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[Shiggy]

International video game giant Ubisoft plans to announce the creation of 100 jobs in Saguenay on Tuesday, according to multiple sources.

The cofounder and CEO of the French company, Yves Guillemot, is scheduled to be on-site to announce the details of the plan to grow the business in Quebec. He will be accompanied by Quebec finance minister Carlos Leitao.

The company plans to invest more than $100 million in Saguenay, according to the newspaper Le Progrès.

The Quebec government offers a tax credit that subsidizes up to 37.5 per cent of salaries paid to technical staff working on video games. It's intended to encourage job creation in the industry.

Quebec's video game industry employs around 11,000 people. Ubisoft currently employs around 3,000 people in the Montreal region.

http://montrealgazette.com/business...w-jobs-in-saguenay-invest-100-million-reports


According to Radio Canada, Premier of Quebec Philippe Couillard will also be present at the announcement.

 

[PantsuJo]

Well, good news for Quebec people. Nice

 

[Vic]

There's a small tech hub in Saguenay?

 

[Auctopus]

Just realised the teaser on Ubisoft's twitter was the Saguenay Fjord.

 

[BY2K]

Holy shit Saguenay!?

 

[Reich]

100 nouveaux emplois chez moi !

Dommage. Je suis enseignant et non programmeur ou graphiste.

 

[GhostTrick]

Prime Minister Philippe Couillard

 

[AlexMeloche]

...in Saguenay?

Color me surprised.

 

[Calm Mind]

I can't believe I'm saying this but Good guy Ubisoft!

 

[Zarovitch]

C'est le ptit Jesus qui a voulu çà!

That's very cool for Saguenay.

 

[Alastor3]

Just realised the teaser on Ubisoft's twitter was the Saguenay Fjord.

it isn't that new was know before today.

 

[Hesemonni]

37.5% of the salaries tax cut. Cool.

 

[groansey]

Put them all to work on R6 Siege content.

 

[HF2014]

They better not botched up the french translation . Maudit gigon! Lol.

 

[Skulldead]

They better not botched up the french translation . Maudit gigon! Lol.

Hahah ça serait parfait !

Haven't read the article , did they put another 5 years of credit tax exemption ? If this is the case Ubisoft are a little greedy on this side...

 

[Apathy]

http://montrealgazette.com/business...w-jobs-in-saguenay-invest-100-million-reports


According to Radio Canada, Prime Minister Philippe Couillard will also be present at the announcement.

I think you mean premier not prime minister

 

[Guymelef]

That makes 8100 developers for Assassin's Creed.

 

[Shiggy]

I think you mean premier not prime minister

Sorry, I'm not familiar with what officials are called in Canadian politics and thus just based it on the French original, edited it now.

 

[SpiceMelange]

Des gros projâts pour Saguenay sa! (ah l'accent du sag lol)