Online retailer Amazon said Wednesday that it's closing all seven of its warehouses in the Canadian province of Quebec in the next two months. The e-commerce giant said the move would provide “even more savings to our customers over the long run.

Unions had gained a foothold in one of the company’s warehouses in the province, though Amazon would not say if there was a connection.

E-commerce giant Amazon.com is exiting its operations in the Canadian province of Quebec, leading to the loss of about 1,700 full-time jobs, the company said on Wednesday, prompting Ottawa to express its unhappiness.

E-commerce giant Amazon.com is exiting its operations in Quebec, leading to the loss of about 1,700 full-time jobs, a company spokesperson said on Wednesday. The online retailer will phase out operations across seven sites in the province — the only location in Canada with unionized Amazon employees — over the next two months.

A company spokesperson said Amazon will outsource deliveries to smaller contractors. The spokesperson insisted that the decision was tied to cost savings — not the recent unionization of about 200 employees at the Laval,

Amazon.com Inc. will shut down all warehouses and lay off employees in the French-speaking Canadian province of Quebec.

Amazon Canada is closing all of its warehouses in Quebec, and it will affect approximately 1,700 employees and 350 seasonal workers.

An Amazon spokesperson tells the CBC that the company will stop operations at seven sites and outsource deliveries to smaller contractors.

Amazon Canada says it's closing its Quebec sorting and shipping centres, only five years after the company opened a facility in the province.The decision comes after a period of rapid expansion, and the formation of a union at one of its facilities.