New Canada Post Volume Requirements = Cheaper Postage

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Steve

As of March 31, 2014 Canada Post will reduce the minimum volume requirements for both Incentive Lettermail and Addressed Admail.

Lettermail is material that cannot be mailed at promotional rates, such as statements and invoices. In the past volumes of over 5,000 pieces were required to access lower postage rates. The new threshold will be 1,000 pieces and the price will be 70¢ – 17.6% less than the new single piece rate (85¢).

Addressed Admail is promotional material such as sale notices or fundraising. The threshold for this type of mail is being reduced from 1,000 pieces to just 500. This will help small businesses and charities reduce their postage costs from 49.4% up to 62.5% compared to the new single piece rate.

The only “catch” is that both of these types of mail will have to meet Canada Post Machineable standards. This means the piece will have to be designed so that the address is clearly recognizable by a machine for best processing. If the machine doesn’t read an address, a surcharge may apply – but you’ll never pay more than the regular single piece rate.

We can help you navigate the new rules and prices that come into effect March 31, 2014. Please call us and see how we can help ensure you pay the lowest postage possible on your outbound mail.

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We are Expert Partners!

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Steve

We are pleased to announce that we have been renewed as Canada Post Expert Partners for 2014!

This is a program we were accepted into last year – you may have noticed the Expert Partner logo showing up on the website and in our emails. The Partner Program is a collaboration between Canada Post and Mail Service Providers and has allowed us to streamline our communications and help serve our customers better. We can set up Canada Post accounts for our customers without the need of intermediaries, we benefit from enhanced training from Canada Post, and we get to participate in an exchange of ideas with the best and most successful Mail Service Providers in Canada.

We are proud to be one of only 42 Expert Partners across Canada. It shows our commitment to quality and we feel it is a reflection of our high standards.

Give us a call and let us put our Expertise to work for you!

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Lettermail Pricing Stays the Same (for now)

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Steve

Every year at this time Canada Post implements increases to the postal rates. For a First Class letter at full price they have delayed the increase until March 31, 2014 and at that time the rates will go up significantly.

For now, you can send a standard letter that weighs less than 30 grams for the same price as last year – 63¢.

Starting March 31, purchasing individual stamps will cost a whopping $1.00 – but buying stamps in bulk will only cost 85¢. Even better, paying for your mail with a meter machine or postal indicia will drop that cost even further to 75¢.

If your company sends out a volume of monthly, weekly, or even daily mail we can help keep it looking uniformly professional. After March 31, we can even save you money in the process!

Feel free to call us if you have any questions about your Direct Mail.

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Postal Rates Up! Postal Rates Down!

Posted on December 27, 2012 by Steve

New Canada Post rates come into effect on January 14, 2013.  Lettermail has gone from 61¢ to 63¢ an increase of 3.3%.  Other increases are in the same order with Addressed Admail increasing 2.6% to 4.2%

Unadddressed Admail prices have stayed the same for 2013 with the added bonus of no surcharges for high demand routes.  This results in a saving of 8.7% to mail to some routes.

 

 

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