By Bowdeya Tweh

Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) plans to expand a technology hub in Toronto and plans to add 600 technology workers there, the e-commerce giant said Tuesday.

Amazon said the 600 new workers will have skills in software development, machine learning, cloud computing, digital advertising and artificial intelligence. The company said it has opened a new 113,000-square-foot office in downtown Toronto to support its efforts.

Amazon said it has more than 800 corporate employees in Toronto, largely focused on research and software development.

This year, Amazon has announced plans to create more than 6,000 new jobs in Canada.

Write to Bowdeya Tweh at bowdeya.tweh@wsj.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

December 18, 2018 08:33 ET (13:33 GMT)

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