(Ottawa) Canada Post says it has processed packages that were held up during the month-long strike and expects the “majority” of them to be delivered before Christmas.
Published yesterday at 6:58 p.m.
As the state-owned company ramps up operations, it clarified Friday that post offices are open and new commercial mail can be dropped off for processing, while package pickup services are also back.
To get more items home in time for Christmas, the Postal Service said delivery agents will be working this weekend in some cities.
Canada Post also reminded that it is still working through a backlog of international mail and packages and will begin accepting new international mail on December 23.
Canadians should still expect delays in domestic packages until the new year. The state-owned company estimates that it is possible to expect parcel delivery delays of two or three days in urban centers. Delays could reach 10 days for the longest distances.
“Given the scale of our integrated network of processing facilities, letter carriers and post offices across the country, we expect to return to our usual service levels and delivery standards around the beginning of January” , it was clarified in a press release.
Workers returned to work Tuesday after the Labor Relations Board ordered an end to the strike, with no new agreement in sight for the postal service and the union.
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