Pixar Canada, also known as the Glenn McQueen Pixar Animation Center, was a wholly owned subsidiary of Pixar Animation Studios. It was located in Vancouver, British Columbia. The studio was tasked to produce short films based on the Pixar characters.
In October of 2013, Disney permanently closed Pixar Canada and laid off its approximately 100 employees, in order to refocus Pixar's efforts at its main headquarters in Emeryville, California.
Pixar Canada was founded on April 20, 2010 and was located in Vancouver, British Columbia. It was named the Glenn McQueen Pixar Animation Center, after Pixar employee Glenn McQueen, who was born in Canada, and died in 2002.