Canada Post To Raise Cost Of Stamps Starting In January

First increase since four years

Starting Jan. 14, Canada Post says the cost for an individual stamp on a letter sent within Canada will be $1.05, instead of a loonie. Other increases for mail within the country range between a dime and 35 cents depending on the size of the letter.

The cost of sending letters to the United States will go up between seven and 20 cents, while overseas mail will need an extra 15 to 20 cents to get there

The new rates are the first increase since March 2014.

Canada Post says the increases should generate $26 million in revenues for the postal service, of which $11 million will come from consumers and the remaining $15 million from small and medium-sized businesses.

Regulatory text posted online Monday estimates that the new rates will cost the average Canadian household about 65 cents next year.

The average cost for small businesses that use stamps to pay postage

Canadian Press

Peter Suk Sin Chan: No More Postal Strike in Canada

Peter Suk Sin Chan: No More Postal Strike in Canada: Great News.... the union is no longer in a legal strike position, expect to return to work with 24 hours,  customers can continue to expect ...

Senators voted Monday in favour of the Liberal government's legislation to force Canada Post employees back to work — a move that was quickly given royal assent.

The Senate vote, which passed by a margin of 53 to 25 with four abstentions, put an end to six weeks of rotating strikes. 

Canada Post workers were ordered to return to work by 12 p.m. ET on Tuesday.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said it is exploring all options to fight the back-to-work order.
CBC

No More Postal Strike in Canada

Great News.... the union is no longer in a legal strike position, expect to return to work with 24 hours, customers can continue to expect delivery delays for the next several weeks or even months for Parcels delievery......