The Canadian outpost of Pixar Animation Studios is no more.

The Disney-owned studio announced Tuesday it is shutting down its Vancouver office, effective immediately. The decision affects approximately 100 jobs.

Operations housed in Vancouver will be absorbed into the company’s Emeryville, California office. As of press time, the company would not confirm if any positions would be relocated to the U.S.

It is not the first time Disney has closed a Canadian animation outpost: in 2000, Walt Disney Animation Canada closed its doors, eliminating 225 jobs in a multi-phase shutdown.

In an official statement, the company referenced the challenges animation studios face today, which include high labour costs against an increasingly challenging box office environment.

“As the dynamics of the animation industry continue to change rapidly, we continue to fine-tune our studio and its production processes. We have made the determination to refocus our creative and business efforts and resources under one roof.”

Pixar in 2010 was riding high off of the massive franchise hit Toy Story 3, which did over $400 million gross at the box office. However, recent efforts, such as Brave (2012) and Monsters University (2013), haven’t fared as well, earning $266 million and $237 million at the box office to date, according the Box Office Mojo.

It was recently announced the studio would delay its latest feature, The Good Dinosaur, to 2015, making 2014 the first year the studio will not release a feature since 2005.

The Pixar Canada studio was opened in 2010, working on short films such as Air Mater, Small Fry and Partysaurus Rex.

“We are incredibly proud of the talented staff at Pixar Canada and the fantastic work they’ve done. Their passion and dedication to making quality animation is evident in everything we have produced at the studio,” the studio said in a release.