US EditionCanada Post CEO says he supports government measures to shore up finances
Canada Post faces losses exceeding $10 million daily, prompting government-backed changes that sparked a national strike and a shift to community mailbox delivery for 4 million households.
- On Oct. 1, 2025, Doug Ettinger, Canada Post CEO, published an open letter endorsing government measures to shore up the corporation's finances as labour unrest continues.
- The federal government, citing an industrial inquiry earlier this year, adopted recommendations last week after the commission found the Crown corporation effectively insolvent.
- The overhaul will switch delivery for four million Canadians to community mailboxes over nine years and end daily weekday delivery, while Canada Post says it lost $10,000,000 per day over the summer.
- Parliamentarians pressed ministers about Canada Post's future and received reserved responses as Francis Scarpaleggia, House Speaker, denied an emergency debate request and Mark Carney, Minister, stressed the need for a viable postal service.
- Ettinger said the company must become leaner and use attrition to reduce staff, noting thousands eligible to retire over the next five years and pledging to protect rural, remote, northern and Indigenous communities.
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Canada Post CEO Says He Supports Ottawa’s Measures to Strengthen Finances
The CEO of Canada Post says he supports the government’s plans to bolster the Crown corporation’s finances and hinted that major workforce reductions could be on the horizon. Doug Ettinger’s remarks were delivered this week via an open letter as a national strike by postal workers continues. The strike is a reaction to the sweeping changes announced by Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound on Sept. 25, which he said are necessary to curb Canada P…
Last Thursday, the federal announced radical changes to save the company's finances, which prompted employees to strike.
Canada Post CEO says he supports Ottawa's plan to shore up its shaky finances (Canada)
The CEO of Canada Post says he supports the government's plans to shore up the Crown corporation's finances. Doug Ettinger's comments came in an open letter published Wednesday, as a nationwide postal workers' strike launched in response to the federal government's planned overhaul of Canada Post co...
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Canada Post CEO says he supports Ottawa's plan to shore up its shaky finances
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Canada Post hints at staff reductions as it prepares restructuring plan
Changes announced Sept. 25 by Joël Lightbound, federal procurement minister, will allow Canada Post to phase out door-to-door mail, replace rural post offices with kiosks in stores and pharmacies and lower some service standards to cut costs.
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