| The
Canadian Publications mail service will be changing
as a result of the recent ruling by the World
Trade Organization. This organization has ruled
in favour of a United States complaint that
Canada has several measures relating to publications
that were inconsistent with Canada's obligation
under the GATT.
As
a result, Canada Post must make necessary changes
to the postal subsidy program and the postal
prices for domestic and foreign publications
as of October 30, 1998.
As
of October 30, 1998:
- All foreign
publication Mail customers will pay the
same postal prices as for comparable Canadian
publications.
- All customers
will be charged the full cost of each mailing
through their deposit account, or agent's
at Canada Post. The department of Canadian
Heritage under the Publications Assistance
Program will make subsidy payments for eligible
publications directly to the customer's
deposit account.
- All Publications
mail mailings of more than 10,000 pieces
prepared by Letter Carrier Presort (LCP)
method will be subject to Address Accuracy
requirements.
Each
I.P.M. customer that currently has an agreement
number will be notified of the changes through
the following method.
Details
of the changes to Publications Mail will be
communicated in two phases. The first communication
kit will be sent to each Publisher the week
of September 28/98. This will provide details
on the changes being made to the Publications
Mail service. This will also include necessary
forms to be completed and mailed back. Frontier
would like to have a copy of all forms completed
to keep on file for the Publisher. These forms
can be forwarded to Canada Post through our
Buffalo, NY office.
Once
Canada Post has received this information; they
will forward you a second communication including
sample statement of mailings and how to complete.
Frontier will be completing all statement of
mailings for the mailing of your publications
through our office.
A
customer that is currently utilizing Canada
Post Admail for the mailing of publications
can continue to do so through to April 17, 2000.
During the next several months we can work with
you on converting to the new Publications Mail
product. In April 2000 Canada Post will not
allow publishers, under the new admail definition,
to utilize Admail as a delivery source. |
