US EditionCanada Post workers on nationwide strike after government demands reforms
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers launched a nationwide strike after the government announced reforms to end door-to-door delivery and save nearly $400 million annually.
- On September 25, 2025, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers launched a nationwide strike by 55,000 workers hours after Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound announced sweeping reforms to Canada Post.
- Following the Kaplan report, the government accepted William Kaplan’s Industrial Inquiry Commission recommendations, instructing Canada Post to convert 4 million addresses to community mailboxes and end most door-to-door delivery.
- The walkout immediately shut down processing and closed some post offices, halting mail and parcel deliveries with no new items accepted and service guarantees suspended.
- Retailers warned the strike disrupts peak holiday planning as the Government of Saskatchewan announced in-person cheque pickup starting Monday, September 29, while federal mediators urged continued negotiations.
- Facing mounting losses, Canada Post has accumulated more than $5 billion since 2018, with letter-mail volumes dropping from 5.5 billion in 2006 to roughly 2 billion and parcel market share falling from 62% in 2019 to 24% this year.
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Postal workers strike after feds move to end home delivery
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What to Know About Canada Post Workers' Nationwide Strike
Mail delivery across Canada is in limbo after the national postal workers’ union walked off the job on Thursday following the announcement of “massive changes” to Canada Post. The strike comes after Joël Lightbound, the minister responsible for Canada Post, detailed a number of modifications to the national postal service, including the end of door-to-door mail service, termination of the rural moratorium on post office closures, and more. [t…
North Bay postal workers hit the picket line again: ‘Our backs are against the wall’
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