Canada Post Service Disruption - May 2025

Latest update: May 23, 12:00:00 AM

CUPW negotiations: Canada Post continues to operate as CUPW initiates strike action with national overtime ban

The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has launched a nationwide overtime ban for employees in both the Urban and RSMC (Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers) bargaining units. This is a legal strike action and means that CUPW-represented employees will refuse to work overtime across the company.

As a result, Canada Post will continue operating but customers may experience delays. It’s unclear how CUPW’s strike action may evolve. At this time, there are no rotating strikes or national work stoppage. The Corporation will keep Canadians and businesses informed if strike activity escalates and there are changes to postal operations.

May 19, 2025

Canada Post received strike notices from the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW), for both Urban and RSMC (Rural and Suburban Mail Carriers) bargaining units on May 19, 2025. The notices indicate that CUPW intends to begin strike activity as of Friday, May 23 at 12:00 am local time, unless the parties reach agreements before then.

What does this mean for your order?

There may be delays in receiving your order. To mitigate fulfillment interruptions caused by the potential Canada Post National Strike, we may ship to certain areas with other couriers. Unfortunately, some delivery areas will still be affected including but not limited to: rural areas, addresses with P.O. Boxes, and international orders.

If you are local to Edmonton, we recommend opting to pick up your order at our Flagship Store. For more information, please see our Buy Online Pick Up In Store FAQ.

If you place an order and we are unable to fulfill it in a timely manner, we will reach out to you with further options as soon as possible. Please note that we are currently experiencing a high volume of orders and appreciate your patience as our fulfillment team works to ship all orders in a timely fashion.

Thank you for your understanding as we navigate this unpredictable interruption.