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Canada Post Strike: What It Means For Your Business

Update: The existing collective agreements between Canada Post and CUPW (postal workers) remains in effect until May 22, 2025. After this date, there could be a strike.

Read: CFIB Statement on the Pause in Strike Action at Canada Post


Many small- and medium-sized businesses (SMEs) depend on the postal system to ship goods, send marketing materials to consumers, send invoices, and receive payments from suppliers and customers.

During the last round of Canada Post strikes in 2018, 61% of small firms reported they were negatively affected, particularly with challenges to cash flow due to delayed invoices and cheques and higher cost delivery alternatives.

Were you affected by this strike? Or have you been affected by one of the many recent ones? Let us know how at OttawaCFIB@cfib.ca so we can continue to put pressure on government and better advocate for you!

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Impacted by the Canada Post strike? Download and customize our template letter to let your member of Parliament know how you feel! 

CFIB encourages business owners impacted by the strike to send a message to their Member of Parliament by using CFIB’s customizable template letter. Addresses for current members of Parliament: https://www.ourcommons.ca/Members/en/search 

 

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For more information, check out these resources:

Mailbox with logo of Canada Post on top

CFIB urges parties to avoid another unnecessary Canada Post strike

Small business owner preparing a package for shipment

Three-quarters of small businesses to use Canada Post less in future as the strike impact grows to $1.6 billion

Delivery guy holding package while woman is signing documents

Canada Post strike costs Canadian small businesses $76 million per day

Delivery person delivering a package to a customer

Canada Post workers have been striking for a week: Time for government to intervene

Back view of a delivery man knocking on a customer's door

CFIB Statement on Canada Post Disruption to Small Business Ahead of Holiday Season

Port in Canada

More incentives for unions to go on strikes with Bill C-58

Delivery driver packing his van in a large warehouse

Ban on replacement workers in federally regulated workplaces during a strike or a lockout

Replacement Worker Ban in Federally Regulated Business at Port

Ban on replacement workers is a threat to small businesses and the economy

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