What the September 25 Canada Post Reform Announcement Means

The federal government has officially instructed Canada Post to begin a sweeping transformation in response to its mounting losses and declining volumes. The plan includes:

  • Adjusting service delivery standards for non-urgent mail to allow it to move by ground rather than air,
  • Hiring part-time employees for weekend deliveries,
  • Lifting the moratorium on community mailbox conversions (shifting more homes away from door-to-door service),
  • Modernizing rural post offices in suburban and urban areas, and
  • Shortening and simplifying the process for stamp rate increases, which could lead to higher postage costs

In response to the government announcement, CUPW, the union representing Canda Post workers, announced an immediate national strike. CFIB is urging the federal government to immediately end the Canada Post strike.

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