Canada Post says higher international and U.S. mail costs will sustain its operations

He said the price for U.S.-bound and international letter stamps will also go up but the amount has not yet been decided.

Canada Post is not changing the price of parcel shipping, which it says is a market-driven product.

Tara Joy Andrews of Enchanted Postmark Snail Mail Club said the price increase will affect how many Canadians use the mail.

“There is already a reduced number of people sending mail, and this increase will make that even smaller. Although snail mail and sending letters and postcards to pen pals are growing in popularity, I feel this increase will reduce how much people send,” Joy Andrews said in an email.

Her club provides subscribers with monthly postcards and stationery, with the goal of members sending letters of their own with the materials. The aim is to brighten someone’s day with the “simple joy of receiving mail.”

In February, the federal government gave Canada Post $1.01 billion in the form of a repayable loan to help the organization maintain services.

The recent budget proposes another $1.4 billion over two years to help support the Crown corporation’s operations.

It would also provide $1.2 billion over seven years to support Canada Post’s move to community mailboxes.

Hamilton said most Canadian mailboxes have been centralized already.

“Of the roughly 18 million addresses across the country, there’s only about four million left that still get door-to-door delivery. As we move forward we’re going to be converting those four million addresses,” he said.

Canada Post’s annual report says the Crown corporation saw $1.57 billion in pre-tax losses in 2025, the highest amount on record.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 9, 2026.

Alyssa Wheeler, The Canadian Press

by The Canadian Press

Canada Post says higher international and U.S. mail costs will sustain its operations

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