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Amazon Bumps Hourly Wages by $1 for Operations Workers in Canada
Amazon said the increase will lift average base pay to $26.27 an hour and comes as Unifor presses for a first contract.
- On Wednesday, Amazon announced a $1 hourly wage increase for Canadian operations employees, raising the average base wage to $26.27, a 4% year-over-year increase affecting staff across 70 logistics sites.
- The pay bump arrives amid a contentious labour dispute at the YVR2 warehouse in Delta, British Columbia, where Unifor has been pushing for a historic first collective agreement for 800 workers since October 2025.
- Full-Time employees working 40 hours weekly will earn more than $54,000 annually, while certain staff receive a 10 per cent discount on online grocery purchases starting October 1.
- Unifor National President Lana Payne described the timing as the company "feeling the heat" of upcoming contract negotiations, asserting that Amazon must respect the rights of workers they employ.
- The British Columbia Labour Relations Board ordered binding arbitration last month to settle the bargaining impasse, though Amazon has appealed the decision despite mediator findings that its negotiation approach was "unreasonable.
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Amazon Increases Average Hourly Pay for Canadian Workers to $26.27
Amazon is raising wages for its Canadian operations employees, with more than $78 million going toward pay increases across the country. The company told iPhone in Canada on Wednesday the changes take effect September 27, when its average hourly base wage will rise to $26.27 per hour, up 4% from 2025. That’s up from an
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Total News Sources26
Leaning Left13Leaning Right0Center9Last UpdatedBias Distribution59% Left
Bias Distribution
- 59% of the sources lean Left
59% Left
L 59%
C 41%
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