CANADA POST postage rate changes take effect march.31
Posted: Fri Mar 28, 2014 6:13 pm
I just thought I would let people who don't live in Canada know about the huge postage rate increases that are taking effect Monday march.31 so you know how much postage you now will need to put on your return envelope. So if you have pending requests out you probably wont get them back now since the rates have gone up a lot, about 35% actually. For example depending on the size and weight of the envelopes you were using and this is for Canada to the u.s. Europe and such is even way more but if you were using $1.34 postage it is now $1.80 or if you were using $2.20 it is now $2.95 and if you were using $3.80 it is now $5.15 
The only rate that didn't go up much is if you were sending something from Canada to the u.s. at $1.10 it is now only $1.20 but that is for things up to 30grams weight only which would maybe be 1 4x6 photo in a small envelope with no cardboard protection. These are the largest postal increases ever for Canada post even me who lives in Canada will now have to put $1.80 on my return envelopes or $1.20 for up to 50 grams if I just send 1 4x6 with cardboard which I might start doing on some requests to save money.
The only rate that didn't go up much is if you were sending something from Canada to the u.s. at $1.10 it is now only $1.20 but that is for things up to 30grams weight only which would maybe be 1 4x6 photo in a small envelope with no cardboard protection. These are the largest postal increases ever for Canada post even me who lives in Canada will now have to put $1.80 on my return envelopes or $1.20 for up to 50 grams if I just send 1 4x6 with cardboard which I might start doing on some requests to save money.