And now the workers' perspective! ✊

Monday June 1 2026

OTTAWA– Members of the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) in both the Urban Postal Operations and Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers (RSMC) bargaining units have voted to ratify new collective agreements. Preliminary results indicate 89.0% of Urban members and 85.9% of RSMC members voted in favour. These agreements will remain in effect until January 31, 2029.

These results follow a gruelling bargaining process, which spanned over two years and included seven weeks of nationwide strikes and repeated government interference, including the use of section 107 to pause our legal strike and a forced vote on one of Canada Post’s offers in the summer of 2025.

“Despite these challenges, postal workers made some gains and stopped drastic rollbacks first proposed by Canada Post,” says Jan Simpson, CUPW National President. “These agreements protect key rights including job security and pensions, and secured good wage increases, improved benefits, and pay for all hours worked for RSMCs.”

This round of bargaining took place against the background of constant threats to the core public service mandate of Canada Post. In March 2026, those threats became reality when the Government announced that it was giving Canada Post the green light to make sweeping changes to the public postal service including ending door-to-door delivery for four million addresses and converting to community mailboxes, closing post offices, and reducing service standards without proper public consultation.

“The cuts announced by the Government and Canada Post – while we were still bargaining and before our collective agreements were ratified – will negatively impact communities across the country,” says Simpson. “We, the public, are the owners of Canada Post, and we have a right to shape its future. Canada Post must not be allowed to continue on its path of managed decline. Now that our collective agreements have been ratified, we will turn all our energy into helping communities protect, improve, and expand this vital public service that Canadians rely on every day, no matter where they live,” adds Simpson.

June 01, 2026 Posted in News Releases

Canada Post CUPW-represented employees vote to accept tentative agreements

OTTAWA – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has informed Canada Post that its members have voted to accept the tentative agreements for the Urban and RSMC (Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers) bargaining units. The parties will soon sign the new collective agreements, which will remain in place until January 31, 2029.

Statement by President and CEO Doug Ettinger

“We are pleased that CUPW-represented employees have voted to ratify these new collective agreements. With the stability of new agreements in place, we look forward to working with our employees and bargaining agents to rebuild the business, restore confidence in the postal system and better serve the country.

Thank you to Canadians and businesses large and small for their patience over the last two years. We will work hard to regain your trust.

While the process was challenging, these negotiated agreements recognize that Canada Post needs to change. They mean we can provide affordable weekend parcel delivery and make needed adjustments to our retail network while ensuring we continue to provide good-paying jobs across the country.

The new agreements are critically important as the Corporation moves ahead with its transformation to return to financial sustainability and better meet the modern needs of the country.

Canada Post plays an essential role in serving all Canadians by delivering to every corner of the country. It’s time to move forward by working together to renew and re-establish this important Canadian service.”

Post copied 2026-04-21 13:05 EST

April 16, 2026
Posted in News Releases

Canada Post moving forward with preliminary work on multi-year transformation

Community mailbox conversions, retail modernization critical to protecting Canada’s postal service

OTTAWA – Canada Post is transforming to restore and renew the country’s postal service, and that work is now underway. The Corporation has reached a turning point and is taking action to ensure it can meet the evolving needs of Canadians in a financially sustainable way.

Following initial meetings with its bargaining agents, the Corporation is starting preliminary work on two core initiatives: converting the remaining addresses that receive door-to-door delivery to community mailboxes and modernizing its retail network.

Canada Post’s transformation will strengthen the postal service, allow it to be a better partner for businesses, enable national commerce, and help it meet its dual mandate of delivering for all Canadians without being a recurring burden on taxpayers. It’s therefore important the Corporation move forward in a timely manner while working closely with its bargaining agents and the Government of Canada.

The move to community mailboxes

Nearly three out of every four Canadian addresses already receive their mail and parcels through some form of centralized delivery.

Canada Post is converting approximately four million addresses that still receive door-to-door delivery to community mailboxes. The national conversion program is expected to take about five years, with different areas moving to community mailboxes each year.

Where conversions will start

The Corporation is initiating discussions with the following 13 communities as it prepares to begin converting approximately 136,000 addresses from door-to-door delivery to community mailboxes in late 2026 and early 2027:

• All numbers are approximate.

Converting an address from door-to-door delivery to a community mailbox typically takes months. Canada Post will engage with communities as it identifies suitable locations for community mailbox sites. It is also notifying residents of the upcoming change to their mail delivery, and will keep them, businesses, bargaining agents and employees informed every step of the way.

Most of the addresses selected for this phase of conversion are adjacent to areas that already receive delivery to community mailboxes. Canada Post understands converting dense urban core areas poses additional challenges. These areas will be addressed in later stages of the multi-year conversion program.

Secure, consistent delivery

Community mailboxes provide secure, locked compartments for mail and parcels, offering residents consistent, reliable access at any time of day. They have been part of Canada’s delivery network for more than 40 years and are used by millions of Canadians.

More than 80 per cent of parcels delivered by Canada Post fit into a community mailbox’s individual compartment or a dedicated parcel compartment. Parcels that don’t fit or that require a signature are delivered to the door or held for pickup at a nearby post office.

Canada Post is responsible for maintaining and servicing all community mailboxes to ensure they remain safe and accessible. This includes clearing snow and fixing or replacing locks as required.

Ensuring everyone can access their mail

Canada Post’s Delivery Accommodation Program provides free support to help residential customers with functional limitations access their mail and parcels. More than 17,000 households across the country currently benefit from some form of accommodation.

The program offers accommodations that make mailboxes easier to use, such as sliding trays, Braille features or a more accessible compartment. In some cases, weekly home delivery may be provided on a seasonal, temporary or permanent basis.

Applying is easy and can be done online. For more information or to apply, visit Canada Post’s Delivery Accommodation Program website or call 1-844-454-3009.

Retail modernization

While Canadians still value post offices, they are visiting them less frequently and making fewer in-store purchases. This pattern has driven a 30-per-cent drop in retail revenue since 2021. Usage is also uneven across the network.

Retail modernization will help ensure the network reflects how Canadians and communities are using post offices today, while protecting services in rural, remote and Indigenous areas. The Corporation will start by making changes in urban and suburban areas that are currently over-served.

*Retail modernization market reviews underway *

Canada Post is starting the retail modernization process with market reviews to gather and validate operational data of local post offices, providing the Corporation with an accurate and up-to-date view of each location.

Regions will also be evaluated as a whole so each post office can be viewed through a community lens. The analysis will support the Corporation’s careful evaluation of where changes to the network are most warranted, while prioritizing service to Canadians and protecting it where it’s needed most.

Throughout this process, Canada Post will ensure employees, communities, customers, bargaining agents and local officials are kept informed on changes to postal services in their communities.

Our commitment to Canadians

We’re committed to moving forward in a thoughtful way that prioritizes service for all Canadians, while protecting access to vital postal services in rural, remote and Indigenous communities. We also remain committed to treating employees with respect throughout this process.

We’ll continue to update Canadians, customers, employees, bargaining agents and other stakeholders on our transformation, and provide as much advance notice as possible of any changes that affect them.

Additional information is available from these resources:

• Canada Post’s transformation
• The move to community mailboxes (PDF)
• Features of a community mailbox (PDF)
• Delivery Accommodation Program (PDF)
• Modernizing our retail network (PDF)

Post copied at 12:04pm EST on 2026-04-21
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April 20, 2026
Posted in News Releases

Canada Post reports $1.57 billion loss before tax for 2025 Corporation proceeding with its transformation to build a modern postal system, improve service and return to financial self-sustainability

OTTAWA – Canada Post’s financial situation deteriorated significantly in 2025 as labour uncertainty weighed on the business, and decades-old rules and frameworks continued to impede the company’s modernization and its ability to compete. The severity of the Corporation’s financial situation underscores the urgency to transform and meet the modern needs of the country.

The company’s 2025 loss before tax of $1.57 billion widened by $728 million, or 86.7 percent¹ compared to a loss before tax of $841 million in the prior year. It was the Corporation’s largest loss before tax on record. Revenue for the year declined by $315 million, or 4.7 percent, compared to 2024, as parcel volumes fell sharply largely due to labour uncertainty throughout 2025.

Building on the federal government’s decision to lift long-standing policy and regulatory restrictions, Canada Post is proceeding with transformative measures to return the company to financial sustainability and renew the postal service to meet the needs of Canadians and Canadian businesses in today’s economy.

Record loss underscores the need to transform and move away from cash injections

Throughout 2025, Canada Post continued to operate without new collective agreements with its largest union, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW). The labour uncertainty had a significant impact on the company as parcel delivery customers shifted their business to other carriers that could provide stability. In 2025, parcel volumes fell by 79 million pieces, or 32.6 per cent, compared to the prior year. Given the impact on customers, the lost parcel volumes will be challenging to win back – emphasizing the need to modernize Canada Post’s services in a competitive market.

Transformation is also critical for the company to move away from taxpayer-funded cash injections. In 2025, the company received repayable government funding of $1.034 billion, which was intended to carry the Corporation through the government’s fiscal year ending March 31, 2026. However, the funding was insufficient due to the severity of the Corporation’s financial situation. In early 2026, the government approved up to $1.008 billion in additional repayable funding.

Parcels

Parcels revenue declined by $850 million, or 30.1 per cent, in 2025 as volumes fell by 79 million pieces, or 32.6 per cent, compared to 2024. Parcels revenue and volumes declined sharply due to the lasting impacts of the 2024 labour disruption, continued labour uncertainty through 2025, and decades-old restrictions that have limited the Corporation’s ability to compete, particularly for the growing share of deliveries on weekends. The 2025 labour uncertainty caused many customers to secure longer-term contracts with other delivery providers offering more flexibility and stability.

Transaction Mail

Transaction Mail revenue rose by $564 million, or 26.2 per cent, in 2025 as volumes increased by 39 million pieces, or 2.4 per cent, compared to 2024. While Transaction Mail continues to be in secular decline, the line of business benefitted from a postage rate increase in January 2025, as well as a volume bump related to election mailings and a temporary surge following the national strike in the fourth quarter of 2024.

Direct Marketing

Direct Marketing revenue declined by $46 million, or 4.5 per cent, in 2025 as volumes fell by 417 million pieces, or 9.8 per cent, compared to the prior year. Revenue and volumes decreased due to labour uncertainty and labour disruptions, including a ban on the delivery of Canada Post Neighbourhood Mail™ items in the second half of 2025. Marketers also sought to avoid having their time-sensitive mailings trapped in the postal network.

Group of Companies

In 2025, the Canada Post Group of Companies² recorded a loss before tax of $1.39 billion, expanding by $727 million, or 109.5 per cent, compared to a loss before tax of $665 million in the previous year. The Group of Companies’ results deteriorated compared to the prior year largely due to the results of the Canada Post segment. The year-over-year comparisons are also affected by gains received from the divestitures of SCI Group Inc. and Innovapost Inc. in 2024.

Purolator Holdings Ltd. recorded a profit before tax of $256 million in 2025, declining by $38 million, or 12.9 per cent, compared to a profit before tax of $294 million in the prior year. The Purolator results deteriorated largely due to costs related to financing its acquisition of Livingston International in January 2025.

Background

The Canada Post Group of Companies’ operations are historically funded by revenue generated by the sale of its products and services. In 2025, due to its deteriorating financial situation and to prevent insolvency, the Canada Post segment started receiving repayable federal government cash injections.

¹ All percentages in this news release are calculated on values rounded to the nearest thousand. Percentages are also adjusted for differences in business and paid days between the comparison periods. In 2025, there was one fewer business day and one fewer paid day compared to 2024. Fewer business or paid days generally result in lower revenue, volume and costs. Days are not adjusted when there is a labour disruption.

² The Canada Post Group of Companies consists of the core Canada Post segment and its non-wholly owned subsidiary Purolator Holdings Ltd.

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Just wanted to pop in here, I haven't been using Lemmy much since I've been more active on other parts of the Fediverse.

That said, I updated the info sidebar and am aiming to be a bit more involved, though I am mainly interested in philately related updates.

Regarding the community, just to be clear: ** I am not a Canada Post employee, and the community is not run or created by anyone involved with Canada Post directly**.

Of course, if an individual employee were to join the mod team, that would change, but it should be considered that commentary posted here is independent of Canada Post, unless a social media member of Canada Post corporate were to join Lemmy and post proof.

Just wanted to clarify this. I'm just a schmuck that likes the mail :)

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Je voulais juste passer dire un petit bonjour ; je suis moins actif sur Lemmy depuis que je passe plus de temps sur d'autres réseaux du Fediverse.

Cela dit, j'ai mis à jour la sidebar et j'ai l'intention de m'impliquer ici un peu plus, même si je m'intéresse généralement plus avec les actualités liées à la philatélie.

Juste pour preciser a propos de la communauté : ** je ne suis pas un employé de Postes Canada, et la communauté n'est ni gérée ni créée par personne travaillant directement avec/pour Postes Canada **.

Bien sûr, si un employé venait à joindre l'équipe de modération, cela changerait, mais il faut voir que les commentaires ajoutés aux pubs./etc. sont indépendants de Postes Canada, à moins qu'un membre de l'équipe social media de Postes Canada ne rejoigne Lemmy et en apporte une preuve.

Je voulais juste clarifier ce point, je ne suis qu'un simple passionné qui aime le system de poste :)

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Potential strike coming from Canadian postal workers.

Today, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) announced it has received a strike mandate following a vote from its members. This means that they will have the legal right to strike starting November 3, if a minimum 72-hour notice has been provided.

On September 25, Canada Post presented proposals to protect and enhance what’s important to employees, within the Corporation’s financial constraints, while making the changes that are necessary to better serve Canadians and Canadian businesses in today’s demanding parcel delivery market.

CUPW presented counter-offers to Canada Post on October 7, and the two sides continue to negotiate. The company remains committed to proceeding with urgency and finding the common ground necessary to reach agreements.

Source: https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/en/our-company/news-and-media/corporate-news/negotiations/2024-10-25-canada-post-continues-to-negotiate-with-cupw-as-union-announces-strike-mandate

#CanadaPost #CanPost #Mail #MailWorkers #Union #Unions #Canada #News

Sampling of text from www.canadapost-postescanada.ca news release

Canada Post proposes new postage rates for 2025. Price of a domestic stamp would rise 25 cents in move to better align with rising cost of providing the service

While rate increases are necessary, Canada Post understands that they mean additional costs for customers, and the Corporation works to minimize the impact. For the average Canadian household, the rate increase is estimated to have an impact of $2.26 per year. For the average Canadian small business, the estimated impact is $42.17 per year.1 Permanent™ stamps will always be accepted at the current domestic postage price.

Further details

For a domestic letter (30 grams or less), the price of a single stamp would increase from $1.15 to $1.44. When purchased in a booklet, coil or pane, the price would increase from 99 cents to $1.24 per stamp.

The proposed rate changes would also affect other products, including U.S., international letter-post and domestic Registered Mail™ items, with a corresponding increase of about 25 per cent on average. Commercial letter mail rates follow regulated rates and would also see an increase of about 25 per cent on average.

The proposed rates were published 2024-09-06 for public comment in Part I of the Canada Gazette. Subject to regulatory approvals, the new rates would take effect January 13, 2025.

My comment: As expected. I HIGHLY recommend checking the Canada Gazette chart on price increases.

From canadapost-postescanada.ca:

TORONTO – Canada Post is excited to unveil our latest stamp set celebrating the early years of MuchMusic and MusiquePlus. The groundbreaking, often interactive television stations revolutionized the way we listen to music – fans could finally SEE the stars in action in a new format: the music video.

Launched in August 1984 and broadcast from Toronto, MuchMusic was one of Canada’s first specialty cable channels, quickly reaching five million households only a few short years later. MusiquePlus began broadcasting out of Montréal in 1986, and quickly emerged as the top platform for homegrown Francophone artists to strut their stuff alongside other big names.

Through engaging programming, MuchMusic and MusiquePlus almost instantly became the gigs everybody had to play, shining a spotlight on such Canadian artists as Blue Rodeo, Kashtin, Les Colocs, Alanis Morissette, Les Trois Accords and Avril Lavigne. Fans gathered at the stations - both inside and outside - for live performances by homegrown stars like Jean Leloup, Roch Voisine, Les BB or Mitsou or global legends like David Bowie and Duran Duran. Now, MuchMusic lives on as a prominent Canadian entertainment brand across social media, bringing its iconic irreverence and perspective to a new generation.

Canada Post has a long history of celebrating Canadian music and musicians on our stamps, including a new stamp featuring Sarah McLauchlan released this past September, along with stamps commemorating icons like Elisapie, Oscar Peterson, k.d. lang, The Tragically Hip, Leonard Cohen, Salome Bey, and many more. The MuchMusic and MusiquePlus stamps were unveiled in Toronto and Montréal, respectively.

About the stamp issue:

The lively, colourful stamp illustrations depict the iconic buildings that housed MuchMusic in Toronto and MusiquePlus in Montréal are drawn from the perspective of the cheering crowd that would regularly gather outside the stations. Printed by Lowe-Martin, the stamp issue includes a booklet of 8 Permanent™ domestic rate stamps, and two Official First Day Covers.

The stamp and collectibles are available at canadapost.ca and postal outlets across Canada.

Read the Canada Post magazine article.

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Price of a domestic stamp in a booklet, coil or pane would rise to 99 cents

Canada Post is proposing to increase postage rates in 2024. For stamps purchased in a booklet, coil or pane, which represent the majority of stamp sales, the rate would increase by seven cents, to 99 cents per stamp.

The new rates would take effect May 6, 2024.

Permanent stamps will always be accepted at the current domestic postage price.

The proposed rate changes would also affect other products, including U.S., international letter-post and domestic Registered Mail items. The price of a single stamp for a domestic letter (30 grams or less) would increase from $1.07 to $1.15. When purchased in a booklet, coil or pane, the price would increase from 92 cents to 99 cents per stamp.