Overview
- Amazon held an official groundbreaking for a more than 200,000‑square‑metre fulfilment centre in Dartmouth’s Burnside industrial park that will use robotic systems alongside staff.
- The company says the site will employ over 1,000 full‑time workers and that robots will work with employees to improve safety and productivity on the warehouse floor.
- Amazon told reporters the facility is meant to speed deliveries and expand product selection for the region, and Narcity reports the site is slated to open in 2029 with starting wages at $26 per hour.
- Nova Scotia officials, including the province’s premier and Halifax’s mayor, attended the ceremony and the premier said the project does not involve direct provincial funding.
- The announcement follows Amazon Canada’s January 2026 closure of seven Quebec warehouses that cut about 1,700 permanent jobs, and the company frames the Dartmouth investment as part of more than $65 billion invested in Canada since 2010 and a workforce of over 46,000.