Canada Post – Possible Work Stoppage

As a company that ships the vast majority of our packages by Canada Post, we have been watching the news very closely. Essentially if a deal is not reached between the Canada Post Union and their Employer before July 2nd we are being told that all mail and parcel service could stop until a deal can be reached. This means all packages in transit would be stuck in Canada Post warehouses and new Canada Post shipments would not be picked up.

The biggest problem for us as a company is the uncertainty that this labor dispute is creating. Whether or not Canada Post is going to lock out their employees or the Postal Union is going to walk of the job remains to be certain; making reacting to this situation very difficult. Canada Post is by far the cheapest shipping option out there and our entire methodology surrounding shipping relies on that option being available. We want low cost, predictable, shipping options to be available to our customers and companies like UPS and FedEx do not have pricing structures that make that possible.

So what are we going to do?

  • At this time we are advising anyone who would like to ensure their package arrives to select a UPS shipping method. We have added a lower cost UPS Standard shipping option at the checkout to help out ā€“ and to further help out we are making this option free for orders of over $150.00 in Canada. To take advantage of the free shipping just select the option at the checkout.
  • Alternatively, customers wishing to use their own UPS / FedEx / Courier account are more than welcome to. This option is also available at the checkout ā€“ please include the account number in your order notes.
  • If you do choose a Canada Post shipping option that we feel will not reach its destination by Thursday June 30th you will be contacted by us.

We sincerely hope that both sides of this labour dispute can come to an agreement as no one wins in this situation. We will try our best to keep everyone updated; if you have any questions please donā€™t hesitate to contact us!