Today, the Honourable Joël Lightbound, Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement, issued the following statement: “Canada Post is a national institution, older than our country itself, that has been serving Canadians for more than 150 years. For generations, postal workers have connected communities in every corner of the country, providing an essential lifeline to hundreds of northern, Indigenous, and rural communities. Canadians continue to rely on it today, and it remains a vital public service.

· Letter Mail Delivery Standards: Canada Post will introduce flexibilities to reflect today’s lower volumes. The average household receives just two letters per week, yet operations remain designed for far higher volumes. By adjusting standards so that non-urgent mail can move by ground instead of air, the corporation will save more than $20 million per year.

· Community Mailbox Conversions: The government is lifting the moratorium on community mailbox conversions. Currently, three-quarters of Canadians already receive mail through community, apartment, or rural mailboxes, while one-quarter still receive door-to-door delivery. Canada Post will be authorized to convert the remaining 4 million addresses to community mailboxes, generating close to $400 million in annual savings.

· Postal Network Modernization: The moratorium on rural post offices, in place since 1994, will also be lifted. The rural moratorium was imposed in 1994 and covers close to 4000 locations. It has not evolved in 30 years, but Canada has changed. This means that areas that used to be rural may now be suburban or even urban, but are still required to operate as rural post offices. Canada Post must return to the government with a plan to modernize and right-size its network.

  • panda_abyss@lemmy.ca
    13·
    6 days ago

    This doesn’t sound too bad to me.

    This one sticks out:

    By adjusting standards so that non-urgent mail can move by ground instead of air, the corporation will save more than $20 million per year.

    If I put something in the mail, it’s pretty much always because it needs to get to a company or government office, and I would much prefer expediency.

    If I could go from 5 to 2 days of mail delivery a week in exchange for faster shipping I would.

    • Doubleohdonut@lemmy.ca
      9·
      6 days ago

      In the UK they have different priorities of mail (1st class, 2nd class 3rd class) so the post office understands the customer’s preferred priority.

      • nyan@lemmy.cafeEnglish
        4·
        6 days ago

        They used to have that here too, but I haven’t heard the terms used in at least 25 years.

    • SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.caEnglish
      5·
      6 days ago

      I must be living off the grid. I haven’t posted a letter in 20 years. I get and pay all my bills online.

      I don’t even look in my mailbox more than once a month, and it’s either junk Flyers or mail to the wrong address.

      I get mail for a previous house owner who hasn’t lived here in 30 years and is very likely dead.

    • Moonbunny@piefed.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      3·
      6 days ago

      That doesn’t seem like an issue. If you require an expedited delivery of mail, then you’d need to pay for it from my understanding. I’d imagine its not much different from overnighting a package