On Monday December 22, Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) announced that they had reached a bargaining agreement. Canada Post stated the deal includes a 6.5% wage increase in year one, followed by a 3% increase in year two, and increases matching the annual inflation rate in years three through five. The agreement ends on Jan. 31, 2029.
The agreement ended a labour saga that dominated the Canadian news saga in 2025, with postal workers claiming they worked in unsuitable conditions while Canada Post pointed to its terrible fiscal quarters as a justification for refusing to concede to workers’ demands. Canada Post was given a $1 billion loan from the federal government, but it is expected to run out in the coming months or even weeks.
The labour dispute made the Canadian public raise questions about the Carney led Liberal government’s commitment to Canadian workers in the face of their simultaneous commitment to fiscal responsibility.