Amazon.com said it is open to talks with officials from the Canadian and Quebec governments about the decision to shut down operations in the country’s French-speaking province, which would lead to 1,

Amazon says it's closing all seven of its warehouses in the Canadian province of Quebec over the next two months.

The online retail giant said the move was not linked to recent unionization efforts by workers in the Canadian province.

Canada has warned Amazon.com that it is reviewing business ties with the company’s cloud-computing unit following Amazon’s decision to shut down its warehouses in Quebec, leading to the layoff of 1,700 workers.

Amazon has announced plans to close all of its Quebec facilities, laying off 1,700 permanent employees, months after workers in Laval, Que., made history by unionizing. Experts say the move could prompt legal challenges under Quebec labour laws.

OTTAWA — Amazon says its plans to close all seven of its warehouses in Quebec remain unchanged, even as the federal industry minister calls for a review of Ottawa's "business relationship" with the online retail giant.