Editing Canada Post (section)

==Letters to Santa Claus==
[[File:Festive Postman (4197714154).jpg|thumb|A holiday-themed Canada Post delivery truck with a sign that reads "Santa Claus North Pole" on its top]]
Canada Post receives millions of letters addressed to [[Santa Claus]] each year. In 1974, three Canada Post employees started to respond to mail addressed to Santa in Montreal, Quebec. In 1982, Canada Post rolled out the initiative across Canada and pledged that every letter sent in would receive a reply. A stamp is not required when sending a letter to Santa Claus from Canada and there is a special dedicated postal code, [[H0H 0H0]]. About 15,000 current and retired employees respond in many languages to each letter received on behalf of Santa. Over the past 27 years, more than 15 million letters were written by volunteers. Canada Post also receives letters to God and, on occasion, the [[Easter Bunny]].

In 2001, Canada Post started accepting e-mail messages to Santa. In 2006, more than 44,000 email messages were responded to.<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.straight.com/article-119312/santas-making-a-blog-and-checking-it-twice|title= Santa's making a blog and checking it twice|author= Blaine Kyllo|date= November 22, 2007|publisher= straight.com}}</ref>

The 2024 strike caused Canada Post to remove its deadline for sending letters to Santa when its letters to Santa program was disrupted.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Brennan |first1=Noah |title=Calgary-based Santa emailing website sees renewed interest amid postal strike, founder says |url=https://calgaryherald.com/news/calgary-santa-emailing-website-sees-renewed-interest-amid-postal-strike-founder-says |website=Calgary Herald |publisher=Post Media |access-date=6 December 2024}}</ref> Parents were forced to find alternative ways to send their children's wishes. Across the country, libraries, businesses and firefighters, amongst others, stepped in to help.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Dangerfield |first1=Katie |title=Will Santa get your letter this year? Alternatives amid Canada Post strike |url=https://globalnews.ca/news/10890705/santa-letters-canada-post-strike-alternatives/ |website=GlobalNews.ca |publisher=Global News}}</ref> The [[emailSanta.com]] website, which was created in the wake of the 1997 Canada Post strike as alternative way to send letters to Santa then, saw an increase by over 250 per cent in letters to Santa.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Djan |first1=Edward |title=Calgarians finding alternative ways to send their letters to Santa Claus |url=https://calgary.citynews.ca/video/2024/12/11/calgarians-finding-alternative-ways-to-send-their-letters-to-santa-claus/ |website=Calgary CityNews |publisher=Rogers Media |access-date=December 11, 2024}}</ref>