Canada Post says another 485,000 addresses will move from door-to-door delivery to community mailboxes in 2027, as the Crown corporation continues a major overhaul of its delivery system.
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The new conversions will affect 37 communities across Canada. They come in addition to about 136,000 addresses in 13 communities that were already announced for conversion in late 2026 or early 2027.
Canada Post says the change is part of its plan to modernize the postal service and return to financial self-sustainability. The corporation pointed to a record loss in 2025 and another significant loss in the first quarter of 2026 as signs that changes are needed.
The largest number of newly announced conversions will be in Ontario, where 158,000 addresses are set to shift in communities including Ajax, Brampton, Kitchener, London, Mississauga, Ottawa and Pickering. Québec will see 139,000 addresses converted in places such as Laval, Longueuil, Québec City and Trois-Rivières.
British Columbia accounts for 81,000 addresses, including Burnaby, Coquitlam, Kelowna, Victoria, West Kelowna and several other communities.
Alberta will see 56,000 conversions in Calgary and Edmonton. Smaller totals are planned for Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Manitoba.
Canada Post says nearly three-quarters of Canadian addresses already receive mail and parcels through centralized delivery, including community mailboxes, apartment lobby boxes and post office boxes.
Where conversions will take place
- Nova Scotia: Halifax — 17,000 addresses
- New Brunswick: Fredericton, Oromocto — 17,000 addresses
- Québec: L’Ancienne-Lorette, Laval, Longueuil, Québec City, Saint-Hubert, Trois-Rivières — 139,000 addresses
- Ontario: Ajax, Brampton, Hawkesbury, Kitchener, London, Mississauga, Ottawa, Pickering —158,000 addresses
- Manitoba: Portage la Prairie, Winnipeg—17,000 addresses
- Alberta: Calgary, Edmonton — 56,000 addresses
- British Columbia: Burnaby, Colwood, Coquitlam, Esquimalt, Kelowna, Langford, New Westminster, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Saanich, Songhees Nation (New Songhees 1A), Victoria, View Royal, Westbank First Nation (Tsinstikeptum 10 and Tsinstikeptum 9), West Kelowna — 81,000 addresses
In total, the corporation plans to convert four million addresses that still receive door-to-door delivery. The national program is expected to take about five years.
Canada Post says it will begin discussions with local governments in the affected communities. Residents will be told where their mailbox will be located and will receive notice and keys before delivery changes take effect.
A list of the postal codes scheduled for conversion to date is available online.