{"id":573551,"date":"2026-03-31T19:50:13","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T19:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/573551\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T19:50:13","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T19:50:13","slug":"canada-post-says-it-will-move-ahead-with-plan-to-end-home-delivery-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/573551\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada Post says it will move ahead with plan to end home delivery – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Canada Post<\/a> is moving ahead with its modernization plan, which will see the end of door-to-door mail delivery as had been expected under restructuring directives, the Crown corporation said in a statement Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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The changes come as part of the federal government\u2019s direction to Canada Post to \u201cimplement transformative changes to ensure we can meet the evolving needs of Canadians without becoming a recurring burden on taxpayers,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese proposed changes include converting the remaining addresses that still receive delivery at the door to community mailboxes<\/a> and modernizing our retail network,\u201d a Canada Post statement said.<\/p>\n

Last year, the federal government said Canada Post would be allowed to end door-to-door mail delivery<\/a> to individual addresses and close or convert some post offices in a bid to stabilize its operations and restore its financial footing.<\/p>\n

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The government will also allow Canada Post to adjust its delivery standards for non-urgent letter mail, allowing it to be moved by ground instead of air to \u201creflect today\u2019s lower volumes.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Jo\u00ebl Lightbound, the minister responsible for Canada Post, said the changes are necessary to ensure the survival of the beleaguered national mail carrier and Crown corporation.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis situation is not sustainable,\u201d he said. \u201cCanada Post is effectively insolvent, and repeated bailouts are not a long-term solution.\u201d<\/p>\n

Lightbound had said last fall, when he lifted the moratorium on further conversions to community mailboxes, that there are roughly one-quarter of Canadians still receiving daily mail delivery \u2014 about four million addresses \u2014 who will now be served by community, apartment or rural mailboxes instead.<\/p>\n

Lightbound said those conversions will be phased in over the next nine years, \u201cthe bulk of which\u201d will be in the next three to four years.<\/p>\n

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\u2014 With files from Global\u2019s Sean Boynton<\/p>\n

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