Canada Post has confirmed a state of emergency has been declared in the province of British Columbia, owing to adverse weather conditions including flooding, rockslides and mudslides.

Road closures and damaged railway lines and bridges are affecting transportation and delivery across western Canada, and both inbound and outbound letter and parcels flows are suffering disruption.  

Mail arriving in Canada is facing delays at the border due to the ongoing impact of COVID-19. We will keep you informed of any developments. 

Canada have put special quarantine measures in place against coronavirus. As a result, Canada Post has a reduced workforce and are not able to deliver all service specifications, with signature on delivery suspended until further notice. Delays to mail services are to be expected. 

The state of emergency in the city of St. John’s, Newfoundland, is over and all postal services returned to normal on Friday 7th February. 

Canada Post has advised that due to heavy snowfall, the city of St. John’s, Newfoundland, has declared a state of emergency. Collection and delivery of all mail items has currently been suspended. 

Canada Post has confirmed that all operations have now returned to normal for the handling of international inbound mail.

Canada Post thanks everyone for their understanding and patience over the past several weeks.