Canada Post workers could hit picket lines by Friday

May 20, 2025 | 10:38 AM

PRINCE GEORGE — Canada Post says it has received strike notices from the union representing some 55,000 postal workers, with operations poised to shut down by the end of the week.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers informed management Monday afternoon that employees plan to hit the picket line starting Friday morning at midnight, halting delivery of nearly 8.5 million letters and 1.1 million parcels per weekday.

Canada Post says the disruption would deepen the company’s grave financial situation and both sides should focus on hammering out a deal.

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is arguing for purely full-time employment and says its goal remains new contracts and a sustainable postal service.

Canada Post is pushing for a contingent of part-time workers to be deployed in response to demand that would include weekends. Crown corporation spokesman Jon Hamilton says a more dynamic approach would also allow it to shift from a delivery model that revolves around letters to one rooted more firmly in the growing parcels market.