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MAY 2018
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for invention and your commitment
to excellence—and that’s why we are
excited to see Amazon grow here in
Vancouver,” said Prime Minister Justin
Trudeau.
“Amazon’s decision to bring anoth-
er 3,000 jobs to Vancouver is great
news for our city’s booming innova-
tion economy,” said Mayor Gregor
Robertson. “We are home to the fast-
est growing, most resilient and green-
est economy in Canada and Amazon’s
major expansion in our city means
more long-term jobs for people who
want to live, work and build a future
in Vancouver.”
Amazon currently employs more than
1,000 researchers and engineers in
Vancouver, primarily creating new
products and services for the com-
pany’s international retail business
and Amazon Web Services (AWS). As
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