Canada Post labour negotiations

Canada Post Labour Negotiations: Impacts and What You Need to Know

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.

As a result, Canada Post will continue operating but customers may experience delays. It’s unclear how CUPW’s strike action may evolve. At this time, there are no rotating strikes or national work stoppage. The Corporation will keep Canadians and businesses informed if strike activity escalates and there are changes to postal operations.

We will continue to ship out orders using Canada Post if you have chosen this as your method of shipping.

If the union issues a strike notice, all Canada Post operations will shut down. Mail and parcels will not be processed or delivered for the duration of the national strike, and some post offices will be closed. Service guarantees will be impacted for items already in the postal network. No new items will be accepted until the national disruption is over.

All mail and parcels in the postal network will be secured and delivered as quickly as possible on a first-in, first-out basis once operations resume. However, a national strike of any length will impact service to Canadians well after the strike activity ends. Shutting down facilities across the country will affect Canada Post’s entire national network. Processing and delivery may take some time to fully return to normal.

In the event that there is a Canada Post national work stoppage:

We will only be shipping through Canpar or Purolator. "Free Shipping" will be sent through Canpar Ground service or Purolator Ground service. Canpar Ground & Purolator Ground services do not have guaranteed delivery times, and the shipping times will only be estimates. If you are shipping the order to your business or workplace, please include the business name in the shipping address. Unfortunately, Canpar will not deliver to rural locations. For a complete list of these postal codes, click HERE

Our website will still offer Canada Post shipping as an option. However, if you choose this method of shipping, it will not leave our warehouse until after the Canada Post strike is resolved.

On May 23, 2025, Canada Post posted the following:

CUPW negotiations: Canada Post continues to operate as CUPW initiates strike action with national overtime ban

On June 12, 2025, Canada Post posted the following:

CUPW-represented employees to have the opportunity to vote on Canada Post’s final offers after 18 months of negotiations

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.

The vote will be administered by the Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) as soon as possible and will give employees in the Urban and RSMC (Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers) bargaining units the opportunity to have their say on Canada Post’s final offers. The company stands ready to work with the CIRB to prepare for the vote and will share details as soon as they are available.

Canada Post welcomes the Minister’s decision as it will provide employees with the opportunity to have a voice and to vote on a new collective agreement at a critical point in the company’s history. A negotiated agreement between the parties has always been the preferred path to an employee ratification vote. However, the parties remain at a major impasse after 18 months of negotiations, a national strike and an Industrial Inquiry Commission that detailed the challenges facing the company, and what needs to be done to begin addressing them.

We advise you to stay informed by checking Canada Post's website for updates.