Canada Post to Phase Out Home Delivery, Raise Postage

Only about one-third of all Canadians receive mail delivery to their door, which covers about 5.1 million residents. The other two-thirds retrieve it via a central location—community or rural mailboxes or apartment lobbies.

A tiered pricing structure will see the cost of stamps, which are mainly purchased by Canadians in booklets or coils, increase to 85 cents per stamp, with discounts for customers that use mail the most. Customers who buy one stamp at a time, which represents about 2 percent of stamp purchases, will pay $1 per stamp. The price changes take effect March 31.