Amazon bringing 3,000 new tech jobs to Vancouver


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Amazon has announced plans to expand its Vancouver tech hub and bring 3,000 new jobs to the city.


The new positions will be focused on e-commerce technology, cloud computing and machine learning.


Staff will be based out of the city’s old Canada Post building on West Georgia Street, with the revamped site expected to open by 2022. 


A statement said the space will be redeveloped, but the architecture will be preserved as a heritage initiative.


Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was on hand for the announcement at the future Amazon site on Monday morning along with Alexandre Gagnon, Amazon’s vice-president for Canadian operations,.


“Canadians share your passion for invention and your commitment to excellence, and that’s why we are excited to see Amazon grow here in Vancouver,” Trudeau said.


Amazon already employs 1,000 people in Vancouver at several sites. (Abhishek N. Chinnappa/Reuters)


Gagnon said the announcement was a “milestone” for the company.


Currently, around 6,000 people for Amazon across Canada, with 1,000 of them based in Vancouver at several sites, including the company’s Telus Garden location on Georgia St. downtown, which opened in 2015. 


Last November, Amazon confirmed plans to open another downtown site on Dunsmuir Street in 2020.


Vancouver put in a bid to host Amazon’s proposed new corporate base, HQ2, last year. The city was billed as the best value option with the best location, given its proximity to Seattle for what would be the company’s second North American base.


The West Coast city ultimately failed to make the short list of cities; Toronto was the only Canadian city to make the first cut.




Article source: http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/gmo-apple-canada-1.3943058?cmp=rss


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