Oh my gosh, Canada Post is literally falling apart right now, and it’s, like, totally messing with everyone’s lives. If you’re waiting on a package, a birthday card from Grandma, or—gasp!—your passport, you might wanna sit down. Because honey, it is not showing up on time.
So here’s the tea: since May 23, 2025, postal workers across the country have been on this totally legal overtime ban thing. Basically, they’re like, “We’re done staying late!” and honestly, good for them—but also, not so great for the rest of us who kinda rely on, you know, mail? Letters, bills, government cheques, Amazon orders—it’s all delayed. And no, tracking it won’t help. It’s probably still sitting in a bin somewhere in Moose Jaw.
This drama didn’t come out of nowhere, though. Remember that mega strike last year from November to December? Yeah, 32 days of no mail, and now we’re back in the chaos zone. And get this: some people are saying they still haven’t caught up from that strike. Like, hello? It’s been months!
And it’s not just, like, “Oops, your mail’s a bit late.” It’s “Sorry, we suspended service to that international destination” vibes. Yup, Canada Post actually stopped delivering to some countries. If you were expecting a care package from your cousin in Italy—forget it, babe.
Oh, and small biz owners? They are screaming. Imagine trying to run your Etsy candle shop and your orders are just sitting there while customers are coming for your throat in the DMs. It’s not cute.
And for the girlies in rural Canada? Ugh, nightmare. No private couriers wanna go out that far without charging a whole paycheck, so people are literally stuck with delays and zero options.
Meanwhile, Canada Post is burning through money like it’s on fire. Last year alone, they lost $841 million. Like, almost a billion with a B, sweetie. A government report even called them “effectively insolvent,” which is just a polite way of saying “they broke.” And now, they’re begging the government to force the union to vote on their final offer, which includes a lil’ signing bonus and no more mandatory overtime. Cute, but CUPW is like, “Try harder.”
So yeah, until they sort this out, just assume your mail is living its best life in limbo. Plan ahead, light a candle, and maybe start using carrier pigeons or something—because Canada Post is in its flop era, and we are all suffering for it.
XOXO,
Valley Girl News
