Amazon Canada showcases new office tower amid layoffs, return to office pushback

The upcoming debut of Amazon’s newest office space at the former post office depot in downtown Vancouver is generating buzz among the city’s business and tech sectors, despite mass layoffs in the industry and record-high office vacancy rates. 

The south tower of The Post building at Georgia and Hamilton streets is scheduled to start welcoming 3,000 employees by September. The opening comes at a time when many companies are struggling to convince their employees to return to the office after work-from-home policies during the pandemic. 

“What’s important is that we recognize this as an adjustment,” said Kristin Gable, senior manager of communications with Amazon Canada. 

Amazon showcased the south tower of the

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