IMPORTANT information about Canada Post Corporation strike - Nov 15 2024
In response to the Canada Post strike scheduled to begin Friday November 15,2024, our Queen鈥檚 Postal Services and Queen鈥檚 Logistics team are offering the following solutions to ensure your packages and document envelopes continue to reach their intended destination.
QSHIP is available to all staff, faculty and employees via a web-based portal that will provide users with courier options for all accounts including UPS, Purolator, DHL and FedEx. Please contact logistics@queensu.ca for a user access account.
If you have a package to be delivered in the local area, preferred carriers such as JJ Express and Rabbit Express are available.
QUEEN鈥橲 POSTAL SERVICES REMAINS OPEN. Regular pick up and deliveries will continue, however parcels will be shipped using an alternate courier. Letter mail cannot be delivered to Canada Post during the labour disruption. If you have letter mail that requires delivery, please contact delivery@queensu.ca and we can discuss courier options.
If you have any questions or concerns please contact logistics@queensu.ca or delivery@queensu.ca
CUPW announces national strike that will cause service delays for Canadians
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has announced it intends to begin a national strike on Friday, November 15 at 12:01 a.m. ET.
Canada Post鈥檚 operations will shut down during a national strike, affecting millions of Canadians and businesses across the country.
Customers should expect delays
Customers will experience delays due to the strike activity. Mail and parcels will not be processed or delivered for the duration of the national strike, and some post offices will be closed. Service guarantees will be impacted for items already in the postal network. No new items will be accepted until the national disruption is over.
Items will be delivered as quickly as possible once operations resume
All mail and parcels in the postal network will be secured and delivered as quickly as possible on a first-in, first-out basis once operations resume. However, a national strike of any length will impact service to Canadians well after the strike activity ends. Shutting down facilities across the country will affect Canada Post鈥檚 entire national network. Processing and delivery may take some time to fully return to normal.
Potential Canada Post Service Disruption - Updated Nov 14 2024
Canada Post Corporation is advising of a potential legal work disruption beginning Friday November 15, 2024.
If a service disruption occurs:
Any mail at Canada Post Corporation, Kingston Depot will be delivered up until the last day prior to any disruption.
- QUEEN鈥橲 POSTAL SERVICES REMAINS OPEN. Regular pick up and deliveries continue, however parcels will be shipped using an alternate courier until the CPC labour disruption is settled. Letter mail cannot be delivered to Canada Post during the labour disruption.
- In the event of a service disruption, Queens departments are encouraged to use electronic means for communications/ transactions, and are encouraged to ship items via Purolator or UPS until the labour matter is resolved.
- For updates on Canada Post labour activities please visit:
- Any further questions may be directed to the Manager of Postal Services delivery@queensu.ca or Queen鈥檚 Logistics logistics@queensu.ca
Postal Services Pandemic Information
Update January 2021: For the provincial-wide lockdown currently in place, Queen's Postal Services (QPS) is considered an essential service and continues to be open, Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. All safety protocols remain in place to ensure the safety of our staff and our clients.
As Queen's departments consider potentially reopening, QPS understands that departments may want to reinstate delivery of Canada Post mail and COVID related supply orders on campus. If your department wishes to resume mail delivery service, please contact either email: delivery@queensu.ca or call ext. 32912 or ext. 36305.
Please remember that offices on campus will need to be accessible/open for the QPS team to resume delivery. When making your request to restore delivery services, please note the required frequency of delivery.
Departments wishing to pick up incoming mail for their unit OR to drop off outgoing mail, may continue to do so at 355 King St West Room 142 To ensure that staff are available, please call QPS in advance of pickup - external (613) 533-6305 or internal ext. 36305.