Canada Post Corporation oversight

Ministerial oversight of postal affairs and support for the minister responsible for Canada Post Corporation

The Minister of Public Service and Procurement is responsible for Canada Post. The role of the minister is to determine the broad policy direction of the corporation while respecting its operational autonomy in other matters. Ministerial responsibility for Canada Post was transferred in November 2015.

As a Federal Crown corporation, Canada Post operates at arm’s length from the government and is responsible for managing its own operations in accordance with its enabling legislation, the Canada Post Corporation Act.

International

As a member of the Universal Postal Union (UPU), the United Nations agency that coordinates postal policies among 192 member nations, Canada is required to maintain a postal system that provides a universal service and which allows for the reciprocal exchange of mail between countries. Canada Post has been designated sole entity in charge of fulfilling, on Canada's behalf, the responsibilities of operating postal services to meet these obligations.

The Canadian delegation to the UPU includes officials from Public Services and Procurement Canada, who are responsible for overseeing postal affairs in Canada, as well as employees from Canada Post.

Regulatory Framework

Canada Post review 2016 to 2018

Canada Post Corporation Act library materials review report

The Canada Post Corporation Act Library Materials Review report reviews the definition of library material as per the Canada Post Corporation Act and section 19(1)(g.1) of the Act. The Honourable Filomena Tassi, P.C., M.P., Minister of Public Services and Procurement, tabled this report in Parliament in April 2022.

Canada Post Corporation Act Library Materials Review report—April 2022

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