News releases

OTTAWA – Canada Post has received notice that the Minister of Jobs and Families has approved its request for a vote to take place on the company’s final offers to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), using her authority under section 108.1 of the Canada Labour Code.

OTTAWA – After 18 months of challenging negotiations with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), Canada Post is seeking a timely and fair resolution to restore stability to the postal system while ensuring employees have a voice in the process by allowing them to vote.

OTTAWA – Canada Post has asked the Minister of Jobs and Families to exercise her authority, under section 108.1 of the Canada Labour Code, to direct that a vote take place, administered by the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB), on the final offers submitted by Canada Post to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) on May 28, 2025.

OTTAWA – Canada Post today presented final offers to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW).

OTTAWA – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has launched a nationwide overtime ban for employees in both the Urban and RSMC (Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers) bargaining units. This is a legal strike action and means that CUPW-represented employees will refuse to work overtime across the company.

OTTAWA – Canada Post today presented new global offers to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), demonstrating a commitment to reach agreements and maintain continuity of postal services for Canadians.

OTTAWA – Canada Post has received strike notices from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), for both Urban and RSMC (Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers) bargaining units. The notices indicate that CUPW intends to begin strike activity on Friday, May 23 at 12:00 am local time.

Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) participated in negotiations on Saturday, March 1 and Sunday, March 2. The weekend negotiations were held in parallel with detailed discussions between the parties at the Industrial Inquiry Commission (IIC), which is examining the bargaining dispute and significant challenges facing Canada Post. We entered the weekend hoping that agreements could be reached with CUPW, with the assistance of a mediator.

OTTAWA – Canada Post has reinstated on-time service guarantees and returned to full service levels for domestic parcels.

OTTAWA – Canada Post has processed the parcels held in the postal system during the strike, with all these items now flowing through our network or delivered. We expect a significant portion of these items to be delivered before Christmas.

OTTAWA – Canada Post continues to ramp up its operations as Canadians have started to receive mail and the network became fully operational on Wednesday afternoon.

OTTAWA – Canada Post will restart operations tomorrow and begin the process of safely ramping up and stabilizing operations across the country. With a large, integrated network of processing plants, depots and post offices, stabilizing operations will take time and the company asks Canadians for their patience.

OTTAWA – Canada Post is currently reviewing the details of the Minister of Labour's announcement this morning to ensure we are prepared to fully participate in the process and comply with the Minister’s directive.

OTTAWA - Canada Post has received the latest offers from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) and is extremely disappointed that their intent appears to be to widen the gap in negotiations, rather than close it.

OTTAWA – The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has announced it intends to begin a national strike on Friday, November 15 at 12:01 a.m. ET.

OTTAWA – Canada Post has received strike notices from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), for both Urban and RSMC (Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers) bargaining units. The notices indicate that CUPW will be in a legal position to begin strike activity on November 15 at 12:01 a.m. ET.

OTTAWA - With no deal emerging from the weekend's efforts, Canada Post is focusing on saving the holiday season deliveries that are so critical for retailers, charities and Canadians.

While negotiations continue, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) continues strike activity in Kelowna, B.C., in Edmonton, Alta., and in Saint John, N.B.

OTTAWA – While negotiations continue, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) began strikes on Friday in the main cities of Manitoba: Winnipeg (except the processing plant), Brandon, Portage la Prairie, The Pas, Dauphin, Flin Flon and Thompson. Strikes also started Friday in Edmonton, Alta. and in Port Hope, Orangeville and Markham, Ont. Strikes also continue in Moncton and Saint John, N.B., and in one letter carrier depot in downtown Toronto.

OTTAWA – While negotiations continue, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) began strikes on Friday in Kelowna, as well as in the main cities of Manitoba: Winnipeg (except the processing plant), Brandon, Portage la Prairie, The Pas, Dauphin, Flin Flon and Thompson. Strikes also continue in Saint John, N.B., Edmonton, Alta. and Victoria, B.C.

Despite lengthy discussions and continued proposals by Canada Post to respond to the union’s demands through three rounds of mediation, we are still no closer to a deal.

OTTAWA – While negotiations continue, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) began strikes this morning in Toronto and at the York Distribution Centre in Scarborough, Ont.

While negotiations continue, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has resumed rotating strikes at a major processing centre in Vancouver. CUPW has also begun job action in Whitehorse, Yukon, and in Creston, Elk Valley, Golden, Grand Forks, Kimberley, Kitimat, Powell River, Prince Rupert, Salmon Arm, Revelstoke, Smithers, Sunshine Coast and Terrace, B.C.

OTTAWA – While negotiations continue, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has begun job action in Cranbrook, Kamloops, Penticton, Quesnel, Vernon and Williams Lake, B.C., and in Brantford, Oshawa, Guelph, Midland, Orillia and Parry Sound, Ont.

OTTAWA – While negotiations continue, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has begun job action in Thetford Mines, Que., and in Truro, New Glasgow, Pictou, Antigonish, Port Hawkesbury, Breton, Sydney, Annapolis Valley, Bridgewater, Liverpool, Cumberland and Yarmouth, in Nova Scotia. Rotating strikes continue in Belleville, Brockville, Cornwall, Kingston, Lindsay and Newmarket, Ont.

While negotiations continue, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has started strikes in Quebec City, Que., Fredericton, St. Stephen, Woodstock, Miramichi, Acadie Bathurst, Campbellton and Edmunston, N.B., and Chatham, Clinton, Georgetown, Milton, Orangeville, Port Hope, Stratford, Strathroy, Tillsonburg, Wingham and Woodstock, Ont.

OTTAWA – While negotiations continue, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) have hit Canada’s largest processing centre in Toronto for a second time in three weeks. Since October 22, CUPW’s rotating strikes have now shut down Canada Post’s operations in more than 100 communities across the country. The union continues to escalate their strike activity, adding more communities each day and shutting down major processing centres for extended periods.

OTTAWA – While negotiations continue, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) began strike action in Newmarket, Sarnia, Amherstburg, Delhi, St. Thomas and Owen Sound, Ont. and in Rouyn-Noranda, Val d’Or, La Sarre and Hautes-Laurentides, Quebec. Since October 22, CUPW’s rotating strikes have now shut down Canada Post’s operations in more than 100 communities across the country.

While negotiations continue, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers

While negotiations continue, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) began strike action in Pickering, Ont., Saguenay Lac St-Jean and Mont-Joli in Quebec. Since October 22, CUPW’s rotating strikes have now shut down Canada Post’s operations in more than 90 communities across the country.

While negotiations continue, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) began strike action in Barrie, Simcoe, St. Catharines, Welland, Guelph, Fort Erie and Brantford, Ont. Since October 22, CUPW’s rotating strikes have now shut down Canada Post’s operations in more than 70 communities across the country.

While negotiations continue, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) began strike action in Grande Prairie, Alta., Sault Ste. Marie and Timmins, Ont. and the Bois-Francs region of Quebec.

While negotiations continue, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) began strike action in St. John's, N.L., and Kitchener-Waterloo, Ont.

While negotiations continue, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) began strike action in Regina, Sask., Hamilton and North Bay, Ontario and in the Outaouais and Mauricie regions of Quebec.

OTTAWA – While negotiations continue, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) began strike action in Moncton, New Brunswick. Since October 22, CUPW’s rotating strikes have now shut down Canada Post’s operations in more than 60 communities across the country.

While negotiations continue with the help of a special mediator, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) began strike action in Sorel, St-Jean, Valleyfield, Vaudreuil-Dorion, Que., at 7:00 a.m. local time on Wednesday, Oct. 31.

OTTAWA - While negotiations continue with the help of a special mediator, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) began strike action in Charlottetown and Summerside, P.E.I., on Wednesday, Oct. 31, at 12:01 a.m. local time.

OTTAWA – While negotiations continue with the help of a special mediator, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) began rotating strikes in Pickering, Ont., at 4 a.m.; Oshawa, Ont., at 6 a.m.; Thunder Bay, Ont., at 1 a.m.; and in Brandon, Man., at 12:01 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 29 and in Winnipeg, at 10:00 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 28 (local times).

While negotiations continue with the help of a special mediator, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) began strike action in Montréal at 10:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 29. Rotating strikes began at 12:00 p.m. local time in Prince George, B.C.; and in several locations of the Lower Mainland in B.C. at 8 a.m. (Maple Ridge, Surrey, Chilliwack, Squamish, Langley, Port Coquitlam, Coquitlam, Abbotsford, New Westminster, Mission and Hope and Aldergrove).

While negotiations continue with the help of a special mediator, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) announced it will conduct rotating strikes in Winnipeg, Man., beginning at 10 p.m. Sunday, October 28 (local time).

OTTAWA – While negotiations continue, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has announced rotating strike action will start in Vancouver at 9 a.m., while strikes began in Saint John, N.B. and Sudbury, Ont., at 12:01 a.m. and in Niagara Falls, Ont., at 10 a.m. on Friday, October 26 (local times).

OTTAWA – While negotiations continue, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) is continuing their rotating strike action in Saint John, NB and Sudbury, ON. The rotating strike action will begin at 12:01 am, Friday, October 26 in Saint John and Sudbury (local times).

While negotiations continue, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has announced further strike action. CUPW has given notice that it intends to hold rotating strikes in the Greater Toronto Area, (excluding Scarborough) and most of the 905-region beginning after 12:01 am on Tuesday, October 23.

While negotiations continue, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has decided to initiate strike action. CUPW has given notice that it intends to hold a rotating strike in Victoria, Edmonton, Windsor and Halifax beginning after 12:01 am on Monday, October 22 (local time), and lasting 24 hours. In those areas, mail and parcels will not be delivered or picked up.

Today, Canada Post advised the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) that it has filed Notices of Dispute with the Minister of Labour in ongoing negotiations with CUPW-Urban and Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers (RSMC). These notices ask the Minister to appoint a conciliator in each negotiation.