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Canada Post Loses $264m, Delivery Changes Could Be On The Horizon

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The scaling back of Canada Post services could be happening in the not so distant future.

Minister for Public Services and Procurement Canada (PSPC), Filomena Tassi, asked Canadians back in December about possible changes to services provided by the Crown corporation.

Items of note of services that could change include;

  • mail delivery reduced during the week (52 per cent oppose)
  • door-to-door delivery axed in favour of community mailbox sites (CMB’s) (48 per cent support)
  • shuttering rural offices (70 per cent oppose)
  • replacing workers with machines (42 per cent oppose)

The change could come as a result of consistent losses the mail company has posted.

While 2021’s data isn’t fully available yet, the self-funded corporation did lose $570 million on revenue earned of $9.3 billion for 2020. It was indicated that there was a lost of $264 million on revenue of $5.4 billion in its third quarter according to a report published in November 2021.

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Mail Workers Asking For Clean Delivery

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Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, Canada Post employees are still out across the country making sure you get your mail, and there’s something you can do to help protect your local letter carrier.

Changes have been made to how they operate to help flatten the curve, including removing the need to sign for deliveries.

Now, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers is asking that we all help protect letter carriers by washing and disinfecting mailboxes, as well as the handrails and door handles on a daily basis.

The Union adds that even though the Public Health Agency of Canada says there is no known risk of the virus entering the country on parcels or packages, postal workers touch more surfaces in a day than most people do and the extra precautions are justified.

Officials add everyone should continue to maintain physical distancing while your mail is delivered.

CUPW President Jan Simpson says people are relying on the postal system to keep the economy going and to get vital goods, so it’s critical that we all do what we can to keep those front line workers safe.

The post office itself is asking those with dogs to keep their doors closed during deliveries, where possible.