Amazon is closing Quebec operations, affecting 1,700 employees and shifting to a third-party delivery model for improved efficiency.

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,

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.

The company says its decision to close its Quebec warehouses "was not made lightly," adding that the closures aren't in response to the unionization drive. Amazon will revert to t