investment and mentorship program in support of independent businesses in the video game industry, will also be put into place in 2022.
Yves Guillemot, Co-Founder and CEO of Ubisoft had this to say,
These announcements mark another milestone in Ubisoft’s development in Quebec, nearly 25 years after the Group’s first arrival in the province. Thanks to the government’s leadership, Quebec has asserted itself as a leader in the creation and production of video games on a global scale, at the forefront of the technological revolutions that are shaping the future of our industry. Of our 20,000 employees, nearly 5,000 work in Montreal, Quebec City, Piedmont and Saguenay today. With the Sherbrooke studio, Ubisoft is living up to its promise of being a significant economic engine and of continuing to invest in talent and the ecosystems that surround it,
While Nathalie Jasmin, Director of the Ubisoft Sherbrooke studio added,
After the successful development of the Ubisoft studio in Saguenay, inaugurated in 2018, and its positive impact on the region and on the city of Chicoutimi, we believe that this fourth video game studio in Sherbrooke will make a great impact and reinforce the predominant role of the Eastern Townships in the sector. This technological pole in this region has become, over the years, a veritable hotbed of talent in many areas of high-tech expertise. By opening this studio, we will offer new options for our current employees, propose new opportunities for local talent, and actively support local initiatives and our communities.
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