Canada Post and CPAA new collective agreement
June 19, 2025, 12:10 pm
As we announced last week – and after 18 months of negotiating – Canada Post and the Canadian Postmasters and Assistants Association (CPAA) have a new collective agreement.
The Arbitrator’s final award reflects the settlement that both sides negotiated and is now the basis of the new collective agreement.
In her award, she acknowledged that both parties showed that collective bargaining can work, even in the challenging circumstances outlined in the Industrial Inquiry Commission (IIC) report, which was authored by fellow arbitrator William Kaplan.
About the agreement
The new collective agreement is effective from January 1, 2024, to December 31, 2026. It addresses the issues that are important to employees, while also reflecting our current realities.
Here are some key highlights:
- An 11% wage increase over three years, retroactive to January 1, 2024 (6% increase in 2024, 3% increase in 2025 and 2% increase in 2026).
- Employees who are employed with the Corporation on the date of signing will also receive a non-pensionable lump-sum payment ($1,000 for all postmasters and other employees classified as full-time; $500 for all other employees).
- Increases in the leasing allowance for postmasters who provide postal services in their own facilities.
- Further compensation for CPAA members in remote communities.
- The travel policy for CPAA-represented employees will be the same that covers management, UPCE and APOC-represented employees.
- A childcare fund will be established. It will be managed by CPAA.
For further details on the agreement, you can view our summary page.
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