Top Employer: Ubisoft Canadian Studios

Recognized as one of Montreal's Top Employers (2024):

Here are some of the reasons why Ubisoft Canadian Studios was selected as one of Montreal's Top Employers (2024):

Ubisoft supports hybrid work options and makes the commute to work a little easier with transit subsidies and free and subsidized parking -- when working onsite, employees can take advantage of a variety of work spaces in-studio (designed to facilitate different kinds of work such as focused work, meetings, and brainstorming and collaboration), an arcade zone with video games, a theatre-style quiet room, and an extensive fitness facility (with instructor-led classes and free services offered by kinesiologists)
Ubisoft's time-off policies help enable employees to disconnect, rest, and recharge -- employees receive five weeks of paid vacation allowance and an additional week of paid time off during the winter holidays
Ubisoft offers exceptional family-friendly benefits, including generous parental leave top-up and the convenience of onsite child care -- mothers are eligible to receive up to 75 per cent of their salary for 50 weeks, while fathers and adoptive parents receive top-up ranging from 37 to 50 weeks, depending on the employee

Ubisoft employees connect over an informal meeting

Industry	Software publishers
Established in Canada	1997
Publicly traded	yes
Parent company	Ubisoft Entertainment
Parent company head office	Paris, France
Major Canadian locations	Sherbrooke QC, Saguenay QC, Winnipeg MB, Montréal QC, Toronto ON, Québec QC, Halifax NS
Full-time employees in Canada	5,341
Part-time employees in Canada	92
Average age of employees in Canada	37 years
Longest serving employee	30 years
Benefits note	Ubisoft has multiple employee groups, the following programs and policies may vary by position
Flexible work options	hybrid work option, flexible work hours, telecommuting, reduced summer hours
Long-term savings	matching RSP
Health plan premium	as part of the health plan, the employer pays up to 80% of the premiums
Mental health practitioner benefit	up to $600 each year
Maternity top-up (mothers)	up to 75% of salary for 18 weeks
Parental top-up (mothers)	up to 75% of salary for 32 weeks
Parental top-up (fathers)	up to 75% of salary for 37 weeks
Adoption top-up	up to 75% of salary for 50 weeks
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 5 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job
Employee performance reviews	employees receive individual performance reviews every 12 months
In-house training initiatives	apprenticeship/skilled trades programs, in-house training, online training, mentoring, paid internships
Related tuition subsidies	employer covers up to 100% of tuition per year
Annual tuition maximum	employer pays up to $900 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year

Behind the scenes at Ubisoft Toronto with employees in-house at the motion capture studio

Industry	Software publishers
Full-time employees in Canada	5,001 to 10,000
Parent company	Ubisoft Entertainment
Parent company head office	Paris, France
Major Canadian locations	Sherbrooke QC, Saguenay QC, Winnipeg MB, Montréal QC, Toronto ON, Québec QC, Halifax NS
Student opportunities	paid internships, summer jobs, co-op opportunities
Training	subsidies for professional accreditation, online training, in-house training, mentoring, in-house career planning services
Annual tuition maximum	employer pays up to $900 in tuition subsidies for job-related courses per year
Other info for new grads	Ubisoft organizes the "NXT Showcase", a competition for art students in their final year at Toronto-based post-secondary schools. The company also awards an apprenticeship annually though the Interactive Ontario Ubisoft Toronto Women in Games apprenticeship program.
Typical new grad positions	Animator, Model Artist, Programmer, Development Tester
Starting salary	$60K to $70K
Work benefits	flexible work hours, telecommuting, transit subsidies, employees receive paid time off to volunteer, (up to 3 paid days)
Vacation allowance	new employees receive 5 weeks of paid vacation after their first year on the job

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