Amazon will be pulling out of Quebec next month. This is in reaction to the union in DXT4. It's so unfortunate. Over 2,000 jobs will be lost.

Hey DSP community,

Amazon just announced closure of all their Quebec warehouses and multiple DSPs are shutting down.

Anyone knows who's going to handle the package volume? Intelcom is the only major carrier left but they can't possibly handle all that volume.

Major markets like Montreal, Laval, Quebec City, that's a lot of daily deliveries. Amazon can't just stop delivering to Quebec, right?

What's your take on this?

My hubby needed some pyjama pants and I had a couple things in my Amazon cart already (I know...) so we found some pants that worked for him. Decided to see if the store had their own website, and lo and behold, they were a Canadian company based in Laval! Decided to order directly through the website and prices were significantly cheaper than Amazon! Had to pay shipping, but it still ended up being less than ordering through Amazon. Always check folx! Ended up deciding to buy a bit more via the website because of the price difference. Still saved money, our cash went directly to the Canadian company, AND we avoided an Amazon purchase. A win all around! Happy to share the name of the company in the comments.

Hey,

So, how have things been going since the end of January? Around here, we haven't had any trouble forgetting Amazon exists. Zero orders since they shut down in Quebec. Plus, I work from home, and it gets me out more often to go to the store, which is nice.

How's it going for you? Have you given in, sometimes, often? Do you live in an area where you have no choice but to order online?

Good way to evade the union.

Hey all you Quebec municipalities who gave amazon major property tax breaks, waived development fees, and gave other incentives like paying for road and utility construction and maintenance, aren’t you feeling great about that decision?

Quebec provincial govt who also subsidizes amazon, are you happy? Have you learned anything?

Faced with the prospect of being forced to sign a labor contract as early as this summer, Amazon has gone to extreme lengths to evade its obligations under Quebec’s labor code. On January 22, it announced it is closing all seven of its warehouses in Quebec and outsourcing their operations.

Is Amazon closing shop? Not really. It will continue selling its wares online in Quebec; It’s just that warehousing and delivery will now be handled by third-party contractors.

But the 4,700 layoffs are very real: 1,900 Amazon employees across the seven warehouses are losing their jobs, including the 230 workers at DXT4, which became the first Amazon facility in Canada to unionize in May 2024. An additional 2,800 workers employed by Amazon’s delivery subcontractors are also being laid off.

Well here’s an extra reason on why to cancel your prime membership. Support Local and support Canadian! 🍁

I work for Canada Post in Quebec, and out of nowhere, we’re now being forced to deliver Amazon packages—without any warning from our supervisors.

I went from delivering around 50 parcels a day, starting at 10:15 AM and, on a busy day, finishing as late as 8 PM. Now, with Amazon in the mix, I’m handling 150+ parcels a day, with no raise, no adjustments, and no heads-up.

It’s completely outrageous. We’re already dealing with brutal weather, long hours, and a system that barely supports us, and now we’re expected to take on a massive increase in workload for free? Meanwhile, Amazon keeps making record profits while we, the workers, get burned out.

If they’re going to dump Amazon deliveries on us, the least they could do is pay us properly and respect otur time. Anyone else dealing with this? How is this even allowed?

Workers claim closures were retaliatory, company insists it acted for economic reasons.

https://www.ctvnews.ca/montreal/article/amazon-is-ceasing-operations-in-quebec/