Canada Post's Holiday Closures Schedule for 2009
No Postal Service Dates - When Postal Oulets Are Closed
Oct 13, 2009
Canada Post suspends services for federal and provincial statutory holidays. In 2009, regular collection or delivery of mail is not available during holiday closures which amount to thirteen days in total. Following are the dates of Canada Post postal outlet closures for the year. Nevertheless, privately operated postal outlets, like those operated at drug stores for instance, may have different holiday schedules. Check with the local outlet for dates of operation.
Dates Post Offices Will Be Closed in 2009
Here are the federal, provincial and territorial holiday dates for which Canada Post will be closed in 2009.
- January 1: New Year’s Day
- April10, 13: Good Friday and Easter
- May 18: Victoria Day
- June 24: Quebec’s National Holiday (Quebec only)
- July 1: Canada Day
- August 3: Statutory holiday (except for Quebec and Yukon)
- August 17: Discovery Day (Yukon only)
- September 7: Labour Day
- October 12: Thanksgiving Day
- November 11: Remembrance Day
- December 25: Christmas Day
- December 26: Boxing Day
Unexpected Closures
In addition to these scheduled holidays, postal outlets may close due to unforeseen circumstances which might affect local services. Extreme weather conditions or natural disasters could prevent normal day-to-day services from being carried out at certain local postal outlets. If services for a local postal outlet are in question, contact the outlet directly. Contact numbers for local postal outlets are available at Canada Post’s website.
How Long Does It Take For Letters to Arrive at Their Destination?
Service standards for lettermail give transit times and indicate when letters should arrive at their destinations under normal conditions. In addition to displaying regular hours of operation and holiday closures, local postal outlets also display times for mail collection. If a drop off is made after the collection time, mail is deemed to have been dropped off the following business day.
Lettermail Service Standards
This is normally how long it takes for a letter to move from place to place within certain areas:
- Local mail: two business days
- Within the province: three business days
- Within Canada: four business days
Northern and Remote Mail Delivery Times
For northern and remote regions, expect mail to take a little longer. Standards for lettermail in northern and remote areas are as follows.
- Local: two business days
- Within the province: up to six days
- National: up to eight days
Canada Post's Online Services
In addition to operating postal outlets across the country, Canada Post offers a variety of services through its website. Here are some of the services offered by Canada Post online. Customers can:
- Order stamps
- Order shipping supplies
- Request change of address
- Redirect mail
- Manage bills
- Find a post office
- Print shipping labels
- look up postal codes
- Track parcels
- Get mailing rates
These services and other information are available to customers online, regardless of whether postal outlets are open or not.
The above lists give Canada Post outlet holiday closure dates for 2009, delivery times for standard lettermail and information about Canada Post’s website. More information can be found on Canada Post’s website.
For suggested mailing dates for the 2009 holiday season, see Canada Post’s Suggested Mailing Dates for the 2009 Holiday Season.
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