Editing Canada Post (section)

==== Crisis and reform ====
The 1970s was a difficult decade for the Post Office, with major strikes combined with annual deficits that had hit $600 million by 1981. This state of affairs made politicians want to rethink their strategy for the federal department. It resulted in two years of public debate and input into the future of mail delivery in Canada. The government sought to give the post office more autonomy, in order to make it more commercially viable and to compete against the new threat of private courier services.

On October 16, 1981, the Federal Parliament passed the "Canada Post Corporation Act",<ref name="C-10" /> which transformed Canada Post into a [[Crown corporation]] to create the ''Canada Post Corporation (CPC)''. The legislation also included a measure legally guaranteeing basic postal service to all Canadians. It stipulates that all Canadians have the right to expect mail delivery, regardless of where they live.

In 1985, Canada Post began phasing in community mailboxes instead of door-to-door delivery in new subdivisions. This was met with legal challenges, requiring an Ontario court to rule that the Canada Post Act does not require door-to-door mail delivery.<ref name=":1">{{cite web |year=2013 |title=Canada Post hiking prices, ending door-to-door delivery in cities, urban areas |url=https://calgaryherald.com/news/canada/Canada+Post+phase+home+delivery+urban+centres/9273560/story.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924003515/http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/canada/Canada+Post+phase+home+delivery+urban+centres/9273560/story.html |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |access-date=July 12, 2015 |work=Calgary Herald}}</ref>

By 1989, Canada Post had resolved much of its financial troubles, reporting its first profit since 1957.<ref name=":1" /> It continued to operate at a consistent profit from 1995 to 2010.<ref name="theglobeandmail.com">{{cite news |author=Barrie McKenna |date=April 17, 2013 |title=Canada Post swings to profit but red ink looms |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/canada-post-swings-to-profit-but-red-ink-looms/article11327974/ |work=[[The Globe and Mail]]}}</ref>

In 1993, Canada Post purchased a majority stake in [[Purolator Courier]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Canadian post office to buy 75-percent stake in Purolator for $24 million – UPI Archives |url=https://www.upi.com/Archives/1993/06/04/Canadian-post-office-to-buy-75-percent-stake-in-Purolator-for-24-million/1612739166400/ |access-date=2024-12-18 |website=UPI |language=en}}</ref> In 2000, it launched Epost, which allowed customers to receive bills from participating merchants and institutions online for free. Epost was discountinued at the end of 2022.