Closures and service interruptions

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Learn about upcoming outages to our website and specific online tools that are affected as well as major weather events and holiday closures that impact mail delivery in your community.

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Parcel service temporarily suspended to Uruguay

Mail delivery restored.

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Mail and parcel services to Belgium experiencing delays

Delays are expected for all mail items sent to Belgium between November 5 and November 13, 2018 due to postal strike activity by Belgian Post employees.

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Mail and parcel service to Costa Rica and St. Martin (French) resumes

Postal services to Costa Rica and St. Martin (French part of the island) have been restored following the disruption caused by hurricanes in the region.

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Mail and parcel service to Dominica and Mexico resumes; Caribbean service back to normal

Postal services to Dominica and Mexico have been restored following the disruption caused by extreme weather conditions in the region. Mail and parcels destined to Dominica and Mexico will again be accepted by Canada Post. Service to previously affected destinations in the Caribbean is now back to normal.

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Expanding the reach of the Xpresspost International service

We’re excited to offer Xpresspost International service to 19 additional countries. Effective October 24, you will be able to ship items using Xpresspost International, instead of using International Air Parcel, which is slower and lacks the features Xpresspost International has to offer.

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Mail and parcel service to Yemen suspended

Effective Apr. 20, 2015, all Yemen-bound mail accepted by Canada Post will be returned to sender. Once postal service has resumed, customers will be able to resend their mail items at no additional charge.

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