These B.C. neighbourhoods will lose door-to-door mail delivery in 2027

About 81,000 B.C. addresses will lose door-to-door mail delivery next year, as Canada Post continues its move toward community mailboxes. Photo by Michelle Berg /Saskatoon StarPhoenix

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About 81,000 B.C. addresses will lose door-to-door mail delivery next year as Canada Post continues its move toward community mailboxes.

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Here’s what you need to know:

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What’s happening with Canada Post and door-to-door mail delivery?

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On Thursday, Canada Post identified a second round of communities that are marked for conversion from door-to-door mail delivery to community mailboxes in 2027. Those 37 communities are in B.C., Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and Alberta, totalling about 485,000 addresses.

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Earlier this year, Canada Post had already identified 136,000 addresses in 13 communities that were slated for community mailboxes toward the end of this year or early next year.

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Across the country, about three-quarters of Canadian addresses already use community mailboxes or centralized mailboxes, such as those in apartment lobbies.

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About four million Canadian addresses still receive door-to-door mail delivery, as of mid-2026.

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Why is Canada Post getting rid of door-to-door mail delivery in favour of community mailboxes?

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The conversion to centralized, secure community mailboxes comes as part of the mail service’s attempts to balance its financial situation following years of steady decline, including a record loss last year and a another significant loss in the first quarter of 2026.

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“Community mailbox conversions are a key element of Canada Post’s plan to transform the postal service to meet the evolving needs of Canadians without becoming a recurring burden on taxpayers,” read a news release announcing the latest group of communities.

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Community mailboxes will help to reduce costs, as door-to-door delivery costs significantly more.

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How bad is Canada Post’s financial situation?

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In the first quarter of 2026, Canada Post recorded a $205 million before-tax loss due to declining revenues across all business segments. That figure overshadows the $41 million loss recorded in the same quarter the previous year.

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Revenue also fell by $181 million, or 14 per cent, in the first quarter of 2026, compared with the same period last year.

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Which B.C. communities will convert to community mailboxes next year?

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The latest round of communities announced this week for the conversion includes:

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• Burnaby

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• Colwood

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• Coquitlam

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• Esquimalt

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• Kelowna

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• Langford

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• New Westminster

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• Port Coquitlam

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• Port Moody

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• Saanich

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• Songhees Nation (New Songhees 1A)

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• Victoria

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• View Royal

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• Westbank First Nation (Tsinstikeptum 10 and Tsinstikeptum 9)

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• West Kelowna.

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Specific postal codes have yet to be shared but residents will be notified before installation of the community mailboxes.

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The corporation will now reach out to local municipalities to begin discussions for the installation of community mailboxes, though the full process will take months from beginning to end.