Amazon to open fulfillment centre in Caledon, Ont.

TORONTO – Amazon will open a new fulfillment centre in Caledon, Ont. to pick, pack and ship books, electronics and toys.

The Seattle-based e-commerce company says the centre will create more than 800 full-time jobs.

The one-million square foot centre will be Amazon’s sixth facility in Ontario and ninth in Canada.

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The centre is expected to be built by the end of 2019 and, along with its future Ottawa facility, will bring more than 1,400 jobs to the province.

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The announcement came as Amazon is hunting for a home for its second North American headquarters, dubbed HQ2.

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Toronto is the lone Canadian city still in contention to house the headquarters, whose location the company said it will announce sometime this year.

VIDEO: Amazon fulfillment centre construction on schedule

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