Canada Post to reduce door to door delivery to stabilize finances

The federal government announced on Thursday that Canada Post will reduce the frequency of door-to-door letter mail delivery and implement other operational changes as part of a plan to stabilize the Crown corporation’s finances. Public Services Minister Joël Lightbound said Ottawa has accepted all recommendations of an Industrial Inquiry Commission report and has given Canada Post 45 days to submit a plan to implement the changes.

Lightbound said the move responds to a sharp, long-term decline in letter mail and a shrinking share of the parcel market, which have left Canada Post facing what he described as insolvency. He told reporters the corporation is losing roughly C$10 million a day and posted a C$407 million loss in the second quarter of 2025. The government said relaxing delivery standards and shifting nonurgent mail to ground transport could save more than C$20 million annually, and that converting remaining door-to-door addresses to community mailboxes could save nearly C$400 million a year.

Officials outlined a package of measures drawn from the commission’s report that includes ending the requirement to deliver to every address five days a week, lifting a moratorium...