Where's Our Mandate Review?

06/05/2026

Rob Ashton took a stroll through a neighbourhood that's at risk of losing its door-to-door delivery service, and this is what he had to say:

https://youtu.be/UfkogSDCbPs

Rob Ashton takes a stroll through a neighbourhood that's at risk of...

05/31/2026

Postal workers are fighting for the communities they serve. Will you stand with us?

Tell your MP: Hands Off My Post Office!
Visit www.cupw.ca/hands-off

05/31/2026

Thank you Peter Julian for visiting us at the New Westminster Farmers Market to talk about how we could be expanding services and prioritizing communities instead of cuts.

Postal workers recognize the times are changing. We need a post office for the 21st century that uses the infrastructure already in place to deliver more in our stores and at your door. None of that is possible if the government slashes services and closes post offices.

This summer, when you see your member of parliament at local events, tell them: Hands Off My Post Office!

05/30/2026

Rob Ashton speaking about the importance of a public postal system.

Full video available soon!

05/25/2026

Do you shop online?

Of course you do! Almost everyone does these days. Times have changed, but community mailboxes haven't. These mailboxes were designed in 2004, and were given a cosmetic refresh in 2011, but their design still only has 2 parcel compartments for every 16 addresses. That seems out of touch, because what has changed significantly since 2011?

Canada's online shopping habits!

In 2011, Canadians spent an estimated $6.6 Billion in online purchases. At that time, only 33% of people were browsing the web on their phones.

By 2018, nearly 77% of Canadians had said they had shopped online, spending an estimated $57.4 Billion in online purchases

Last year, Canadians spent nearly $90 Billion on e-commerce purchases, and that was slightly lower than 2024! In fact, by 2025, 82.6% of Canadians had made a purchase online.

Despite the growing demand from online shoppers, community mailboxes still only have 2 parcel compartments per 16 addresses. If there's more than 2 parcels, they don't automatically get delivered to your door anymore. You'll get a pick up slip for later, and with Canada Post's plan to close thousands of post offices nationwide, that means more Canadians will be driving farther to pick up from fewer locations.

That's not service. That's not competitive with other carriers who still deliver to the door. That's not "keeping up with the times". That's taking away secure home delivery and replacing it with another chore for you to do on your way home from work.

Postal workers have a better plan that places communities over cuts. Our plan calls for post offices to be converted into community hubs where small businesses can thrive and the public can access a variety of in-person services.

Home delivery could be expanded to offer more services at the door, such as prescription and same-day grocery delivery, as well as a senior check-in service that could help seniors age safely at home for longer by keeping them connected with the services that they need.

None of this is possible if services are slashed and post offices are closed. Call, write or email your Member of Parliament today and tell them HANDS OFF MY POST OFFICE!, before it's too late.

Visit www.cupw.ca/take-action to learn more

05/21/2026

Saturday, May 30th - Rally in the Valley!

On Saturday, May 30th, postal workers and their allies will be rallying in front of the historic Mission Post Office in Mission, BC to protest the end of door-to-door delivery, the cuts to postal services, and the potential closure of thousands of post offices across Canada, including the one in Misson.

Join us at 1pm for speakers, songs and solidarity as workers gather with one unified message: HANDS OFF OUR POST OFFICE!

Saturday, May 30th from 1pm to 3pm at the historic downtown Mission Post Office, 33191 1st Ave.

05/15/2026

Finally, it's Friday!

After a long day of work, you decide to stop by your community mailbox, and you see this notice taped to it.

Was there a break in? Who knows. But the notice says your mail is being held at the delivery station for some unknown reason.

Because Canada Post has been cutting hours, most postal depots where you can pick up your mail are usually only open from Monday to Friday, 10am to 2pm.

You won't be able to get your mail until Monday (or Tuesday if it's a stat holiday). Did that cheque you were waiting for get stolen, or is it being held somewhere? How about the prescription refill you were waiting on or the package you ordered?

Not everyone can leave work and pick their mail up in the middle of the day. As Canada Post continues to cut and close post offices, that means more people driving farther to line up at fewer post offices.

That's not service, that's shifting responsibility on to you, the recipient. You, the person who used to get mail in your own mail box, right at your door. You now have to drive to fetch your mail, or wait an unspecified period of time until an unspecified issue is fixed.

For residents of the V7W postal code, that drive is 34 Kilometers, round trip. Your time, your gas, your inconvenience.

Canada Post is a service, owned by you, the public. Shouldn't you have a say in how your mail is delivered?

You were supposed to have your say in October of 2025, when the government had announced a mandate review. Those are public hearings where businesses, advocacy groups, city planners, mayors and every day Canadians can have their say on what services they want and need.

The government quietly cancelled that mandate review, and is instead relying on the Industrial Inquiry Commission report, written after only 4 days of limited hearings, to guide its changes to your service. Real consultations take place in a public forum, not a political backroom or a corporate boardroom.

Postal Workers want a better service for you. Postal Workers want:

✅ Expanded services, in store and at your door!
✅ Extended hours to better serve you.
✅ A fully transparent, public service mandate review
✅ A stop to the cuts, so that a real review can take place

Postal Workers have a bold plan for expanded services that prioritize communities over cuts. Without a proper mandate review, the public won't be getting a say on what services they want and need from a core Canadian institution that's served this country for over 150 years.

Tell your Member of Parliament: Hands Off My Post Office! and let them know you want meaningful public input by going to:

www.cupw.ca/take-action

Have you already done that? Thank You! You can also help us out by sharing our posts in your neighborhood and community groups so your friends and neighbours know what's at stake for their public service.

05/13/2026

Six million addresses are using community mailboxes, but only 17,500 delivery accommodations have been approved!

People living with a disability represent 27% of the population, but only 0.3% of all community mailbox users are approved for an accommodation.

Canada Post's "accommodation" program isn't as simple as they are making it seem to the public. The first step in the process is to call a customer service agent, who will ask a series of intrusive questions Canada Post will also ask if your family or friends can pick your mail up for you, robbing people living with disabilities of their independence while Canada Post tries to avoid doing anything at all.

The next step in the process is to hand over your private medical information to Canada Post, where the post office will determine your level of disability with ZERO government oversight. Canada Post will review and retain this private medical information, with no publicly available criteria on who will get an accommodation and who gets DENIED.

After all of those hoops, Canada Post will still try to offer alternatives. Reaching devices, gripping tools, lower compartments, all part of the 17,500 total accommodations mentioned earlier. Delivery to the door is rare, limited, and only once per week, despite mail being delivered daily. Far fewer than 17,500 people nationwide receive a fraction of the service they receive now.

Postal workers want your mail delivered to your door, alongside other critical services such as prescription delivery, passport services and senior's check-ins at the door. Ontario already has a program where letter carriers can connect seniors with local services and volunteers if they report feeling unwell.

None of this is possible if services and jobs are cut. Canada Post is making drastic cuts with zero public input. Canada Post claims they will repay their "loans", but the public still deserves a say in how their public post office is run, and what services are offered.

That's why postal workers are calling for a fully public, transparent mandate review to examine Canada Post's service mandate and charter before major changes are made. Only a proper mandate review gives Canadians a voice in how their post office is run, and what services it offers.

Tell your Member of Parliament: Hands Off My Post Office!, and let them know that you want a mandate review NOW.
www.cupw.ca/take-action

05/11/2026

Canada Post's loss is Purolator's gain.

These are the numbers from Canada Post's 2025 annual report. What happened in 2024-2025? Postal workers went to the negotiating table at Canada Post, and coincidentally at the same time, Purolator offered massive 65% discounts to lure customers away.

Canada Post refused to negotiate, dragging out uncertainty that led to a drop in revenue. Canada Post used their so-called "losses" to spin a false narrative of a company burdened by bureaucracy that could only be remedied with massive service cuts and layoffs, and the government intervened by sidestepping a public review and pressing ahead with those cuts and layoffs.

During the same time, Purolator used their profits to purchase a new fleet of electric vehicles. Purolator is Unionized, their drivers earn comparable wages, so Canada Post's claim about the cost of labour simply doesn't wash when compared to a similar company.
Canada Post owns a 91% stake in Purolator. The other 9% is privately held. So how did public money become private profits?

The Canadian public deserves an answer. The Canadian public deserves a full and transparent mandate review. Where did the money go, how much went to the other shareholders, and why do Canada Post executives sit on the board of Purolator and collect two salaries plus bonuses?

Demand answers today by going to www.cupw.ca/hands-off

Help us by sharing this post, and talk to your Member of Parliament about why Canada Post is planning on laying off 30,000 workers when unemployment is already at record highs.

There is a better way forward, with communities over cuts. Postal workers have a plan, ready to go, to transform the post office into a modern service hub that can turn a profit once again, and put those profits back in the hands of taxpayers, not investors.

Find out more at www.deliveringcommunitypower.ca

05/10/2026

If the public pays, the public gets a say.

The Canada Post Group of Companies clearly knows how to transform itself when it comes to doing business.

With Purolator and the acquisition of Livingston International, it is expanding into freight, parcels, logistics, customs brokerage, and international trade.

When it comes to selling, buying, restructuring, and chasing profitable markets, there is no shortage of imagination.

But when it comes time to talk about public service, rural and remote regions, seniors, Indigenous communities, small businesses, and workers, all we seem to hear about are cuts, concessions, and rollbacks.

That does not add up. 🤯

Canada Post belongs to the people.

It is not just another delivery company.
It is a national public infrastructure.
It connects the country.
It serves cities, towns, villages, remote regions, and communities that private companies are not always interested in serving.
It's a part of our national heritage and identity.

The people should decide.

The federal government has already provided Canada Post with $1.034 billion in repayable funding in 2025 to keep operations going and avoid insolvency. In early 2026, another repayable funding package of up to $1.008 billion was approved.

That is more than $2 billion in repayable public money.

At the same time, the Canada Post Group of Companies is making major business decisions.

In 2024, Canada Post and Purolator sold SCI Group Inc. and Innovapost Inc. In 2025, Purolator acquired Livingston International, a company specializing in customs brokerage, global freight, and trade consulting services.

So…

If the Canada Post Group of Companies can sell off subsidiaries, buy Livingston International, expand commercial logistics, and receive more than $2 billion in repayable public funding, why shouldn’t the public have the right to a real public debate about the future of postal service?

We are calling for a public, independent, and full review of Canada Post’s mandate, with:

• access to the complete financial picture;
• consultation with workers;
• consultation with regions;
• consultation with municipalities;
• consultation with Indigenous communities;
• consultation with seniors;
• consultation with small and medium-sized businesses;
• consultation with the public.

Is Canada Post really just short of money, or is it mainly stuck with an outdated mandate?

The financial crisis must not be used as an excuse to cut public service and weaken working conditions.

It should be used to open up a real democratic debate.

Not a debate decided in advance.
Not a debate between experts locked away in boardrooms.

A real public debate with the people who do the work, the people who pay for the service, and the people who depend on the postal system.

Before cuts, transparency.
Before concessions, show us the numbers.
Before imposed decisions, a public debate.

Canada Post is a public service, owned by Canadians.. The people must decide its future.

Call for a full, public review of Canada Post’s mandate ⤵️
www.cupw.ca/hands-off