Canada Post has started accepting commercial mail again after a month-long strike but warns of delays lasting into the new year. The postal service is working to clear a backlog of mail and expects it will take time to return to normal operations.
Canada Post has resumed accepting commercial volumes of letters and parcels as it works to recover from a month-long strike. However, the postal service has warned that Canadians should anticipate delays into the new year due to the accumulated mail backlog. 'With a large, integrated network of processing plants, depots and post offices across the country, stabilizing operations will take time,' it stated in a release.
'We remind all Canadians to expect delivery delays through the remainder of 2024 and into January 2025.' Postal workers returned to work on Tuesday and began processing pending mail and accepting new shipments from customers. Alongside accepting commercial volumes starting Thursday, it says small business customers can now drop off parcels at all Canada Post facilities. Canada Post stated that mail is being processed on a first-in, first-out basis, and it will begin accepting new international mail on December 23. While shipments are gradually resuming, the impact is already felt by many retailers, said Matt Poirier, vice-president of federal government relations for the Retail Council of Canada. “The Christmas boom of sales was not fully realized this year,” he said. The GST tax holiday is mitigating some of the losses, but the peak shopping season has already passed, he said. “It's just unfortunate that the period before the tax holiday commenced, which is typically the best time of year for retail, was disrupted.” The Canada Post strike prompted other shippers to experience a surge in volume, leading some to impose restrictions, including not accepting parcels from smaller carriers. FedEx announced Thursday that it had lifted the five package drop-off limit it had implemented to manage the increased demand. The shipping company said it had also added midnight sort operations at multiple Canadian hubs and is evaluating unscheduled pick-up requests daily based on local market conditions
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