Ubisoft planning Toronto studio

July 06, 2009 French interactive game maker Ubisoft on Monday unveiled plans to open a Toronto development studio, with the Ontario provincial government pitching in $226 million over 10 years to create 800 jobs. The move follows the Ontario provincial government in May announcing it will invest $20.5 million into the Starz Animation Toronto 3D cartoon studio over the next five years to create and retain high-tech jobs locally. In its latest digital industry investment, Ontario will help Ubisoft open its fourth Canadian studio in Toronto, alongside existing facilities in Montreal and Quebec City, where the game maker employs about 2,000 people, and another in Vancouver opened this year.

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