Canada Post - Postal Codes in Canada, Cpc Binary Barcode, Canadian Subnatipostal Codes in Canada, Cpc Binary Barcode, Canadian Subnational Postal Abbreviations, Canadian Union of Postal Workers, Onal Postal Abbreviations, Canadian Union of Postal Workers, Postbar (Paperback)

Chapters: Postal Codes in Canada, Cpc Binary Barcode, Canadian Subnational Postal Abbreviations, Canadian Union of Postal Workers, Postbar, Purolator Courier, Moya Greene. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 53. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Canada Post Corporation, known more simply as Canada Post (French:, or simply Postes Canada), is the Canadian crown corporation which functions as the country's primary postal operator. The Post Office Department of the Government of Canada was founded in 1867 and was rebranded Canada Post in the late 1960s though it officially remained the Post Office Department until October 16, 1981, when the Canada Post Corporation Act came into force. The act purported to set a new direction for the postal service, aiming to create a more reliable service and to ensure the postal service's financial security and independence. Canada Post trucks in EdmontonEvery business day, Canada Post provides service to 14 million addresses, delivering 40 million items. Delivery takes place via traditional "to the door" service by 15,000 letter carriers, supplemented by approximately 6,000 vehicle routes in rural and suburban areas, and truck delivery of parcels in urban areas. There are 6,800 post offices across the country, a combination of corporate offices and franchises which are operated by private retailers in conjunction with a host retail business, such as a drugstore. In terms of area serviced, Canada Post delivers to a larger area than the postal service of any other nation, including Russia (where service in Siberia is limited largely to communities along the railway). As of 2004, nearly 843,000 rural Canadian customers received residential mail delivery services. On a consolidated basis, the Corporation processed 11.8 billion pieces during year 2007. Conso...More: http: //booksllc.net/?id=179241