Canada Post mailbox conversions are coming to Greater Victoria in 2027 as part of the shift from door-to-door delivery. Earlier this spring, the federal mail service announced the conversion of about 136,000 addresses in 13 communities from door-to-door delivery to community mailboxes in late 2026 or early 2027. Work is underway in these communities to identify and finalize community mailbox sites. At that time, fewer than 25 per cent of Canadian addresses still received mail at home. About 81,000 addresses in B.C. are up for
the next round of changeovers in 2027, including: Colwood, Esquimalt, Langford, Saanich, Songhees Nation (New Songhees 1A), Victoria and View Royal. Elsewhere in B.C. Burnaby, Coquitlam, Kelowna, New Westminster, Port Coquitlam, Port Moody, Westbank First Nation (Tsinstikeptum 10 and Tsinstikeptum 9) and West Kelowna are also anticipated to get community mailboxes next year, Canada Post confirmed Thursday (June 11). RELATED: Switch to community mailboxes expected to take 5 years, Canada Post says Converting an address from door-to-door delivery to a community mailbox typically takes months.
Canada Post says it will engage with local governments as it identifies suitable locations and notify residents and businesses of impending changes to their mail delivery. As sites are finalized, residents will be notified of the location of their community mailbox. They will also receive notice and keys before any change to their delivery, according to the Crown corporation. The changes come as a cost-saving measure, with door-to-door delivery costing about 75 per cent more than delivery to a community mailbox at $284 per address
compared to $162, according to a May 2025 Industrial Inquiry Commission. A list of the postal codes scheduled for conversion to date, along with additional information on community mailbox conversions, is available at www.canadapost.ca/ourtransformation. Do you have a story tip? Email: christine.vanreeuwyk@blackpress.ca.
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So in 2027 my mail just disappears into a box somewhere? Great.
They’re doing this to save money but it always somehow costs us more. Like $284 vs $162… okay but where’s the “savings” actually go? Prob nowhere good.
Wait, is this like they’re converting every house to those big apartment-style mailboxes? I thought door-to-door meant they still deliver packages to your door, but “community mailboxes” sounds like everything goes to the curb and good luck if it’s raining.
Canada Post “keys” and “notice” lmao like that’ll stop the wrong people from checking mailboxes. Also “Songhees Nation (New Songhees 1A)” is gonna be a mess I can already tell. I don’t even live there but my neighbor said they’re gonna take people’s mail and it’ll be late all winter.