A ban on delivering business flyers went into effect Monday morning across Canada, the latest move in a deepening labour dispute between Canada Post and its unionized postal workers.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers announced the move last week in a bid to force the national mail carrier back to the negotiating table, where talks have once again stalled on a new contract.

“Canada Post needs to get back to the table,” CUPW national president Jan Simpson said at a press conference in Ottawa on Friday.

“If Canada Post continues to stall, postal workers will have no choice but to consider stronger actions to move negotiations ahead.”

No new talks have been scheduled as of Monday.

In the meantime, Canada Post says it is no longer accepting so-called “neighbourhood mail” for drop-

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