Ubisoft has announced the closure of Ubisoft Halifax, the Canadian studio which was working on mobile titles for Rainbow Six and Assassin’s Creed, affecting 71 staff members.

Staff at the studio announced only this week that they had formed Ubisoft’s first labour union in North America, completing a process that had started in June 2025. Ubisoft said that the closure was due to an ongoing streamlining and cost-reduction process, following significant layoffs across its studios in the last two years.

“Over the past 24 months, Ubisoft has undertaken company-wide actions to streamline operations, improve efficiency, and reduce costs,” the company said 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.”

A spokesperson stressed to Gamesindustry.biz that the closure was the result of ongoing cost-cutting that started shortly after the pandemic, ahead of Halifax unionisation process starting in 2025, and that the company continued to recognise and work with unionised staff globally.

The closure is the latest in a series of rolling cutbacks at Ubisoft, the most recent being job losses at RedLynx and Massive late last year. The company recently spun off its main franchises into a separate business unit, Vantage Studios, backed by 1.16B EUR from Chinese behemoth Tencent.

Ubisoft Halifax was originally founded in 2010 as Longtail Studios Halifax, working on the Rocksmith music-tutition title. It was acquired by Ubisoft in 2015 and renamed Ubisoft Halifax, and most recently worked on Rainbow Six Mobile – due to launch globally next month – and 2018’s Assassin’s Creed Rebellion. Both the Rainbow Six and Assassin’s Creed brands are to be run out of the new Vantage Studio organisation, along with Far Cry.

Gamesindustry.biz understands that live operations of AC Rebellion will be halted, following a steady decline in the game’s revenues.