Update: Schell Games confirms it has laid off 49 of employees
The news follows reports of layoffs at the studio in August.
Assassin's Creed publisher Ubisoft wants all employees to work in-office five days per week, but unions in Milan and Montreal have mobilised in defiance.
Game File reports the French publisher is hoping to cut around 100 people loose.
Ubisoft has confirmed it will also be laying off 70 people at its Singapore studio.
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