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cross Canada, Amazon now has over 5,000
full-time, full-benefit employees
In early November, online behemoth Amazon an-
nounced that the company has signed a lease for
a new office in downtown Vancouver. The office
will allow Amazon to double its workforce in the
city from 1,000 to 2,000. The office, with Oxford
Properties, is scheduled to open in 2020 and will be
Amazon’s second in Vancouver.
Amazon 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.
“Amazon is excited to continue growing our work-
force throughout Canada,” said Alexandre Gagnon,
Vice President of Amazon Canada and Mexico. “We
are among the largest employers of software engi-
neers in Canada and look forward to continuing to
create new job opportunities for Canadians.”
In addition to its office in Vancouver, Amazon em-
ploys over 500 British Columbians at its fulfillment
centres in Delta and New Westminster, BC, and
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