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

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,

Online retail giant Amazon will close all of its warehouses in Quebec, the TVA news network and Radio-Canada reported Wednesday morning. Citing a CSN union spokesperson, the TVA report noted that the decision to close operations coincides with attempts to unionize employees.