Armed Forces Air Letters

Armed Forces Air Letters (form 43-074-078) with domestic Lettermail™ postage affixed may be used by:

  • CAF personnel stationed outside of Canada, writing to people in Canada
  • Anyone in Canada writing to CAF personnel outside of Canada
  • Members of the following foreign military forces serving in Canada when writing to someone in their own country:
    • Australia
    • Ghana
    • Nigeria
    • Belgium
    • Italy
    • Norway
    • Britain
    • Jamaica
    • Portugal
    • Denmark
    • Malaysia
    • Tanzania
    • France
    • Netherlands
    • Turkey
    • Germany
    • New Zealand
    • Zambia

You must print the following words on an Armed Forces Air Letter:

  • On the face - “Forces Air Letter/Lettre-avion pour militaire”
  • On the back - “No enclosures permitted/Ne rien insérer” and “Authorized by the Canada Post Corporation for mailing in Canada/Autorisé par la Société canadienne des postes pour mise à la poste au Canada”
  • On the face or back - the folding and opening instructions in English and in French

No Armed Forces Air Letter can have an enclosure.

Please note:

  • Armed Forces Air Letters can’t be mailed to foreign military forces.
  • We can accept Armed Forces Air Letters for Registered Mail™ services.