Canada Post issued a stamp honouring Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II as she becomes the longest reigning Sovereign in Canada’s modern era (more than 63 years). From a timeless portrait of Her Majesty’s Coronation in 1953 to a photo taken during the 2010 Royal Tour of Canada, the new stamp captures six decades of Queen Elizabeth II. “Our … Read more
Canada Post released findings from a study it commissioned on the effectiveness of direct mail on consumers. Conducted by neuromarketing expert Diana Lucaci, the study found that direct mail continues to play an important role in marketing, stimulating 70 per cent higher brand recall and driving consumers to act. “In a data-driven world, this study reminds marketers … Read more
The Canada Post segment reported a loss before tax of $31 million for the second quarter as Transaction Mail volumes fell sharply. The loss was also driven by higher employee benefit expenses, partially offset by continued strong growth in the Parcels business. The loss for the second quarter, ended July 4, 2015, compares to a … Read more
Canada Post will be shutting down its corporate website, canadapost.ca, and its web services and mobile app from Friday, August 21, 9:00 p.m. Eastern to Sunday August 23, 7:00 p.m. Eastern as it completes an important upgrade of its IT infrastructure. This shutdown will impact all of Canada Post’s online and retail IT systems. The … Read more
In a special ceremony held at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, Canada Post unveiled three stamps commemorating Sir John Franklin’s 1845 search for the Northwest Passage and the discovery of his vanished flagship − HMS Erebus − in September 2014. The stamps, two Permanent™ and one at the international rate, will be issued on … Read more
Canada Post is proposing to increase postage rates in 2016 as declining mail volumes continue to have a significant impact on its financial situation. Canada Post proposes to increase the postage rate for domestic lettermail items weighing 30 grams or less when purchased in a booklet, coil or pane to $0.90 from the current rate of $0.85. … Read more
Canada Post, in collaboration with Crawford Technologies, announced a new enterprise software solution that simplifies the process of interfacing to and uploading high-volume transaction documents to the epostTM digital mail delivery platform. This solution makes integrating the epost platform easier than ever before. “For years, millions of Canadians have used the epost platform as a reliable secure … Read more
Canada Post unveiled, with help from The Weather Network and Transport Minister Lisa Raitt (Halton, Ont.), five new stamps designed to showcase one of Canadians’ most popular topics: the weather. The five stamps, issued to coincide with the 175th anniversary of continuous weather observing in Canada, feature weather phenomena in all their photographic splendor. “Our stamp program celebrates … Read more
Canada Post Solutions for Small Business, introduced, is a full suite of products and services that offers more ways to help the country’s 1.2 million small and medium-sized businesses succeed. The program offers them more services and solutions, more options to access them, and significantly deeper savings than its predecessor, the VentureOne program. “Entrepreneurs across … Read more
The Canada Post Community Foundation for Children’s annual call for grant applications is now open. Registered charities, school programs or community organizations are eligible to apply for a share of $1.2 million of funding from the foundation, which supports community organizations that make a difference for children and youth in Canada. The foundation takes a … Read more
