Grocery chain Loblaw Companies Ltd. has announced the closure of distribution centres in Laval, Que., and Ottawa which will result in the elimination of nearly 800 jobs.
About 545 employees north of Montreal will be affected by the end of 2021 as the distribution centre is relocated to the automated complex of an Ontario subcontractor.Loblaw spokeswoman Catherine Thomas said the company is committed to fairness for employees and will work with the unions to minimize the impact of the closures.
The decision to relocate the distribution centre comes as a labour contract expires at the end of the month, according to a spokeswoman for the United Food and Commercial Workers' Union. Thomas said volumes from Ottawa and Laval are moving to a facility in Cornwall, Ont., that's been open for more than a decade. The automated distribution centre will expand to be among Canada's most modern distribution centres and an undisclosed number of workers will be added to handle the greater volumes.
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