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The cuts are aimed at... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/ubisoft-toronto-lays-off-40-employees-as-part-of-restructuring-cyr4ddy38 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/cyr4dDy38.png og:image:alt: Ubisoft Toronto lays off 40 employees as part of restructuring og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Ubisoft Toronto lays off 40 employees as part of restructuring **[Game Developer](https://daily.dev/sources/gamedeveloper)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Ubisoft Toronto has laid off 40 employees as part of the company's broader cost-savings and restructuring plan announced in January 2026. The cuts are aimed at transforming Ubisoft into a more 'gamer-centric' company through the formation of five internal Creative Houses, studio realignments, and external leadership hires. Development on the Splinter Cell remake continues. The layoffs follow a string of workforce reductions across Ubisoft studios, including closures and redundancies in Halifax and Abu Dhabi, prompting strikes by approximately 1,200 workers and union calls for CEO Yves Guillemot's resignation. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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