The facility will create more than 600 full-time jobs in the Greater Toronto Area

Amazon announced last month that it plans to build a new fulfillment centre in Scarborough. The one-million square foot facility will create more than 600 full-time jobs with comprehensive benefits. This will be Amazon’s twelfth fulfillment centre in Canada, and seventh in Ontario, alongside existing Ontario operations facilities in Brampton, Mississauga, Milton, Caledon and Ottawa. Amazon currently employs more than 4,000 full-time associates in Ontario, and an additional 1,000 employees at its two Toronto tech hub locations.

Details of the scope and value of the construction project have not yet been made known, but the company did announce that Montreal-based Broccolini, which developed a similar size project outside Ottawa earlier this year, will develop the project alongside building owner Manulife Investment Management.

“We’re excited about our growth in Toronto, which gives us the opportunity to better serve our customers in the region,” said Vibhore Arora, Director of Regional Operations of Amazon Canada. “The Greater Toronto Area has a talented workforce, and we are committed to providing the area with job opportunities that have great pay and benefits.”

Associates at the facility will pick, pack, and ship small items to customers ranging from toys and baby products to small electronics.

“We’re excited to welcome Amazon’s first fulfillment centre in the City of Toronto and the more than 600 new, good jobs that will be created in Scarborough,” said Toronto Mayor John Tory. “This new facility, in addition to Amazon’s growing Tech Hub in our city's downtown, shows that Amazon is continuing to invest in Toronto and the incredible workforce we have here.”