Canada Post announces rate increases for 2007

[mandy]

The full rate announcement and FAQ from Canada Post:
http://www.canadapost.ca/business/rates/coming-e.asp

eBay announcement to its users:

Canada Post has announced price and service changes that will come into effect January 15, 2007.

Effective January 15, 2007, there will be price increases to the following Canada Post Transaction Mail and Direct Marketing Services:

    * Domestic Lettermail™

Effective January 15, 2007, there will be price increases to the following Canada Post Parcel Services:

    * Priority Courier™
    * Purolator™† International- Canada, U.S.A., and International
    * Xpresspost™ - Canada, U.S.A., and International
    * Expedited Parcel™ - Canada and U.S.A.
    * Regular Parcel™ - Canada
    * USA and International Small Packets
    * International Air and Surface Parcels

Effective January 15, 2007, please note the following service changes to Canada Post’s domestic Parcel Services:

    * Delivery Confirmation will be included at no additional cost to the Regular Parcel Service;
    * Coverage of $100 is not included and must be purchased separately for the Regular Parcel Service; however, if the Regular Parcel Service is purchased online, Delivery Confirmation and the first $100 coverage is included;
    * Introduction of a new base weight step – “up to 750g” for all Domestic Parcel Services, replacing the “up to 500g” base weight for Xpresspost, Expedited Parcel and Regular Parcel; this means if you mail items weighing between 501-750g (previously rated at 1kg), you will see significant price reductions in almost all cases.

The Canada Post Web site also offers additional information on changes to their Parcel Services, such as the introduction of a flat-rate surcharge of $1.00 when shipping items in cylinder-shaped mailing tubes. Go to http://www.postescanada.ca/business/Default-f.asp and click on the red Service and price changes effective January 15, 2007 icon.

http://www2.ebay.com/aw/ca/200612241225012.html