Check if your mail piece qualifies for Publications Mail™ postage rates.
What items qualify as Publications Mail?
To qualify as Publications Mail, your publication must meet all of the following requirements:
- Be in the format of a newspaper, magazine (including magalogues) or newsletter
- Consist of a single publication or a bundle of the same publication destined to a single address
- Addressed to a subscriber, non-subscriber or news dealer
- Published with a regular frequency and at least twice a year (newly launched publications may qualify as Publications Mail even though the frequency of publication is undetermined)
- Contain news and information intended for public dissemination
- Contain a maximum of 70% advertising content in more than half of the issues in a 12-month period
- Be deposited in Canada and addressed to Canadian addresses
What items do not qualify as Publications Mail?
- Handbooks and manuals, including their amendments
- Street, telephone or other directories – with some exceptions
- Catalogues
- Annual reports
Learn more about Publications Mail or read the Commercial Mail customer guide.
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Avoid higher mailing costs – check to see if your mail piece content qualifies for Publications Mail postage rates.
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