Canada Post Reports Limited Progress on Strike Talks

Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) are still no closer to an agreement on ending the strike after weekend negotiations yielded little progress. Now in day 10 of the strike and Black Friday just days away, it is not just holiday deliveries that are being disrupted, although the impact on small businesses is already being felt. Residents are worried about medications, passports, and other critical mail that is not moving.

Canada Post filed an updated circular with the Universal Postal Union informing other designated operators that at the present, all inbound mail to Canada is still being accepted at airports. "However, there is no movement of mail within Canada. International items received as of 15 November are being held in secure containers and have not been processed. Therefore, no scans of any sort are available at this time, including at item and receptacle level. When service resumes, items will be inducted, processed and delivered as quickly as possible on a first-in, first-out basis. However, customers should expect delays as Canada Post processes the backlog and stabilizes its operations."

USPS continues to send trailers from all three ISCs (JFK, ORD, LAX) to Canada and Canada Post is storing mail in trailers in bonded yards in Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver. Processing and delivery of mail is expected to take weeks once the strike ends.

You can find updates on all service disruptions are available at canadapost.ca/update.