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Canada Post beginning work to end most door-to-door mail delivery
Canada Post says about 4 million addresses will shift to centralized delivery over five years as it reviews some urban and suburban post offices.
- On Thursday, Canada Post announced plans to convert four million addresses to community mailboxes over five years, beginning with about 136,000 addresses across 13 communities in late 2026 and early 2027.
- Procurement Minister Lightbound unveiled these changes last year after the federal government provided a $1 billion bailout to The Crown to transform its struggling business model and restore financial sustainability.
- The rollout impacts 30,000 addresses in Ottawa and 23,000 in the Metro Vancouver Area, while Canada Post is also reviewing its retail network for potential post office closures in over-served areas.
- This implementation follows recent meetings with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers, representing 55,000 postal workers currently navigating a rotating strike during a critical business period for the corporation.
- Officials ended a moratorium on rural post office closures last year, sparking concerns about mail delivery in remote communities that lack private courier alternatives and may lose critical local services.
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Canada Post announces first 136,000 addresses to lose door-to-door delivery
Canada Post has announced the first batch of addresses in 13 communities it plans to stop delivering directly to, part of the Crown corporation's larger plan to restructure and stay afloat after losing billions of dollars.
·Canada
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The company relies on the conversion of home delivery to community boxes and the revision of the number of post offices.
·Montreal, Canada
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The company's transformation plan will span five years.
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