As part of a five year pricing strategy announced in 2009, Canada Post wishes to remind Canadians that the domestic basic letter rate will increase by 2 cents, from 57 cents to 59 cents, for standard letters weighing up to 30 grams effective January 17, 2011. Proposed increases for USA and International letter rates will be published in Part I of the Canada Gazette on June 26, 2010.
Canada Post proposed the following rate adjustments, to come into effect January 17, 2011:
$0.03 increase to $1.03 for letters, cards and postcards up to 30 grams destined for the USA;
$0.05 increase to $1.75 for letters, cards and postcards up to 30 grams sent to foreign destinations.
Even with the price increase, Canadians continue to enjoy some of the lowest postage prices in the developed world. Canada’s domestic basic letter rate remains among the lowest when compared with other leading industrialized nations and is still below rates in the United Kingdom, Germany, Japan, France and Italy.
Detailed information on these and other proposed rate changes is available in the Canada Gazette Part I. Canadians have 60 days in which to make representations to the Minister of Transport regarding the proposed rate increases.
For more information, please contact
Canada Post Media Relations
613-734-8888
See full post at: Canada Post Reminds Canadians of Postage Rate Increase for January.
