In a new release today, Canada Post announced that they will cut hand delivered mail and will replace this service with community mailboxes. Canada Post has been oozing money for years and the changes are absolutely necessary to become self sustainable.
This change will reduce the number of employees required. The staffing reduction will be managed in accordance with collective agreements, including job security provisions. Positions will be eliminated largely through attrition, as thousands of employees are set to retire in the next five years.
The cost of a stamp is also going up. For people that regularly use the service, a stamp will cost .85 when purchased by the booklet or roll, $1 for a single.
Canada Post video :
httpv://youtu.be/2ejbgBECWEs
With close to 6,400 postal outlets (as of December 31, 2012), Canada Post has the largest retail network in Canada. It is bigger than Tim Horton’s and McDonald’s combined. As more people have begun to shop online in recent years, Canada Post has recognized that its retail network is a key to fulfilling Canadians’ desire for improved e-commerce parcel services. By providing more convenient locations for parcel pickup and returns, especially in rural and northern communities, Canada Post helps Canadians shop online more confidently.
To enable online shopping and provide Canadians with more of the postal services they increasingly want, Canada Post plans to optimize its retail network by leveraging greater use of franchise post offices. Franchises are conveniently located as a “store within a store” in shopping hubs of the neighbourhoods they serve. Canada Post will be seeking new partnerships with retail businesses across the country that would benefit from offering postal and parcel services within their stores.
Canada Post will also streamline the network of its traditional corporate post offices. Some of these post offices are in locations that are no longer convenient for customers. The company will look at making adjustments where customer traffic patterns warrant. This review may result in changing the hours of operation, reducing inventory, or installing self-serve parcel lockers or automated kiosks.
