Amazon opens a new 113,000 sq. ft.
office in downtown Toronto to
accommodate the company's continued job creation in Ontario
With this expansion in Toronto, Amazon has this year alone announced
plans to create more than 6,000 new jobs in Canada, from cloud computing and engineering
roles to customer fulfillment positions
Amazon now has over 10,000 employees across
Canada and has invested over
$3 billion in the country since 2011,
including infrastructure and compensation
SEATTLE, Dec. 18, 2018 /CNW/ - (NASDAQ: AMZN)— Amazon
today announced an expansion of its Toronto Tech Hub and plans to
create 600 new tech jobs in fields including software development,
machine learning, cloud computing, digital advertising, and
artificial intelligence. To accommodate the company's continued
growth in Ontario, Amazon has
opened a new 113,000 square foot office in Scotia Plaza in downtown
Toronto, owned by KingSett Capital
and AIMCo. Amazon currently has more than 800 corporate
employees in Toronto, primarily
focused on research and software development for customer
fulfillment technology, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Alexa, as
well as business development for Amazon Advertising and AWS.
"Amazon is excited to create hundreds of new highly-skilled jobs
in Toronto," said Tamir Bar-Haim, Amazon's Toronto Site Lead and
Head of Amazon Advertising in Canada. "Toronto has a well-educated and diverse
workforce, and there's a real culture of innovation here. We look
forward to continuing to invent for our customers in Canada and globally, and welcoming top-tier
talent to fill exciting roles across Amazon."
"Amazon's long-term commitment to our province is a vote of
confidence in our skilled workforce and competitive business
environment," said Ontario Premier
Doug Ford. "It sends a clear signal
to the world that Ontario is Open
for Business."
"Canada is recognized globally
as a leader in the innovation economy, and Amazon's expansion of
its Toronto tech hub is proof that
Canada's talented and skilled
workforce has what it takes to compete and succeed. We
welcome Amazon's investment in Toronto and the jobs they have created all
across Canada," said Bill Morneau, Minister of Finance & Member
of Parliament for Toronto Centre.
"Amazon's expansion of its Toronto Tech Hub underscores the
incredible tech talent we have in our city, and jobs like these
allow us to retain and attract high tech talent locally," said
Toronto Mayor John Tory. "Thank you Amazon for choosing to
grow in Toronto, and we look
forward to working with you as a key partner in Toronto's innovation ecosystem."
Amazon's Toronto Tech Hub is one of the company's 18 Tech Hubs
outside Seattle in North America, which together employ more than
20,000 people building new products and services for Amazon
customers. The Toronto-based teams
support the company's global logistics and operations network by
creating cutting-edge technology to enhance the delivery experience
for customers. Additionally, the AWS team enables customers in the
Greater Toronto Area including the
Art Gallery of Ontario, Flynn
Group of Companies, The Globe and Mail, Porter Airlines, theScore,
the Toronto International Film
Festival, and the Toronto Star, to build in the cloud.
Amazon continues to invest heavily across Canada. With this expansion in Toronto, Amazon has this year alone announced
plans to create more than 6,000 new jobs in Canada, across new corporate offices in
Vancouver and Toronto and four new customer fulfillment
centers in Ottawa, Caledon, Tsawwassen First Nation, and
Edmonton. These new job
opportunities are for candidates with all types of experience,
education, and skill levels—from engineers and cloud computing
specialists to those seeking entry-level positions and on-the-job
training. Amazon now has more than 10,000 employees in Canada, across its Toronto and Vancouver Tech Hubs, the AWS
infrastructure region in the Montreal area, and customer fulfillment
facilities in Alberta,
British Columbia, and Ontario. Since 2011, Amazon has invested more
than CAD $3 billion in Canada, including customer fulfillment and
cloud infrastructure, research facilities, and compensation to our
employees.
Building the future together in Canada
Named #4 on LinkedIn's 2018 Top Companies list for Canadian
employers, Amazon provides comprehensive benefits to its employees,
from the company's most senior executives to its hourly associates
– including highly-competitive pay, benefits, and a group RRSP
plan. Amazon's customer fulfillment associates can also take
advantage of its innovative Career Choice program, which pays 95
percent of the cost of tuition to pursue continuing education
courses in in-demand fields, regardless of whether the skills are
relevant to a career at Amazon. To date, more than 16,000
Amazonians globally have used the job-retraining program. Some
of the most popular areas in Canada include computer programming,
information technology, and healthcare.
Additionally, as part of the company's ongoing commitment to the
communities where our employees live and work, the Amazon Future
Engineer program recently donated CAD $525,000 to Canada Learning Code to help inspire
students of diverse backgrounds—especially women and
underrepresented groups—to pursue careers in the technology sector.
Amazon is also working to expand its AWS Educate initiative
globally. More than 50 Canadian institutions, including
Ryerson University and the University of Toronto, are accelerating the
education and training of the next generation of IT and cloud
professionals through AWS Educate.
With more than 610,000 employees worldwide, Amazon ranks first
on Fast Company's Most Innovative Companies, second in Fortune's
World Most Admired Companies, and first on The Harris Poll's
Corporate Reputation survey. To learn more about working at Amazon,
click here. Candidates interested in applying for open roles at
Amazon's Toronto Tech Hub can visit amazon.jobs/toronto-canada.
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