Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers have reached tentative agreements, with the union set to manage a ratification vote.
Canada Post announced Monday (Dec. 22) that the two parties had reached tentative agreements after previously reaching agreements in principle in November.
A statement from the union says it had “achieved improvements” since Canada Post’s global offers on Oct. 3.
The tentative agreements are for both the urban and rural and suburban mail carrier bargaining units. They are set for five years and would be in effect until Jan. 31, 2029.
The agreements include higher wage increases, including 6.5 per cent in year one, with five per cent already received. There will be a three per cent increase for year two, while annual wage increases for years three, four and five would match the annual inflation rate of the Consumer Price Index.
The rural and suburban mail carriers will also be moved to an hourly rate of pay.
Canada Post and the union have also agreed to enhanced benefits, better income replacement for injury-on-duty leave and leave under short-term disability program and a weekend parcel delivery model, according to a news release from Canada Post.
The union will now be managing a ratification vote in the new year for the Canadian Union of Postal Workers-represented employees.
That ratification vote will only take place once language around the short-term disability program and personal days is finalized, which isn’t until Jan. 16, 2026.
Canada Post and the union say that during this process, the parties have agreed to engage in any strike or lockout activity.