Reverse Canada Post cuts

AI summary

Petitioners ask the Government of Canada to stop and reverse Canada Post service cuts and expand services through innovation. The government responds it will implement the commission’s recommendations and provide repayable loans to sustain services.

AI summaries describe petitioners’ requests and claims. Consult the official record for the full text.

Official petition

PETITION TO THE HOUSE OF COMMONS IN PARLIAMENT ASSEMBLED Concerning the Reduction in Canada Post Services Whereas Canada Post and the Liberals are taking an axe to long-treasured postal services - eliminating good jobs, eliminating door-to-door delivery, lowering mail delivery standards, and removing the moratorium preventing the closure of post offices. Whereas thousands of workers will lose their jobs and four million households will lose door-to-door delivery over the next three to five years. Whereas these cuts will hurt seniors and disabled Canadians in particular, as well as rural, remote and Indigenous communities. Whereas the Government of Canada has instructed Canada Post to cut services based on an Industrial Inquiry Commission report produced with limited public input and which dismissed the service expansion recommendations of those who did participate, and; Whereas Canada Post offers a public service that needs to be protected. Therefore we, the undersigned, citizens and residents of Canada, call upon the Government of Canada to stop and reverse the decision to cut postal services as announced by Minister Joël Lightbound, and to look instead for ways to innovate and expand services to generate revenue.

Government response

Response by the Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement and Québec Lieutenant Signed by Jenna Sudds The Government of Canada recognizes the vital role the Canada Post Corporation plays serving Canadians from coast to coast to coast. The Government also acknowledges the importance of these services to rural, remote, and northern communities, along with vulnerable populations that rely on the postal system to connect them to essential goods and services. Canadians deserve a strong, stable and affordable postal service. However, shifts within the postal sector, including declining mail volumes and evolving needs of Canadians, as well as the Canada Post Corporation’s mounting financial pressures, have resulted in unprecedented and unsustainable financial losses, including an operating loss of $1.6 billion in 2025 alone and cumulative operating losses exceeding $6.1 billion since 2018. The Government of Canada recognizes the need to place the Crown corporation on a stronger financial footing and to provide the flexibility it needs to adapt to a rapidly changing environment while also ensuring access to postal services by those who need it most. To address the need for transformation, on September 25, 2025, the Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement and Quebec Lieutenant announced that, as a first step, the Canada Post Corporation would be moving forward with the implementation of recommendations put forward by the Industrial Inquiry Commission, including modernizing the moratorium on the closure of rural post offices, lifting the moratorium on conversions to community mailboxes, and adjusting lettermail delivery standards. The Industrial Inquiry Commission undertook a comprehensive assessment of the Canada Post Corporation’s challenges and received nearly one thousand submissions from stakeholders and the public. These measures mark a first and necessary step towards addressing the Canada Post Corporation’s financial situation. In the interim, the Government of Canada is taking concrete action to ensure postal services continue without disruption, including providing financial support in the form of repayable loans available to the Corporation to help maintain its solvency and keep services running for Canadians as it faces ongoing financial pressures. This funding, which is provided on an as-needed basis to cover non-discretionary obligations and is required to be fully repaid by the Canada Post Corporation, serves as a short-term financial bridge to protect service continuity. The Government of Canada recognizes that transforming an organization of the Canada Post Corporation’s size, scope, and scale will take time and remains committed to openness and transparency. Throughout the rollout of this first wave of reforms, the Government will take into account the issues raised by Canadians and key stakeholders as it works with the Canada Post Corporation to determine whether additional reforms are needed to safeguard this essential national institution.