{"id":53678,"date":"2024-12-06T20:42:33","date_gmt":"2024-12-06T20:42:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2024\/12\/06\/burning-questions-about-canada-post-strike-answered\/"},"modified":"2024-12-06T20:42:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-06T20:42:33","slug":"burning-questions-about-canada-post-strike-answered","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2024\/12\/06\/burning-questions-about-canada-post-strike-answered\/","title":{"rendered":"Burning questions about Canada Post strike answered"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> \n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<header aria-label=\"Beginning of Article\" class=\"article-header article-header--story\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\" class=\"breadcrumbs\" data-aqa=\"nav-breadcrumb\">\n<p>Breadcrumb Trail Links<\/p>\n<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__items list-unstyled\">\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\">News<\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\">Economy<\/li>\n<li class=\"breadcrumbs__item\">Retail &amp; Marketing<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<div class=\"article-header__detail\">\n<div class=\"article-header__detail__texts\">\n<p class=\"article-subtitle\">With the holidays fast approaching, the number of parcels that remain unprocessed continues to grow<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta\">\n<p><span class=\"published-date__since\">Published Dec 06, 2024<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"updated-date__since\">Last updated 6\u00a0minutes ago<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span class=\"published-date__word-count\">3 minute read<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-meta__bottom\">\n<div class=\"bookmark-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"popover\" data-aqa=\"popover\" data-click-to-appear=\"True\" data-container=\"\" data-container-offset=\"\" data-no-style=\"\" data-popover-component=\"\" data-position=\"top\" data-sticky=\"\" data-tail-offset=\"200\" data-tail-position=\"right\"><button class=\"popover__trigger bookmark-button\"><span class=\"save-article-button save-article-button--default\" title=\"Save article\" data-article-id=\"1b0c0bf5-4eb5-4239-8b4d-93df80294bce\" data-evt-skip-click=\"true\"\/><\/button><\/p>\n<div aria-describedby=\"popover-desc-popover-bookmark\" class=\"popover__content\" hidden=\"\" role=\"dialog\">\n<div class=\"popover__content__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"popover__content__text\" id=\"popover-desc-popover-bookmark\">\n<div class=\"bookmark__popover__content\">\n<p>You can save this article by registering for free here. 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Early estimates indicated 10 million items were delayed but that number has now ballooned to 12 million, according to the Crown corporation\u2019s latest update. This includes packages, letters, and promotional mail, much of it linked to the bustling holiday season.<\/p>\n<h2>Where are these packages sitting?<\/h2>\n<p>Most undelivered items are being stored at Canada Post\u2019s 13 major distribution centres, the majority of which are located in the urban hubs of Toronto, Vancouver, Calgary, and Montreal. Mailboxes across the country are reportedly being cleared and emptied of letters and smaller parcels, which are then rerouted to these centralized facilities to await processing.<\/p>\n<h2>How much money is Canada Post losing?<\/h2>\n<p>The financial toll on the Crown corporation is substantial, with an estimated revenue loss to date of $100 million, primarily due to unprocessed packages and cancelled shipping orders. Businesses and individual customers have increasingly turned to other couriers like FedEx, United Parcel Service Inc. and Purolator to ensure timely delivery, further cutting into Canada Post\u2019s revenue.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"js-widget-content article-content__widget-group article-content__widget-group--content-slot16 article-content__widget-group--newsletter-slot\">\n<section class=\"newsletter-widget__new-story-page fp-headlinenews background--primary-light-gradient\" aria-labelledby=\"FinancialPostTopStories1987079854075808134997273246433280\" data-account-id=\"b9d3df2fccd108b5eff3c44f573b2cd6\" data-aqa=\"widget-newsletter\" data-newsletter=\"single\" data-newsletter-component=\"\" data-target-list=\"FP_HeadlineNews\" data-widget=\"newsletter\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-new-story-page-template\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-widget__header__new-story-page\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-widget__banner__new-story-page\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Top Stories\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/17.5.4\/websites\/images\/newsletters\/icon-fp-topStories.svg\"\/><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Top Stories<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-widget__text__new-story-page\">Get the latest headlines, breaking news and columns.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"newsletter-widget__body__new-story-page\">\n<div class=\"js-replace-main__new-story-page\">\n<p class=\"newsletter-widget__disclaimer__new-story-page text-size--tiny\">By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"js-submit-success\" hidden=\"\" id=\"submitSuccessFP_HeadlineNews\">\n<p>Thanks for signing up!<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-widget__text__new-story-page\">A welcome email is on its way. 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Please try again<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_3\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment9232211016686880761668558592671744\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 3<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-3\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[7,7],[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-interscroller=\"7x7\" data-ad-loc=\"3\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[7,7],[300,250],[320,50],[300,50]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-3\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<h2>What has the effect been on other courier companies?<\/h2>\n<p data-async=\"\">Courier companies are feeling the strain. Purolator, a Canada Post subsidiary, expects to handle more than 43 million packages during the peak season, including more than 25 million in the month leading up to Christmas. To manage the overwhelming influx of packages, Purolator temporarily stopped accepting new shipments in early December to avoid further strain on its distribution network. Purolator said in an email that severe weather and a surge in package volumes led to the decision to freeze service for some partners and prioritize \u201ccritical shipments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, small businesses that depend on reliable shipping continue to struggle. Pop Music, an independent record store in Toronto, issued a statement to its customers warning of nationwide restrictions on courier services, stating, \u201cThere\u2019s major delays with getting orders out this week due to blackouts with Purolator and UPS. We can\u2019t even print labels!\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>What\u2019s being held up?<\/h2>\n<p>The backlog isn\u2019t just about holiday gifts. Canadians are sharing stories of urgent undelivered items of a particularly personal or financially critical nature, including:<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group ad_counter_4\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment1727523682713952787755060758052864\" class=\"ad\">\n<p>Advertisement 4<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-4\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"4\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-4\" style=\"--desktopHeight:250px;--mobileHeight:250px\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p>This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>A bride-to-be in Winnipeg awaiting her custom wedding dress.<\/li>\n<li>A family in Montreal unable to retrieve a deceased relative\u2019s ashes.<\/li>\n<li\/><\/ul>\n<p>For these customers, the delays are more than an inconvenience.<\/p>\n<h2>What happens next?<\/h2>\n<p data-async=\"\">Until their recent pause, negotiations between Canada Post and the union were reportedly fraught with tension. Even if a deal is reached soon, Canada Post estimates it could take six to eight weeks to clear the current backlog. That timeline could extend further if weather or technical issues disrupt operations during the recovery period.<\/p>\n<section aria-labelledby=\"moreTopicLabel8514705897405081736490401824505856\" class=\"more-topic\" data-aqa=\"embed-more-topic\" data-carousel-component=\"\" data-carousel-icon-button=\"\" data-carousel-type=\"list\">\n<p>Recommended from Editorial<\/p>\n<p><button aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"more-topic__button-prev\" data-carousel-prev=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"previous\" type=\"button\"\/><\/p>\n<ol class=\"more-topic__items list-unstyled\" data-carousel-slide-list=\"\" tabindex=\"0\">\n<li data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" post=\"\" strike=\"\" to=\"\" cost=\"\" small=\"\" businesses=\"\" billion=\"\" data-carousel-item=\"\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\"> <picture class=\"more-topic__item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Canada Post workers picketing outside the Canada Post Pacific Processing Centre in Richmond, B.C., on Dec. 2.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/no1202canadapost-1.jpg?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=pQUf2S-D5e7MPbHJ5IS_Bg\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/no1202canadapost-1.jpg?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=5&amp;sig=qF97BY4pFQ5w60b-Oen0gA\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/no1202canadapost-1.jpg?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=pQUf2S-D5e7MPbHJ5IS_Bg, https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/no1202canadapost-1.jpg?h=192&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=ZDSocNEC1GH6QiHkxRbxlQ 2x,&#10;                                             https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/no1202canadapost-1.jpg?h=288&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=OXaFY6dkHRiIL8FteVG6YQ 3x\" class=\"lazyload\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"96\"\/><\/picture>\n<p><span class=\"more-topic__item-text-clamp\">Canada Post strike to cost small businesses $1 billion<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" groups=\"\" urge=\"\" ottawa=\"\" to=\"\" intervene=\"\" end=\"\" canada=\"\" post=\"\" strike=\"\" data-carousel-item=\"\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\"> <picture class=\"more-topic__item-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Canada Post employee Aurelia Arcaro of Rigaud, Que., rallies at Canada Post headquarters in Ottawa, Thursday, Nov. 28, 2024. Fifty-five thousand postal workers have been on strike since Nov. 15.\" data-src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/canada-post-gs1129.png?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=3H4opXgesufjKFAqf72GgQ\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/canada-post-gs1129.png?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=5&amp;sig=WZ2cyhw6GydgWjZ7vHB3zA\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/canada-post-gs1129.png?h=96&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=3H4opXgesufjKFAqf72GgQ, https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/canada-post-gs1129.png?h=192&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=KzWBpgJlQ447aMOM_qJ72w 2x,&#10;                                             https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/financialpost\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/canada-post-gs1129.png?h=288&amp;strip=all&amp;quality=80&amp;sig=fF39eEK4DL75mICAC5HlUw 3x\" class=\"lazyload\" height=\"96\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"96\"\/><\/picture>\n<p><span class=\"more-topic__item-text-clamp\">Business groups urge Ottawa to intervene to end Canada Post strike<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><button aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"more-topic__button-next\" data-carousel-next=\"\" tabindex=\"-1\" title=\"next\" type=\"button\"\/><\/section>\n<p>The ongoing strike is symptomatic of deeper issues within Canada Post, some of which have been years in the making and have carried over from past labour disputes. Canada Post has stressed the need to modernize its services and operations in order to offset declining revenues from traditional mail and offer weekend delivery options for its customers.<\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\"><em>\u2022 Email: shcampbell@postmedia.com <\/em><\/p>\n<p data-async=\"\"><em><strong>Bookmark our website and support our journalism:<\/strong> Don\u2019t miss the business news you need to know \u2014 add financialpost.com to your bookmarks and sign up for our newsletters here.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group article-content__content-group--story\">\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section class=\"article-content__share-group article-delimiter\" data-evt-val=\"{\" control_fields=\"\" data-evt-typ=\"page_scroll\">\n<p>Share this article in your social network<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n\n<br \/>Burning questions about Canada Post strike answered<\/a><br \/>\n<br \/>2024-12-06 20:42:33<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Breadcrumb Trail Links News Economy Retail &amp; Marketing With the holidays fast approaching, the number of parcels that remain unprocessed continues to grow Published Dec 06, 2024 \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 Last updated&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":53679,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-53678","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-economy"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53678","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53678"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53678\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media\/53679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53678"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53678"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53678"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}