ADMAIL RATES: CANADA POST
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   • ADMAIL DEFINITIONS
   • ADDRESSED ADMAIL RATES
   • DIMENSIONAL ADDRESSED ADMAIL RATES
   • UNADDRESSED ADMAIL PRICES
   • PUBLISHED DELIVERY STANDARDS FOR ADMAIL
   • SIZE STANDARDS
   • POSTAL INDECIA ARTWORK: ADDRESSES ADMAIL
   • PSP HIGHLIGHTS SHEET ADDRESSED ADMAIL
   • ADDRESS ACCURACY REQUIREMENTS
   • CATALOGUE MAIL PRICES ( DISCONTINUED )
   • POSTAL INDECIA ARTWORK: CATALOGUE RATE
   
   • ADDRESS CORRECTION
   • RETURN TO SENDER

ADMAIL DEFINITIONS:

UNIFORM MESSGAGE:

Although the wording of the items does not have to be identical, the theme of the message must be uniform. The mail items must all have the same specific purpose and the same specific goal.

PROMOTIONAL:

The purpose of the mailing must be to sell a product or service or promote the use of a product or service.

PERSONALIZATION:

Advertisers can use what they know about their customers in their message to them (using database marketing). The promotional message can now be personalized. The advertiser can send a tailored message using information about a specific customer and their purchase behavior and other information they can capture in their database.

FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE REPORTS:

Financial Performance reports from corporate issuers, sent primarily for promotional purposes, such as annual, semi annual and quarterly reports of mutual funds and corporations are acceptable. Also included are Prospectuses, and Segregated Fund reports mailed by insurance companies.

FULFILLMENT:

Advertisers can promote an offer or solicit a response from prospects or potential customers (unsolicited), but once they respond to the offer (solicited), advertisers cannot respond or fulfill their request by Addressed Admail.

RENEWAL NOTICES:

Renewal notices in respect of a publication are acceptable as Addressed Admail.

PRINTED MATERIAL NOT ACCEPTABLE:

Non promotional printed matter such as publications, newsletters, magazines, tax forms, voter notices, as well as items such as surveys, or questionnaires and forms.

- Recall and renewal notices that are not for publications.

- Fulfillment.

- Proxies and ballots.



CANADA POST: ADDRESSED ADMAIL RATES as of January 11, 2010

Price Per Item

Machineable
Short & Long
(up to 30g)
Short & Long
(over 30g up to 50g)
Oversize
(up to 500g)

Preparation Option
(price per piece)

$0.38

$0.40

$0.58 + 0.0026
per g over 50 g

NOTE REGARDING MACHINEABLE:
Conditions apply to receive this rate. Advance certification with a 90% readibility rate for S/L, 80% for O/S.

Price Per Item

Letter Carrier
Presort (LCP)
Short & Long (S/L)
Up to 100g
Oversize (O/S)
Up to 500g
Oversize (O/S)
Over 500g up to 750g
Oversize (O/S)
Over 750g up to 1.36 kg

Delivery Mode Direct (DMD)

$0.37 + 0.0021 per g over 50g

$0.47 + 0.0026 per g over 50g

$2.24 + 0.0027 per g over 500g

$2.88 + 0.0030 per g over 750g

Delivery Facility (DF)

$0.41 + 0.0021 per g over 50g

$0.54 + 0.0026 per g over 50g

$2.30 + 0.0027 per g over 500g

$2.94 + 0.0030 per g over 750g

Distribution Centre Facility (DCF)

$0.43 + 0.0021 per g over 50g

$0.55 + 0.0026 per g over 50g

$2.31 + 0.0027 per g over 500g

$2.95 + 0.0030 per g over 750g

Forward Consolidaion Point (FCP)

$0.53 + 0.0021 per g over 50g

$0.67 + 0.0026 per g over 50g

$2.43 + 0.0027 per g over 500g

$3.07 + 0.0030 per g over 750g

Residue

$0.54 + 0.0021 per g over 50g

$0.68 + 0.0026 per g over 50g

$2.44 + 0.0027 per g over 500g

$3.08 + 0.0030 per g over 750g

Price Per Item

NDG
Short and Long (S/L)
Up to 100g
Oversize (O/S)
Up to 500g
Oversize (O/S)
Over 500g up to 750g
Oversize (O/S)
Over 750g up to 1.36 kg
 
$0.46 + 0.0021 per g over 50g
$0.61 + 0.0026 per g over 50g
$2.38 + 0.0027 per g over 500g
$3.00 + 0.0030 per g over 750g

Manual Order Processing Fee
Price per manual Order (Statement of Mailing)
 
$5.00
Reusable Plastic Pallet Usage Fee  3
Price per pallet
 
 $2.00

Price Per Item Returned

Service Options Short and Long (S/L)
Up to 100 g
Oversize (O/S)
Up to 500 g
Oversize (O/S)
Over 500 g up to 750 g
Oversize (O/S)
Over 750 g up to 1.3 kg
Return to Sender
$0.75
$1.50
$2.38 + 0.0027 per g over 500g
$3.00 + 0.0030 per g over 750g
Address Correction Service
$1.00
$1.75
Return to Sender price + $0.25
Return to Sender price + $0.25




CANADA POST: DIMENSIONAL ADDRESSED ADMAIL RATES as of January 11, 2010

Price per item
Letter Carrier
Presort (LCP)
Small
Up to 500g
Medium
Up to 500g
Large
Up to 500g
Delivery Mode
$0.64 + 0.0031 per g over 50g
$0.72 + 0.0031 per g over 50g
$0.97 + 0.0031 per g over 50g
Delivery Facility
$0.79 + 0.0031 per g over 50g
$0.92 + 0.0031 per g over 50g
$1.13 + 0.0031 per g over 50g
DCF
$0.80 + 0.0031 per g over 50g
$0.93 + 0.0031 per g over 50g
$1.14 + 0.0031 per g over 50g
Fwd Consolid. Point
$1.32 + 0.0031 per g over 50g
$1.49 + 0.0031 per g over 50g
$1.76 + 0.0031 per g over 50g
Residue
$1.35 + 0.0031 per g over 50g
$1.52 + 0.0031 per g over 50g
$1.79 + 0.0031 per g over 50g
 
Manual Order Processing Fee
Price per manual Order (Statement of Mailing)
 
$5.00
Reusable Plastic Pallet Usage Fee  3
Price per pallet
 
 $2.00



CANADA POST: Unaddressed Admail Prices - Basic Rates  1   as of January 11, 2010
Annual Volume Commitment
Price per item
Non-Contract Price  2
Up to 50 g
Over 50 g up to 100 g
Over 100 g
$0.12
$0.12 + 0.0018 per g over 50 g
$0.178 + 0.0018 per g over 100 g
Transportation Fee  3
Up to 50 g
Over 50 g up to 100 g
Over 100 g
0.008
$0.012 + 0.00007 per g over 50 g $0.01 + 0.00007 per g over 100 g
Manual Order Processing Fee
Price per manual Order (Statement of Mailing)
 
$5.00
Pack of 50 Flexipack pouches  5
Small Flexipack pouches
Large Flexipack pouches
 
 $11.76
 $22.76

CANADA POST: Unaddressed Admail Prices - Premium Rates  4   as of January 11, 2010
Annual Volume Commitment
Price per item
Non-Contract  2
Up to 50 g
Over 50 g up to 100 g
Over 100 g
$0.132
$0.132 + 0.0018 per g over 50 g
$0.19 + 0.0018 per g over 100 g
Transportation Fee  3
Up to 50 g
Over 50 g up to 100 g
Over 100 g
$0.008
$0.008 + 0.00007 per g over 50 g $0.01 + 0.00007 per g over 100 g
Manual Order Processing Fee
Price per manual Order (Statement of Mailing)
 
$5.00
Pack of 50 Flexipack pouches  5
Small Flexipack pouches
Large Flexipack pouches
 
 $11.76
 $22.76
  1. Applicable to *Upon Receipt* mailings of standard size, printed matter and items targeting Houses, Apartments, or Farms.
  2. These prices apply to all mailings submitted on a manual Order (Statement of Mailing), and a manual Order processing fee may apply.
  3. Transportation Fees apply when Canada Post is required to transport items to the appropriate local delivery facility.
  4. Applicable to *Specified Delivery Start Date* mailings, Samples, Oversize Items, or mailings targeting Businesses.
  5. Customers may purchase packages of 50 Flexipack pouches through the Online Business Center or at select Post Offices.




Published delivery standards for Admail:

Local: 3 to 4 days

Within a Province: 4 to 5 days

National: 4 to 15 days

At this time Canada Post does not have audited figures to determine how often they make these standards.

 

In the rates for March 99 Canada Post has eliminated the National Distribution Guide pre-sort rate category. It will be important to insure all information in an LCP mailing is included on the mailing piece. If the mailing fails LCP the only rate option will be NDG basic.


Size standards:

Post Cards Minimum size:

90mm x 140mm x 0.18mm

3 1/2" x 5 1/2" x .007"

Post Cards Maximum size:

120mm x 235mm x 5mm

4 11/16" x 9 1/4" x 3/16"

Minimum self mailer size:

70mm x 100 mm x 0.18 mm

2 3/4 x 3 15/16 x .007"

Short Long (S/L) Minimum:

90 mm x 140 mm x 0.5 mm

3 1/2" x 5 1/2" x .019"

Short Long (S/L) Maximum size:

156 mm x 245 mm x 5 mm

6 1/8" x 9 5/8" x 3/16"

Oversize (O/S) Maximum size:

270 mm x 380 mm x 20 mm

10 5/8" x 14 15/16" x 3/4"

Maximum weight:

Oversize (O/S): 500 grams (17.62 ozs.)
Short Long (S/L): 100grams (3.53 ozs.)

Minimum Deposit:

1000 pcs.

The mail piece must have a Canadian return address, or no return address at all on the carrier. 



Postal Indecia Artwork: http://www.canadapost.ca/tools/pg/indicia/default-e.asp


CANADA POST: PSP HIGHLIGHTS SHEET
ADDRESSED ADMAIL

Effective April 17, 2000 .

The number of LCP (Letter Carrier Presort) options will be reduced from 6 to 4. City and FCP (Forward Consolidation Point) presortation levels will be eliminated while maintaining a City containerization level.

A Machineable mail preparation option is being introduced. By making you Addresses Admail machineable, you may benefit from cost savings over some presort options. NOTE: Certain Conditions Apply

The "Phantom pricing" option will continue for mailings of less than the minimum requirement of 1,000 pieces. Phantom pricing will exist for all three categories of mail preparation (Machineable, LCP and NDG) for both Short and Long and Oversize.

The maximum weight for Short and Long mail will decrease from 500g to 100g. Items weighing more than 100g will be charged at Oversize prices.

An Addressed Admail mailing, provided it has a uniform message, may be comprised of pieces of varying weight, including pieces above 50g and below 50g.

Address Accuracy requirements apply to Addresses Admail whenever more than 5,000 pieces are deposited. NOTE: Change regarding NDG was formerly 50,000, was reduced to 10,000 and now 5,000 as of April 01/01.




CANADA POST: ADDRESS ACCURACY REQUIREMENTS

Over 5,000 pcs for LCP mailing.
Also, over 5,000 pcs for NDG mailings 95%

Machineable: 90% readibility rate for S/L, 80% readibility rate for O/S




CANADA POST: CATALOGUE MAIL PRICES as of January 12, 2009

Catalogue Mail has been discontinued and the rates are now incorporated under the new weight sizes for Addressed Admail

Catalogue
Over 500 g up to 1.36 kg
Over 1.36 kg
 
$2.28 + 0.0023 per g over 500 g
$2.95 + 0.0016 per g over 500 g
Service Options
Price per item + Price per kg
     Return to Sender
$2.28 + 0.0023 per g over 500g
$2.95 + 0.0016 per g over 500g
     Address Correction Service
Return to Sender + $0.25
Return to Sender + $0.25
Processing Fee
Price per manual order (Statement of Mailng)
 
$5.00
Notwithstanding the pricing formula for Catalogue Mail, a minimum per item price of $2.25 applies.




Postal Indecia Artwork: http://www.canadapost.ca/tools/pg/indicia/default-e.asp

Unnaddressed Admail Information for mass FSA distribution.
Information on this service is available upon request.
 
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