Amazon is ramping up for the holidays by announcing plans to hire more than 7,000 employees in seasonal roles across our operations network in Canada while increasing the average hourly wage for eligible employees to $24.50 – a 4.3% increase over 2024 wages.
Amazon will also add to our leading workplace benefits package by introducing the Employee Prime Benefit to frontline employees in Canada starting in December.
More than 7,000 Seasonal Roles Set to Open Across Canada
Hiring for the 7,000 seasonal jobs will primarily begin in October with positions located at Amazon’s fulfilment centres, sortation centres and delivery stations from coast-to-coast. Seasonal roles across Amazon's operations network include stowing, picking, packing, sorting, and shipping customer orders.
Open seasonal roles are posted on hiring.amazon.ca throughout the holiday season and fill up quickly, so job seekers are encouraged to check back regularly for updates. Individuals interested in learning more about what happens at an Amazon fulfilment centre can sign up for a free tour of a building near them by visiting Amazontours.com.
$110 Million Invested in Additional Frontline Employee Pay, with Guaranteed Raises
The seasonal hiring campaign comes as Amazon confirms new investments in our compensation and workplace benefits. This year alone, Amazon is investing more than CAD $110 million toward pay increases for eligible customer fulfilment and transportation employees. As of September 28, Amazon has raised our average hourly base wage in Canada to $24.50 per hour—up from $23.50 in 2024—representing a 4.3% year-over-year increase. This pay increase means frontline Amazon employees working full-time[1] will earn a minimum annual salary of $50,960, providing financial stability and opportunities for career growth.
Additionally, 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. They receive another increase at month 36, creating a clear path for earnings growth based on tenure.
Amazon Introduces Free Prime Membership for Eligible Employees
By the end of 2025, Amazon is enhancing its workplace benefits package in Canada by giving eligible frontline employees Prime memberships at no additional cost after 90 days of employment. This new benefit gives employees access to the full suite of Prime services, including fast and free delivery; exclusive access to deals and shopping events like Prime Day and Prime Big Deal Days; Prime Video streaming; ad-free listening of millions of songs and podcasts episodes with Amazon Music Prime; Prime Reading's library of books; gaming benefits with Prime Gaming; unlimited photo storage with Amazon Photos; and a free DashPass membership.
"I’m so grateful to Amazon for the raise and the new Prime membership. I feel proud to be part of the Amazon community," said Narinder, an employee at Amazon’s YYZ4 fulfilment centre in Brampton.
The new Employee Prime Benefit adds to Amazon’s existing workplace benefits package for full-time employees, which starts on day one of employment and includes extended health, dental and vision benefits providing additional coverage beyond provincial health plans, including treatments like massage therapy, chiropractic treatment, acupuncture, physiotherapy, vision care and coverage for prescription drugs; an RRSP savings plan; financial, mental and physical health resources; and more.
[1] Annual salary calculation based on 40-hour work week over 52 weeks
