LETTERMAIL RATES: CANADA POST - LETTERMAIL
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   • INCENTIVE LETTERMAIL
   • POSTAL INDECIA ARTWORK: LETTERMAIL
   • SIZE STANDARDS
   • DELIVERY STANDARDS
   • LETTERMAIL UNPRINTED CLEAR ZONES
   • POSTAL STANDARDS: LETTERMAIL


CANADA POST: LETTERMAIL RATES as of January 10, 2022
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Postal Indecia Artwork: http://www.canadapost.ca/tools/pg/indicia/default-e.asp


Size Standards:
Standard

 

Minimum size: 90 mm x 156 mm x 0.18mmT - 5 1/2" x 3 9/16" x .008

Maximum size: 156 mm x 245 mm x 5 mmT - 6 1/8" x 9 5/8" x 3/16"

 

Oversize (O/S)

Maximum size: 270 mm x 380 mm x 20 mm 10 5/8" x 15" x 3/4"

Maximum weight:
500 grams - 17.62 ozs.

Post Card

Minimum size: 90 mm x 140mm x 0.18mmT - 5 1/2" x 3 9/16" x .008

Maximum size: 120 mm x 235 mm x cardstock - 4 11/16" x 9 1/4" x cardstock

Anything beyond these standards must go as a parcel. Canada Post has several delivery options through the parcel network.



Delivery Standards:

Published delivery standards for Lettermail product:

Local:
2 business days
Within Province: 3 business days
National: 4 business days

According to surveys taken by an independent auditing firm, Canada Post makes these delivery times 96 to 97% of the time on properly prepared lettermail.


Lettermail Unprinted Clear Zones
  • Simply keep clear of three "quiet" zones
    • 19mm up from the bottom edge and 150mm from the right hand corner
    • Areas immediately to the right and below the address block
    • The upper right hand corner (reserved for postage)
 
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