A man walks past community mailboxes in the Pointe-Claire neighbourhood of Montreal on Sept. 26, 2025. The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi
Canada Post says it will prioritize reliable and affordable mail delivery for all Canadians—including those in rural and remote communities—as part of sweeping changes kicked off last month by the federal government.
Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound gave the struggling Crown corporation 45 days as of Sept. 25 to come up with a plan to get its business back on track and offered a series of changes to the postal service’s mandate, including an end to the moratorium on closing rural post offices.
