National Amazon to close Quebec warehouses and lay off 1,700 workers The online retail giant said the move was not linked to recent unionization efforts by workers in the Canadian province.

Online retailer Amazon said Wednesday that it's closing all seven of its warehouses in the Canadian province of Quebec in the next two months. The e-commerce giant said the move would provide ...

E-commerce giant Amazon.com is exiting its operations in the Canadian province of Quebec, leading to the loss of about 1,700 full-time jobs, the company said on Wednesday, prompting Ottawa to ...

The decision to close the delivery operations in the province follows a recent review of the operations in Quebec, said Amazon spokesperson Barbara Agrait in a statement Wednesday.

Barbara Agrait, an Amazon spokeswoman, said in a separate emailed statement that the decision was made after a review of operations. Amazon will create a delivery model based on third-party local ...

Amazon will offer affected employees a package including up to 14 weeks' pay and "transitional benefits such as job placement resources," Agrait added.

The closures will eliminate about 1,700 permanent full-time jobs in the greater Montreal area, Amazon said. The warehouses also employ 250 temporary employees.

The online shopping giant is returning to a third-party delivery system, which it employed in the province before 2020, after a review of its Quebec operations, Amazon spokesperson Barbara Agrait ...

Amazon says it's closing all seven of its warehouses in the Canadian province of Quebec over the next two months.

Online retailer Amazon said Wednesday that it’s closing all seven of its warehouses in the Canadian province of Quebec in the next two months. The e-commerce giant said the move would provide… ...

Amazon says it's closing all seven of its warehouses in the Canadian province of Quebec over the next two months.

Agrait said the decision was made following a “recent review” of the company's operations in the province.