“We recognised that if we could talk to the industry directly we’d get a very good clue as to what we’d need to do to help them grow, and that’s exactly what happened. We knew that after we’d met them we’d have a game plan that would create and environment around incentives that at least rival the other jurisdictions. We knew that Ubisoft establishing a significant footprint in Ontario would in itself would help tell the story of what’s available. Why would Ubisoft come unless they knew that they were going to get absolutely the best talent? That’s what they’re finding here.” – Minister of economic development and trade Sandra Pupatello
Could Canada become the next big hub for game development? There certainly are a bunch of devs that are looking to take more of their operations there, don’tcha know.
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Ubisoft and other devs flocking to Canada due to the quality of talent, says economic minister