How Will Canada Post’s 2016 Incentive Lettermail Postage Rate Changes Affect Your Commercial Printing and Direct Mailing Services?

On January 11th, 2016, Canada Post increased postage costs for a number of direct mail delivery categories.

These postage rate changes pertain to:

•  First Class Lettermail
• Incentive Lettermail
• Personalized Mail (formerly Addressed Admail)
• USA and International Letter-post
• Publications Mail
• Business Reply Mail

2015’s standard fee for Neighbourhood Mail (formerly Unaddressed Admail) will stay the same in 2016–15.8 cents per piece, plus a 1 cent transportation fee.

As your direct mail marketing budgets are prime authority when it comes to print advertising solutions, please click below for postage costs pertaining to:

Canada Post’s Incentive Lettermail Price Sheet (2016)

Troi Mailing Services and Timeline Printing can help you apply for the Incentive Lettermail rate. To become eligible, customers must first enter into an agreement with Canada Post and ensure that the direct mailing campaign meets certain requirements established by Canada Post. These requirements include but are not limited to: direct mailing volumes, mail preparation and pre-sortation, address accuracy, certification, mail processing acceptability and readability, size and weight.

Please also click here for an overview of Canada Post’s changes and the growth of Smartmail Marketing.

To learn more about recent developments in the world of direct mail advertising, please call our Toronto mailing house specialists at 1-866-486-0423. Troi Mailing Services’ next blog article will address 2016 postage prices for Personalized Mail.

Troi Mailing Services wishes you a warm and Happy New Year!