Amazon is expanding again at The Post, the redeveloped former Canada Post facility in downtown Vancouver. On March 30, more than 1,000 employees began moving into the North Tower—the newest addition to the company’s Vancouver tech hub and the latest milestone in its growing downtown footprint.
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After more than a decade at Telus Garden—where Amazon first established a major Vancouver office presence in 2015—the company is now winding down its operations in the tower as it consolidates staff into The Post complex. Completed in 2023, the complex spans roughly 1.1 million square feet of office space—fully leased by Amazon—along with a substantial mix of retail and restaurant space at street level. Employees first began moving into the South Tower—currently hosting a workforce of 2,400—later that year.
Now, Amazon employees who had been based at Telus Garden are relocating just a block away to the North Tower, part of a broader effort to bring more of Amazon’s downtown workforce under one roof. At 591,000 square feet across 22 floors—18 of them leased by Amazon—the North Tower is slightly larger than its counterpart next door. Some upper levels remain under construction and are expected to open in phases.
The move also reflects a broader cultural shift inside the tech behemoth. With a company-wide return-to-office mandate now in effect, all employees based at The Post have assigned desks, in lieu of the hot-desking model that was common during the pandemic-era hybrid period. Across its various downtown offices—open 24 hours for employees to come in—Amazon now hosts more than 4,500 corporate and tech workers.
Fun fact: Amazon refers to its offices using nearby airport codes—a naming convention used across its global office footprint. In Vancouver, that means locations like “YVR14” and “YVR20”, with The Post designated as “YVR26” in the original South Tower and “YVR21” in the new North Tower.
Dogs, decks and downtime
Inside, the layout reflects a shift away from fixed desk rows toward what the company calls “team neighbourhoods”: clusters of workstations paired with meeting rooms, lounges and shared spaces. Across the tower, there are more than 60 breakout and collaboration areas, ranging from small meeting nooks to larger, flexible rooms.
Much of the office is built around amenities that extend beyond desk work.
The space is dog-friendly, with features that extend beyond simply allowing pooches in the office. A designated “pooch parking” area lets employees drop off, clean and dry their dogs, alongside a rooftop deck with a dog park for daytime exercise. Through their official “Dogs at Work” program, Amazon has more than 400 registered dogs that employees bring to work.
A range of recreational spaces gives employees room to unplug—from a pool table overlooking the Vancouver skyline to sensory-friendly zen rooms with mood lighting and built-in sound systems, an “Expressions Lounge” designed for drawing, crafting and other creative pursuits as well as an outdoor basketball court that gets fully booked up come summertime.
The office also includes a “Just Walk Out” retail area, Amazon’s AI-powered cashierless store concept adapted for the workplace. Employees can scan a credit card to enter, pick up snacks or drinks and leave without stopping to check out—purchases are automatically charged based on what they take.
A nod to the building’s past—and its present
Originally built in the 1950s, The Post is one of Vancouver’s most recognizable mid-century buildings—and that history carries through in Amazon’s office today.
Design work by B+H Architects incorporates elements from the building’s past, including original mailboxes, artefacts like a historic stamp press from Seattle and murals retained from when the building used to be the city’s main post office. In the lobby, artwork also draws on the story of the first international airmail flight between Seattle and Vancouver in 1919. “A lot of work was done to preserve the integrity of the spaces,” Kristin Gable, communications manager at Amazon Canada says.
Elsewhere, including in the elevators, contemporary artwork by local artist Tiffany Royrock wraps the interiors in colourful, themed doodles and drawings.
