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Area Development - Site Selection, Facility Planning and Workforce Development

Amazon Open Operations Center in Vancouver, Canada, Creating 1,000 Jobs

11/06/2017
Amazon signed a lease for a new office complex in downtown Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The operations center will allow Amazon to double its workforce in the city from 1,000 to 2,000.

The company also announced that its current Canadian workforce has grown to over 5,000 full-time, full-benefit employees across Canada, spanning sites in British Columbia, Ontario and Quebec. The office, with Oxford Properties, is scheduled to open in 2020 and will be Amazon’s second in Vancouver.

“Amazon is excited to continue growing our workforce throughout Canada,” said Alexandre Gagnon, Vice President of Amazon Canada and Mexico. “We are among the largest employers of software engineers in Canada and look forward to continuing to create new job opportunities for Canadians.”

Navdeep Bains, Canadian Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development said, “One of our government’s top priorities is job creation for a strong and robust middle class in Canada. This exciting growth announcement by Amazon is proof that our plan is working. Global companies like Amazon see Canada as a strong place to invest because of our talented workforce and focus on innovation, that’s translating into more jobs for people in Vancouver. Congratulations to Amazon on your continued success, you have a committed partner in Canada.”

“I’m pleased Amazon is increasing their presence in Vancouver, creating good jobs and helping us build a strong, sustainable economy that works for everyone,” said Premier John Horgan. “We will build on Amazon’s plans to bring new jobs to B.C. by continuing to open up access to education and skills training, so British Columbians are ready to fill these high-paying jobs.”

In addition to its office in Vancouver, Amazon employs over 500 British Columbians at its fulfillment centres in Delta and New Westminster, British Columbia, and also operates subsidiary Abebooks.com, based in Victoria, British Columbia. Interested candidates can find available openings by field or location at Amazon.jobs.

“Vancouver’s innovation economy is booming and it’s exciting to have Amazon expand here, adding valuable job space for 1,000 more employees,” says Mayor Gregor Robertson. “Vancouver’s leading the way with the fastest growing, most resilient and greenest economy in Canada, and companies from all over the world, like Amazon, are moving to Vancouver with well-paying jobs to be a part of our success.”

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