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Published May 6, 2024

Mailing a letter costs a little more now as stamp price hike takes effect

By Canadian Press Staff

An increase in the cost to send a letter in Canada took effect Monday.

The cost of stamps purchased in a booklet, coil or pane is now 99 cents per stamp, an increase of seven cents.

The price of a single domestic stamp is now $1.15, up from $1.07.

The cost increases come after Canada Post reported a loss for 2023 on Friday and warned that without changes it expects larger unsustainable losses in future years.

It said its loss before tax amounted to $748 million for 2023 compared with a loss before tax of $548 million in 2022. 

Canada Post said the results were hurt by a post-pandemic surge in parcel delivery competition, the ongoing decline in transaction mail and continued growth in addresses and delivery costs.

Banner image: The Canada Post logo is seen in Richmond, B.C., on Thursday, June 1, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 6, 2024.

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