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2020 DELIVERY MODE DATA SCHEDULE
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Each month Canada Post updates the Letter Carrier route files. Mailing Innovations sends these updates to you approximately three weeks ahead of time. The following schedule outlines the Valid Dates for 2020.

Data Posted
to FTP Site

Data Sent to
Customers

Restructure Implementation

Dec 10, 2021
Jan 17, 2022
Jan 14 to Feb 17, 2022
Jan 7, 2022
Feb 21, 2022

Feb 18 to Mar 17, 2022

Feb 11, 2022
Mar 21, 2022

Mar 18 to Apr 7, 2022

Mar 11, 2022
Apr 11, 2022

Apr 8 to May 12, 2022

Apr 1, 2022
May 16, 2022

May 13 to Jun 16, 2022

May 6, 2022
Jun 20, 2022

Jun 17 to Jul 14, 2022

Jun 10, 2022
Jul 18, 2022

Jul 15 to Aug 11, 2022

Jul 8, 2022
Aug 15, 2022

Aug 12 to Sep 15, 2022

Aug 5, 2022
Sep 19, 2022

Sep 16 to Oct 13, 2022

Sep 19, 2022
Oct 17, 2022
Oct 14 to Nov 17, 2022
Oct 7, 2022
Nov 21, 2022
Nov 18 to Dec 15, 2022
Nov 11, 2022
Dec 19, 2022
Dec 16, 2022 to Jan 12, 2023
Dec 9, 2022
Jan 16, 2023
Jan 13, 2023 to Feb 16, 2023

POSTAL CODES BY PROVINCE
Postal code - first character, abbreviation for the province, and province name:
     
A
NL
Newfoundland/Labrador

B

NS

Nova Scotia

C

PE

Prince Edward Island

E

NB

New Brunswick

G

QC

Quebec

H

QC

Quebec, Metro Montreal

J

QC

Quebec West

K

ON

Ontario East

L

ON

Ontario Central

M

ON

Ontario Metro Toronto

N
ON
Ontario South/West
P
ON
Ontario North
R
MB
Manitoba
S
SK
Saskatchewan
T
AB
Alberta
V
BC
British Columbia
X
NT
North West Territories
Y
YT
Yukon Territory
If you would like to see any specific information, please advise, we would be happy to do the research for you.

Permits / Indicias



Canada Post Postal Indecia Specifications:
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Canada Post Postal Indecia Artwork Creation Wizard:
http://www.canadapost.ca/tools/pg/indicia/default-e.asp


Customizable Postal Indecia:
https://www.canadapost.ca/customizedindicia





CANADIAN & US HOLIDAY SCHEDULE FOR 2022
DATE HOLIDAY NOTE

Monday January 3, 2022

New Years Day - Observed

Canada & US

Monday January 17, 2022 Martin Luther King
US
Monday February 21, 2022 Presidents Day
 US
Monday February 21, 2022 Family Day
 Canada(Ontario only)

Friday Apr 15, 2022

Good Friday

Canada & US

Monday April 18, 2022

Easter Monday

Canada Post mail delivery only

Monday May 23, 2022 Victoria Day

Canada

Monday May 30, 2022

Memorial Day

US

Monday June 20, 2022

Juneteenth - Observed

US

Monday June 23, 2022

St Jean Baptiste Day

CPC Closed in QC

Friday July 1, 2022

Canada Day

Canada
Monday July 4, 2022 Independence Day
US

Monday August 1, 2022

Ontario Civic Holiday

Canada

Monday September 5, 2022

Labour Day

Canada & US

Monday October 10, 2022 Columbus Day
US

Monday October 10, 2022

Canadian Thanksgiving

Canada

Friday November 11, 2022 Veteran's Day
US

Friday November 11, 2022

Remembrance Day

Canada Post mail delivery only

Thursday November 24, 2022 Thanksgiving Day
US

Monday December 26, 2022

Christmas Day - Observed

Canada

Friday December 23, 2022

Christmas Day - Observed

US

Tuesday December 27, 2022

Boxing Day - Observed

Canada

Monday January 2, 2023

New Year's Day - Observed

Canada

Friday December 30, 2022

New Year's Day - Observed

US


CANADIAN GOVERNMENT: SWEEPSTAKE RULES AND REGULATIONS

To avoid liability under section 52(1)(a) of the Competition Act mail solicitations should not be drafted in such as manner that they may cause recipients to be under the false general impression that they have won a significant prize. For example, solicitations should not include language in prominent format and in large font stating "We Will Deliver a $1,000,000 cheque" which is qualified by language "if you are declared our winner" that appear in a less conspicuous location in the document in much smaller font size.

Contest rules should be adequately and fairly disclosed to comply with section 59 of the Act.Issues arise under the Act when contest rules are disclosed in very small font size in locations of the solicitation that consumers would not likely notice them. For example, some solicitations have included the contest rules on the inside portion of the solicitation's envelope. As you can appreciate, many consumers would discard the envelope without noticing the contest rules. In other cases, contest rules have been placed on the reverse side of documents included in the solicitation without being referenced elsewhere in the solicitation.

Many solicitations state in the context of promoting a large prize, that the recipient is a guaranteed winner. This may provide recipients with the impression that they are guaranteed to receive the large prize. The solicitations, however, state in their contest rules that the odds of winning a nominal prize are 100% and that the odds of winning the large prize are remote. This raises issues in two respects. Firstly that the solicitation may provide the false general impression that the recipient has already won the large cash prize. Secondly that it is misleading to refer to a recipient as a guaranteed winner.

Using the term winner implies that there are winners and losers and it would be misleading to refer to all recipients as winners.

We are also aware of many solicitations, such as the ACG solicitations you referred to our attention, that invite the recipient to call a 1-900 telephone number and be charged the applicable rates to determine which prize they have won. The issue under the Act, in addition to the issues discussed above, is whether proper disclosure has been made of the cost of this phone call. The disclosure of this information should be made in a prominent fashion and the disclosure should include the cost per minute and the duration of the call or the total cost of the call.

In addition, contest promotions must also be lawful in relation to the Criminal Code, other federal or provincial statutes and local by-laws. Businesses wanting to rely on such promotions should therefore contact legal counsel to ensure compliance with these jurisdictions.

As you know, the Marketing Practices Branch of the Competition Bureau promotes compliance with the Act through the Program of Advisory Opinions, which provides non-binding opinions on prospective advertising and other promotional plans. This program may be of interest to your members and I encourage them to take advantage of it. If any of the CDMA's members wish to receive an Advisory Opinion on any of their advertising or other promotional plans, my staff are prepared to assist them.
Links: Access to useful web pages for those interested in mail delivery and tracking

• Download the NAFTA Certificate of Origin (PDF format): Click Here
• For Canada Post Indecia Artwork: http://www.canadapost.ca/tools/pg/indicia/default-e.asp

 

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