A company spokesperson said Amazon will outsource deliveries to smaller contractors. The spokesperson insisted that the decision was tied to cost savings — not the recent unionization of about 200 employees at the Laval,

Amazon.com Inc. will shut down all warehouses and lay off employees in the French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec.

Amazon Canada says it is closing all seven of its warehouses in Quebec over the next two months. The online retailer says 1,700 permanent employees in the province will be laid off, as will 250 temporary workers.

Amazon is moving to a third-party delivery and in turn, closing its seven warehouses in Quebec — with 1,700 employees set to be laid off in the next two months. Amazon has warehouses in Laval, Lachine,

The online retailer says 1,700 permanent employees in the province will be laid off, as will 250 temporary workers

Amazon Canada announced Wednesday it will close its seven warehouses in Quebec in a move that affects 1,700 employees.

Amazon has announced that it will be shutting down its operations in Quebec, resulting in the loss of over 1,700 jobs. According to a CBC report from Wednesday, January 22, the online retail giant intends to close all seven of its warehouses across the province.