Strategic Review of the Canada Post Corporation

April 21, 2008

On April 21, the Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, the Hon. Lawrence Cannon announced that the Government of Canada is conducting a strategic review of the Canada Post Corporation.

The purpose of the review is to take a strategic view of the corporation.
With changes in technology, such as e-mail and the Internet, traditional mail volumes have dropped per capita therefore creating new challenges for Canada Post.

The review will not affect the December 2006 directive to Canada Post requiring the Corporation to implement an operational plan to restore and maintain rural mail delivery. Canada Post has since made great strides in restoring rural mail delivery to all Canadians living in rural areas. Canada Post has completed its review of the approximately 20,000 rural mailboxes that were subject to health and safety complaints and they are in the process of assessing all 843,000 rural mailboxes across the country.

The Government wants to make sure that, as a Crown Corporation, Canada Post has the tools and means to do what Canadians expect.

The Panel will consult a wide range of stakeholders such as Canada Post and their unions, customers and competitors and federal departments and agencies.

The Panel is also welcoming input from the general public who are invited to write submissions for their consideration. Information is available on the Canada Post Corporation Strategic Review website at www.cpcstrategicreview.gc.ca.