Negotiations updates

We know the ongoing labour uncertainty at Canada Post has been a challenge for your business. We recognize that you’re looking for information to help you plan, especially as businesses prepare in advance for the busiest time of year for retail.

OTTAWA – The Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) has informed Canada Post that a majority of employees represented by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) have voted to reject the Corporation’s final offers to both the Urban and RSMC (Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers) bargaining units. This means negotiations between the parties remain unresolved.

Between July 21 and August 1, more than 53,000 Canada Post employees represented by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) will have the opportunity to vote on the Corporation’s final offers for collective agreements.

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.

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.

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.

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

Canada Post received responses to our global offers from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) on Sunday and will review them in detail.

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

Canada Post has 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 your business and your customers.

Today, Canada Post 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 as of Friday, May 23 at 12:00 am local time, unless the parties reach agreements before then.

Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) have received the final report from the Industrial Inquiry Commission (IIC), which was established to review the issues in Canada Post’s collective bargaining dispute with CUPW, as well as the company's broader challenges.

After several days of discussions without meaningful progress, Canada Post has informed the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) that a temporary pause in discussions is necessary. This pause will allow Canada Post to focus on preparing comprehensive proposals aimed at moving discussions forward constructively.

We are letting you know that Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) have agreed to resume negotiations. With the support of the mediator, the parties are scheduled to meet over two days this week.

We know last year’s national strike was a challenging period for customers. We understand the significant impacts this type of service disruption can have on a business’s operations.

As you know, the Industrial Inquiry Commission (IIC) has been underway since the beginning of the year. Commissioner William Kaplan held hearings with Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) in January and February. A third hearing had been scheduled for March but is not required.

We can confirm that all services across the country have been restored to normal as of mid-February. While we have been operating normally, recent winter storms have impacted our services in some areas.

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.

Canada Post took part in a second round of hearings last week as the Industrial Inquiry Commission (IIC) continues to examine the collective bargaining dispute with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), as well as the company’s broader financial and competitive challenges.

Canada Post will participate in a second round of hearings on Wednesday and Thursday as the Industrial Inquiry Commission (IIC) reviews the collective bargaining dispute with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), as well as the company’s broader financial situation and competitiveness.

Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) participated in two days of hearings this week at the Industrial Inquiry Commission (IIC), led by labour and arbitration expert William Kaplan. The IIC, established by the Minister of Labour in December, is examining key issues in the collective bargaining dispute with CUPW.

Starting Monday, Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) will be participating in hearings as part of the Industrial Inquiry Commission (IIC) established by the Minister of Labour in December.

Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) participated in negotiations this week. However, despite best efforts and some real progress in key areas, the talks have broken off without new negotiated agreements.

Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) are scheduled to hold three days of negotiations this week. These talks are being held in parallel with the work of the Industrial Inquiry Commission, which is examining the current collective bargaining dispute as well as Canada Post’s broader financial situation and competitiveness.

Effective January 6, Canada Post has reinstated on-time service guarantees and returned to full service levels for domestic parcels. Our network is stabilized and we are ready to serve customers.

Canada Post continues to stabilize its operations and work towards full service levels. We appreciate your continued patience as we stabilize our network.

Canada Post is doing its best to deliver for customers over the holidays. We’re delivering items that were held in our network during the strike and processing new commercial volumes safely and quickly.

With new commercial volumes now being accepted – and our operations quickly ramping up – we want to update customers on the status of our network and what to expect in the days ahead. We appreciate your patience throughout this process. We’re making good progress and are committed to delivering for customers as we work to return to full service levels.

We thank customers for their patience as we safely ramp up and stabilize our operations across the country. After welcoming back our employees and restarting our machines and vehicles, our network became fully operational Wednesday afternoon and Canadians have started to receive mail.

Canada Post will restart operations on Tuesday, December 17 and begin the process of safely ramping up and stabilizing operations across the country. With our large, integrated network of processing plants, depots and post offices, stabilizing operations will take time and we ask for your patience as we do this safely.

On December 13, the Minister of Labour established a process with the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) to assess the likelihood of Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) reaching agreements by the end of 2024.

On December 13, the Minister of Labour established a process with the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) to assess the likelihood of the parties reaching agreements by the end of 2024. If the CIRB considers this to be unlikely, it would order postal operations to resume and the terms of the existing collective agreements to be extended until May 22, 2025.

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.

Canada Post has carefully reviewed the latest offers from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) and determined that the union's demands are unaffordable and unsustainable - adding billions of dollars in long-term fixed costs.

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.

Canada Post continues to wait for a formal response to the proposals shared with CUPW through the mediator on Friday afternoon. Our proposals include significant moves to close the gap on key issues like weekend delivery, pensions and wages to reach new agreements and get our people back to work.

Canada Post is surprised by public comments made by CUPW regarding our counter proposal as we have made significant moves to close the gap on key issues like weekend delivery, pensions and wages and bring much-needed urgency to the discussions.

Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) have exchanged counter proposals after the Corporation presented a comprehensive framework for reaching negotiated agreements.

In an effort to move talks forward, Canada Post earlier today presented the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) with a comprehensive framework for reaching negotiated agreements.

Canada Post is considering its options to move negotiations forward as talks with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) have ground to a halt on key issues critical to the Corporation's future.

Negotiations continue with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) as the company marks day 11 of CUPW's national strike.

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.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) will be in a legal position to begin strike activity on November 15 at 12:01 a.m. ET, unless agreements are reached before then.

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.

Today, Canada Post 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 as of Friday, November 15 at 12:01 a.m. ET, unless the parties reach agreements before then.

Discussions continued with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) through the weekend. While the negotiations were less productive than hoped for, neither side has provided notice (minimum 72 hours) of their intent to start a labour disruption.

As negotiations continue between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), the 21-day cooling-off period ended November 2. This means either party could initiate a labour disruption after providing a minimum notice of 72 hours.

Canada Post has presented new global offers to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) for both the Urban and RSMC (Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers) bargaining units.

Today, the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) announced it has received a strike mandate from its members. With the cooling-off period coming to an end on November 2, Canada Post and CUPW must approach the negotiations with greater urgency to avoid a labour disruption.

Yesterday, the federal government appointed mediators to assist Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) as the parties continue to negotiate new collective agreements for both the Urban and RSMC (Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers) bargaining units.

Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) continue to negotiate following the end of thae conciliation period. On August 13, the parties had moved into a 60-day conciliation period with the help of neutral conciliators to work towards negotiated agreements for both the Urban and RSMC (Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers) bargaining units.

Canada Post has received counter offers from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) for both the Urban and Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers (RSMC) bargaining units. The counter proposals come in response to the global offers Canada Post had presented to CUPW on September 25, 2024.

After nearly 11 months of constructive discussions with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), Canada Post has presented global offers to CUPW for both the Urban and Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers (RSMC) bargaining units. These offers lay out the company’s proposals for each bargaining group.

Here’s the latest information.

The federal Minister of Labour has appointed conciliators to help Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) reach new collective agreements.

Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) have been negotiating since November 2023 to reach new collective agreements. Today, CUPW filed notices of dispute with the federal Minister of Labour, asking for conciliators to help the parties reach new collective agreements.

We continue to negotiate with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) to renew our collective agreements with CUPW’s two bargaining units: Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers, and CUPW-Urban.

Canada Post continues to negotiate with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) to renew our collective agreements with CUPW's two bargaining units: Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers, and CUPW-Urban. We remain committed to the bargaining process and our goal is to work collaboratively with CUPW to reach negotiated agreements. We are also committed to keeping you informed throughout the negotiations process.

Canada Post continues to negotiate with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) to renew our collective agreements with CUPW’s two bargaining units.

Canada Post has received notices to bargain from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW). This officially kicks off the negotiations process for new collective agreements with CUPW’s two bargaining units.