Amazon says it is enhancing its Career Choice education benefit, enabling eligible employees across its various businesses and facilities, including fulfilment centres, delivery stations, and sortation centres, to learn new skills for career success.
The company now pre-pays 100% of program tuition, up to a yearly maximum, eliminating the 5% employee contribution requirement and removing the cost barrier to higher education. Amazon has also expedited the eligibility period for employees to participate in the program from one year of employment to 90 days, said the company.
“Amazon’s increased investments in the Career Choice program reflect our continued commitment to providing career growth opportunities for employees,” said Chuck Cummings, Director of Customer Fulfilment, Amazon Canada. “Amazon is proud to have offered Career Choice in Canada for the past 11 years. By removing cost and eligibility barriers, we’re taking our most significant step to help employees build new skills and pursue new careers at Amazon and beyond.”
Employees enrolled in Career Choice may pursue a certificate or diploma in qualified fields of study. Eighteen educational institutions across Canada are partnered with Career Choice, including Sheridan College, Algonquin College, Western Community College, and the Toronto Truck Driving School, said Amazon.
“Since Career Choice launched in 2014, close to 12,000 employees in Canada have participated in the program. The most popular programs include Truck Driving, Data Analytics, and Cybersecurity,” it said.
“Amazon’s increased investment in Career Choice comes as new research shows that cost is the leading barrier for more working Canadian adults to pursue postsecondary education to build new skills. An August 2025 Leger Omnibus study of Canadian adults working full-time showed that 60% of Canadian adults who are interested in returning to school cite cost as the most significant barrier. By pre-paying 100% of tuition for Career Choice participants, Amazon is encouraging more employees to pursue the training they need to grow their careers.”
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