Rate Change Centre

Canada Post will increase regulated postage rates in 2025. For stamps purchased in a booklet, coil or pane, which represent the majority of stamp sales, the rate would increase by 25 cents, to $1.24 per stamp. The new price changes will take effect Monday, January 13, 2025.

For the last decade, the Corporation has kept regulated letter mail rate increases to a minimum. This rate change represents a one-time increase of roughly 25 per cent, which is required to better align stamp prices with the rising cost of providing letter mail service to all Canadians.

• Canadian letter mail volumes have declined by 60 per cent over the last two decades, from 5.5 billion letters in 2006 to 2.2 billion letters in 2023.
• During that time, the number of addresses served has increased by more than 3 million, from 14.3 million addresses in 2006 to 17.4 million addresses in 2023, and that number continues to grow.
• In 2006, Canadian households received an average of seven letters per week; today, it’s two per week.
• From 2018 to 2023, Canada Post lost $3 billion before taxes, including a loss before tax of $748 million in 2023.

Every year there are fewer letters to deliver to more addresses, adding significant cost pressures to the Corporation on top of continued inflationary pressures. At the same time, Canadian stamp prices have remained among some of the lowest internationally.

The new regulated rates are expected to generate approximately $80 million of additional annual gross revenue for Canada Post in 2025.

• Price increase for Canada Lettermail^TM for stamps and metered. This effects Domestic, USA, and International Letter Post.
• Price increase for Domestic and International Registered Mail
• All meters are required to connect and download latest software update to ensure continued compliance with Canada Post requirements

For complete information pertaining to the affected rates, please visit the Canada Post Website.

Through its computerized intelligence, your Francotyp-Postalia postage meter will download the new postal rates as part of the normal Teleset postage download process.

As we approach the rate change implementation date, your postage meter may prompt you to make periodic connections to our server by requesting a Teleset transaction, even if you do not require postage. Some Optimail 30 models may also display the messages “Postage low” or “Security device has incorrect state”.

When prompted, run the Teleset procedure as you normally would; you may either download postage or perform a zero dollar download if you do not require postage for the time being. Prior to running Teleset, check your descending register to determine the balance available in your meter.

To receive the new rates, your meter must complete a successful Teleset connection prior to the rate implementation date. The new rates are available on our server now.

During the rate download process, your postage meter will require a longer than normal connection to the Teleset server of up to 6 minutes. Once the rates are downloaded into your meter, it will automatically activate on the rate implementation date.

If customers have any questions or comments regarding the rate change, please contact us at:

82 Corstate Avenue,

Concord ON L4K 4X2

Email: fp@francotyp.ca