Ubisoft Quebec to announce something company related on September 5th

Why tweet and live stream that though? Who gives a shit about their tax breaks?

Lots of people give a shit about the creation of jobs and investment into a local industry.

Im pretty sure the news for the 5th wasn't the expansion since it was know before the 5th.

It is known because if you're expanding your business and plan to announce it, people will know in advance. There is process to be followed. The official announcement is just a formality for good PR.
 
Im pretty sure the news for the 5th wasn't the expansion since it was know before the 5th.
Well, the news was leaked the moment they posted a press convocation.

You can still believe it's a new game. I think they'll do some mobile games, 40 folks is not a big team.

The tax break is 35% of the paycheck.
 
I guess I was thinking from a consumer perspective, since it seemed a bit odd to announce job openings in this fashion, but I guess it makes sense for maximized visibility.

But it was clear from the start this is a business announcement and not a consumer or product announcement. Did you even read the OP?

"Ubisoft invites the media to a press conference during which the company will announce the details of its most important growth plan in Quebec in 20 years.

The announcement will take place in the presence of the Minister of Finance, Mr. Carlos Leitão, Mr. Yves Guillemot, Co-founder and Chairman of the Ubisoft Group, Mr. Yannis Mallat, President and Chief Executive Officer, Ubisoft Montréal, Québec City and Toronto, as well as Jean Tremblay, Mayor of Saguenay and Chairman of the Board of Promotion Saguenay."
 
Ubisoft Saguenay :O

This is huge news, Saguenay is a small and rural reagion this many jobs in the region will have a huge impact.
 
People who wants a job, maybe? Like half of my generation?

Unemployment rate in Canada is 6.3% and if you are skilled enough for a job in game programming you shouldn't have many problems finding a job in Canada. People without an academic degree are struggling but I don't know if Ubisoft Quebec is the right place for such people. Probaly if you are an autodidact.
 
Unemployment rate in Canada is 6.3% and if you are skilled enough for a job in game programming you shouldn't have many problems finding a job in Canada. People without an academic degree are struggling but I don't know if Ubisoft Quebec is the right place for such people. Probaly if you are an autodidact.

Here in Québec it’s 4% unemployment, and the government is trying to find ways to attract young, high skilled workers to the furter regions.

This studio will be filled q00% with people from outside Saguenay, I can garantee.
 
Is Saguenay a cool place to live with a family ? When they expanded to Bordeaux, they clearly said it was to attract seniors of the industry (particularly those who are sick of living in Paris), maybe they want to do the same in Canada and have a studio to retain those who can't stand big cities anymore. Interesting expansion strategy if it's actually the case.
 
Unemployment rate in Canada is 6.3% and if you are skilled enough for a job in game programming you shouldn't have many problems finding a job in Canada. People without an academic degree are struggling but I don't know if Ubisoft Quebec is the right place for such people. Probaly if you are an autodidact.

Except, you know, 95% of a AAA game's staff is composed of artists, animators, modelers, level designers, etc.
 
Do you need to speak French in order to get a job at Ubi MTL or QC?

lol of course

Is Saguenay a cool place to live with a family ? When they expanded to Bordeaux, they clearly said it was to attract seniors of the industry (particularly those who are sick of living in Paris), maybe they want to do the same in Canada and have a studio to retain those who can't stand big cities anymore. Interesting expansion strategy if it's actually the case.

The mayor of Saguenay went to the supreme court to fight fpr the right to say catholic prayer before town hall mettings, it is pretty conservative part of the province.

It’s a rural region 2 hours away from Québec city, I am sure life there is great.
 
Of course not, all of their job postings put french language as a bonus skill

If you have more than 50 employees, it is illegal to run your business in english here in Québec.

edit: I am sure some technical positions can be 100% anglo, but you will have a ton of issues sooner or later.

Especially in Saguenay.
 
Communication is essential, even outside of work so these things matter to me. French is hard and I know I will struggle so I guess I'll look elsewhere.
 
Do you need to speak French in order to get a job at Ubi MTL or QC?

Absolutely. When I went through the interview process the person who interviewed me barely spoke english. Fortunately I'm bilingual and took over the rest in french.

Also their salary offer was laughably cheap but hey whatever.
 
Damn how the first 6 posts in a row are shitposts that don't have anything to do with the news

This is just Ubisoft from QUEBEC CITY announcing something, probably an expansion. The biggest studio in Canada is the Montreal one. Vivendi is a french company. No, Ubisoft getting bought wouldn't make them better at all

GAF hivemind can be really pathetic, after people wonder why gamers are jokes. You wouldn't even see those shit comments/misinpretations on freaking Facebook news comments

Gaf is a hive-mind rooting for Vivendi? Really?

Guess you haven't read the Vivendi / Ubisoft threads with many firmly against this.

Besides, the posters were joking. Jeez...
 
Other people aren’t robots, so those things are usually quite close to each other, and worth discussing.
You were talking abotu requiring French though:
If you have more than 50 employees, it is illegal to run your business in english here in Québec.

edit: I am sure some technical positions can be 100% anglo, but you will have a ton of issues sooner or later.

Especially in Saguenay.
Which is quite crazy to be honest, this kind of language policing is very intrusive.

I think it is important, even if you want to live there, if French is a requirement for the job. If you get the job and get to live there, you can still start learning French (assuming the town is not filled with nazis who beat you up because you don't speak their language) after starting your job there. If the job requires French skills in advance, this is not an option and you can spend your time better than to apply there.
 
Do you need to speak French in order to get a job at Ubi MTL or QC?
Not in MTL. In QC City, you could do it but you'll probably learn French along the way. Saguenay will be unilingual French I guess, it's a small city where everyone speak almost only French.
 
Really cool, I'll be staying in Montreal but I know some who came from Saguenay to work in the Montreal studios that wouldn't mind going back eventually.
 
Not in MTL. In QC City, you could do it but you'll probably learn French along the way. Saguenay will be unilingual French I guess, it's a small city where everyone speak almost only French.

To add to this, I work in an international company based in Quebec City. And while there is a few people at the office that speak English only, most of them eventually learn French because it's not a city where you can really live with English only. If you stick to the Vieux Québec where most of the tourists hang out? Sure, but that's not a comfortable way to live since it's just a small part of a city of ~500k.
 
You were talking abotu requiring French though:
Which is quite crazy to be honest, this kind of language policing is very intrusive.

I think it is important, even if you want to live there, if French is a requirement for the job. If you get the job and get to live there, you can still start learning French (assuming the town is not filled with nazis who beat you up because you don't speak their language) after starting your job there. If the job requires French skills in advance, this is not an option and you can spend your time better than to apply there.

If you are going to a nation that is as nationalist as Québec and have 37% of your salary paid by our government, you can act slightly less entitled (and learn french) or go somewhere else.

People who make a stand for not learning french in Quebec warrant the ire of the vast majority of francophones, not just extremists.
 
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