MONTREAL — A strike and lockout that kicked off at DHL Canada Express on Sunday will barely tap the brakes on its parcel delivery service, the company says, as the union accuses it of deploying replacement workers.

The carrier said it has rolled out a "contingency plan" that allows it to keep serving its 50,000-plus customers, which range from retailer Lululemon to e-commerce giants Shein and Temu.

"With the implementation of these proactive measures, we are pleased to confirm that we can sustain our operations throughout our Canadian network, and we do not anticipate significant disruptions to our service," DHL spokeswoman Pamela Duque Rai said Sunday in an email.

Unifor, which represents more than 2,000 DHL truck drivers, couriers, warehouse and call centre employees, denounced any st

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