Ubisoft Canada

Ubisoft Canada

By far the biggest group to win the award, Ubisoft's Canadian studios are all quite unique and work on many of the biggest video games in the world - from Watch Dogs to Splinter Cell.

In fact, two of this Christmas' big retail games were developed a Ubisoft's various Canadian studios - Assassin's Creed Odyssey (Montreal and Quebec) and Starlink (Toronto).

However, it's also renown for experimentation, with entire floors and teams dedicated to experimenting and trialing new concepts. This can often result in more inventive products, such as the recently released VR game Transference.

"It's a perfect match between the excitement of working on AAA games in kind of a startup culture," says Nathalie Verge, external director of communications at Ubisoft Montreal.

"In order to deliver on the ambitious goals and promises of our brands, we nurture our talent. It is our utmost priority that our employees have the best possible tools, work environment, training and overall support to be as creative and innovative as they can be.  

"We offer a variety of services and activities to help our employees maintain a great work-life balance and to progress in their careers. We pride ourselves into our family-style environment while providing an unprecedented variety of projects and initiatives within our studios.

"We take care of our people and are constantly improving and adapting our offer and our promise to our employees.

"We are a AAA powerhouse of studios that still offer a family vibe."

The various studios offer a wealth of different benefits, and have their own unique culture. However, with thousands of employees split across the country, there is no one benefit that's a clear standout favourite.

"Health benefits, family-oriented activities and programs, our wonderful sports teams, our famous celebrations and events...  Our shared profits initiative has also been greatly appreciated," continues Verge.

 "We offer multiple and personalized professional development opportunities to our employees. We believe in giving them opportunities to develop their technical skills as well as their leadership."

She continues: "We have a whole lot going on and our focus now is to keep on improving our existing processes to make life easier for everyone. These include easier ways to find and share information, better and more frequent feedback in teams, career development and so on."

Update: Following widespreads abuse allegations at Ubisoft, we have strengthened the Best Places To Work Awards judging to ensure we capture issues that may only have affected a minority of employees.