Amazon announced the grand opening of its newest robotics fulfilment centre, YYC4, in Calgary, Alberta. Measuring 2.8 million square feet with more than 1,500 employees, the new facility will offer in-demand skills training and career growth opportunities with cutting-edge technology that fulfils customer orders more quickly. With the launch of YYC4, Amazon now operates five fulfilment centres, one sortation centre, three delivery stations, and two AMXL delivery stations in Alberta.

At Amazon Robotics fulfilment centres, employees work alongside automated systems and robots to pick, pack, and ship customer orders. Amazon's innovative robotics technology creates a safer, more efficient workplace while providing employees with hands-on training to develop new, in-demand career skills. Amazon Robotics technology used at YYC4 includes RWC4, a large robotic arm that sorts totes by destination and builds pallets for shipping, and Kermit, a trolley that focuses on towing empty totes throughout the facility and can adjust its speed and route as needed.

The safety of Amazon's employees is--and always will be--the company's top priority. Amazon has invested over $1 billion globally in safety initiatives since 2019. In 2024 alone, the company allocated over $750 million to invest globally in technologies, resources, training, and programs to further safety efforts.

As part of its mission to become Earth's Best Employer, Amazon provides eligible operations employees with access to educational opportunities through upskilling programs like Career Choice, a paid benefit that allows eligible employees to grow their careers by building the skills needed for today's most in-demand fields, including Transportation, Technology and Administration, and Business Services. Career Choice is offered in partnership with more than 70 educational institutions across Canada. To date, more than 5,500 eligible employees across Amazon's Canadian fulfilment network have enrolled in the program.

Amazon pays up to 95% of tuition and fees toward a certificate or diploma in qualified fields of study. Regular Amazon employees also receive competitive benefits, including medical, vision, and dental coverage, and a group RRSP plan. Through Amazon's step plan compensation model, eligible hourly full- and part-time employees can count on planned pay increases every six months until their 24-month anniversary, and then they receive another increase at month 36.

Employees can also receive referral bonuses for candidates they get hired to eligible positions.