Canada Post said on October 22, 2026, that weekend parcel delivery has begun to homes in Ottawa and Montreal, with Toronto planned for late November. Vancouver, Edmonton, and Calgary are scheduled next year. The aim is Saturday and Sunday service for seven million households by the end of 2027.
Chief executive Doug Ettinger said new labor agreements made weekend work possible after private carriers had offered it for years. He also said the first door-to-door letter routes converted in more than a decade started using community mailboxes this week in Winnipeg and Sept-Iles, Quebec. About 700,000 addresses are to convert by the end of next year, and remaining door-to-door letter mail is to end by 2031.
The books are still in the red. Canada Post lost $482 million before tax in the first half of 2026 and expects to keep using federal loans after more than $2 billion in earlier support. Parcel revenue rose 20.7% in the second quarter from a year earlier, while operating costs fell $119 million. The postal union says ending door-to-door letter delivery will worsen service and cut jobs. No stamp or parcel price change was announced.
Will weekend parcel delivery lower what Canadians pay to ship a package? No price cut was announced. The change is broader weekend parcel service in named cities, plus a plan to end remaining door-to-door letter delivery by 2031.