Online retail giant Amazon is closing all its warehouses in Quebec, a spokesperson confirmed to CTV News. The company says it will cease operations over the next two months in various centres and facilities.

Summary

Amazon is shutting down all seven of its Quebec warehouses, affecting 1,700 regular employees and 250 seasonal workers.

Employees will receive severance packages and transitional benefits.

Amazon claims the closures are part of a return to a third-party delivery model used prior to 2020, not linked to the unionization of workers at a Laval warehouse.

Union leaders criticized the move as “anti-union,” and Quebec officials pledged support for displaced workers.

The layoffs have sparked concerns about Amazon’s labor practices and economic impacts on the region.

  • ShepherdPieEnglish
    17·
    8 hours ago

    Like when Walmart closed two Midwest stores just after they unionized claiming it was due to “plumbing issues” before rebuilding new Walmarts right nearby.