Canada Post announces 485,000 more addresses to lose home delivery

Canada Post announces 485,000 more addresses to lose home delivery

Crown corporation plans to convert 4 million addresses that still get mail at home

Canada Post has announced the nearly half-million addresses that will lose home delivery next year.

The postal codes, which represent 37 communities, will move to community mailboxes in 2027, the Crown corporation said Thursday.

The 485,000 addresses are on top of the 136,000 announced in April.

The latest addresses are part of Canada Post's plans to convert the four million addresses that still get their mail at their door over the next five years.

"Community mailbox conversions are a key element of Canada Post's plan to transform the postal service to meet the evolving needs of Canadians without becoming a recurring burden on taxpayers," Canada Post wrote in a statement.

Nearly three-quarters of all Canadian addresses already get their mail through community, apartment lobby and post office mailboxes.

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"The move to community mailboxes will increase security by putting nearly all mail and parcels delivered by Canada Post under lock and key. It will also reduce costs, as delivering to the door costs significantly more than to a community mailbox," the statement said.

The latest locations to be included are:

Marina von Stackelberg is a senior reporter at CBC's Parliamentary Bureau in Ottawa. She covers national politics with a focus on health, labour, and the NDP. Marina previously worked as a reporter and host in Winnipeg, with earlier stints in Halifax and Sudbury. Connect with her by email at mvs@cbc.ca or on social media @CBCMarina.