Calling it a ‘pivotal moment’ for the corporation, the minister responsible for Canada Post is accepting all recommendations made by the Industrial Inquiry Commission and says the federal government will lift a moratorium on the conversion to community mailboxes.

The moratorium allowed some post offices to continue operating even those in close proximity to each other.

According to government, Canada Post operated at a loss of $1.3 billion last year, requiring an injection of $1 billion in federal funding in January. The corporation lost $407 million in the second quarter of 2025, and is losing $10 million every week.

Minister Joel Lightbound says while Canada Post is “effectively insolvent” and “facing an existential crisis,” it is worth saving.

He says the delivery model on which ser

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