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Montréal, a major player in video games

As one of the world’s top ten video game production cities, Greater Montréal is renowned for the expertise and creativity of its talent. Since Ubisoft’s arrival in 1997, the world’s largest video game producers have chosen to come to Montréal for its vibrant creative and artistic energy.

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10th
largest hub in the world
1st
production centre in Canada
90+
university, college and vocational programs
250+
studios in Québec
13,500+
workers in the industry

Montréal is the place to be for foreign companies looking to be part of a thriving creative and artistic culture.

Montréal’s rich creativity, proximity, and collaboration between studios, training centers, and service and technology providers contribute to making Montréal a hub of excellence in video games.

  1. A stable pool of creative and specialized talent
  2. Top-notch programs that are focused on industry needs
  3. A diverse ecosystem, including the presence of global companies in visual effects, virtual reality and artificial intelligence
  4. The most competitive operating costs among the 20 largest cities in Canada and the United States
  5. Tax credits that can cover up to 37,5% of labour costs

They chose Montréal

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EIDOS-Montréal
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" Other regions offer one or more of these key success factors, but Greater Montréal has the very great advantage of bringing them all together in a socio-economic model that is closely aligned with our needs. "

Francis Baillet

Vice-President, Corporate Affairs, Ubisoft

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