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Layoffscurated sourcedetected 2026-05-21 · confidence 100%

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Ubisoft: Layoffs

Ubisoft cut 1,200 jobs over past year amid record $1.7B net loss, now at 16,700 staff

Source: BetaKit (Canada)

The leadership read

Workforce moves like this mark the contracting side of technology hiring conditions.

Market context: Backdrop: a 111.1 (Hot) Talent Market Index (up 5.2 on the month) with Oceania activity easing (-5.6pts).

Ubisoft: 4 signals in the last 90 days — above the Technology median of 1 across 207 tracked companies; 0.4% of MitchelLake's Oceania signal flow; 4 tracked across 42 days.

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