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

On January 11th, 2016, Canada Post will increase 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 First Class Lettermail Price Sheet (2016)

Most direct mailing projects in this category involve Standard size pieces, weighing 30 grams or less. Both Troi Mailing Services & Timeline Printing services are equipped to print Postal Indicias onto these pieces to secure a Lettermail postage rate of 80 cents per piece (3 cent increase from 2015’s rate of 77 cents per piece).

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 Incentive Lettermail.

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