The article gives the average costs: The average cost of door-to-door delivery is $269 per address per year. The average cost of group mailboxes is $117 per add

The article gives the average costs: The average cost of door-to-door delivery is $269 per address per year. The average cost of group mailboxes is $117 per address per year. It's easy to understand why. It takes less time and effort to deliver to a group mailbox. (The mail has to be sorted regardless of which delivery method is used.) It's not Canada Post's mandate to act as federally-paid community watchmen in the middle of the day. If you think Canada Post is dysfunctional, just read some reports about the US Postal Service. In Canada, Canada Post outlets are often found within other businesses (e.g. pharmacies), to share infrastructure costs. That's rare in the US, where postal outlets are usually stand-alone.