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Canada Post Community Foundation supports children and youth across the country with almost $1.2 million in grants

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Wednesday, September 6, 2023

Nearly $1.2 million in grants will be distributed to charities, schools and community groups across the country.

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  • Nearly $1.2 million in grants will be distributed to charities, schools and community groups across the country.
  • All 2023 grant recipients are listed on the Canada Post Community Foundation website.
  • The Foundation raises money through customer donations in post offices, employee payroll deductions and sale of a special annual stamp.
  • Valued at $50,000 each, Signature Grants are given to national organizations that offer programming for children and youth across Canada.

New stamps honour legacy and lasting influence of three Quebec feminists

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Monday, August 28, 2023

MONTRÉAL, Aug. 28, 2023 /CNW/ - Canada Post issued three new stamps today honouring three Quebec feminists who played a major role in the fight for equality and social justice.

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  • MONTRÉAL, Aug. 28, 2023 /CNW/ - Canada Post issued three new stamps today honouring three Quebec feminists who played a major role in the fight for equality and social justice.
  • The stamps feature Léa Roback, Madeleine Parent and Simonne Monet-Chartrand, all born in Montréal, who were lifelong advocates for women's and workers' rights and other causes.
  • Madeleine Parent (1918-2012) was a trade unionist who also advocated for Indigenous women and their struggle to amend the Indian Act.
  • Simonne Monet-Chartrand (1919-1993) was a human rights advocate and pacifist who took on many women's causes and organized anti-nuclear initiatives.

Canada Post again ranked as one of Canada's Best 50 Corporate Citizens

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Corporation receives top-quartile scores on carbon productivity, sustainable investment, and diversity on the executive team and Board of Directors

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  • Corporation receives top-quartile scores on carbon productivity, sustainable investment, and diversity on the executive team and Board of Directors
    OTTAWA, ON, June 28, 2023 /CNW/ - Canada Post is again receiving recognition as one of Canada's Best 50 Corporate Citizens.
  • Released today by Corporate Knights, the Best 50 Corporate Citizens is an annual ranking of Canadian corporate performance on sustainability.
  • We've been independently assessed and, for the second time in three years, named to Corporate Knights' Best 50 list.
  • The Best 50 Corporate Citizens recognition comes after Canada Post recently received the Clean 50 and Clean 16 awards for leadership in reducing emissions and contributing to Canada's clean economy.

New stamp recognizes Canadian filmmaker Denys Arcand

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Tuesday, June 27, 2023

MONTRÉAL, June 27, 2023 /CNW/ - Canada Post today issued a new stamp to honour internationally acclaimed Canadian filmmaker Denys Arcand, whose incredible career has spanned more than 60 years.

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  • MONTRÉAL, June 27, 2023 /CNW/ - Canada Post today issued a new stamp to honour internationally acclaimed Canadian filmmaker Denys Arcand, whose incredible career has spanned more than 60 years.
  • Arcand first developed a passion for politics and history while studying at the Université de Montréal, where he also co-wrote and co-directed his first film, Seul ou avec d'autres (1962).
  • As he moved into fiction, Arcand found more freedom to express his views and to challenge audiences, which would earn him critical acclaim.
  • It also became the first Canadian film to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.

Canada Post releases 2022 Sustainability Report

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Friday, June 23, 2023

OTTAWA, ON, June 23, 2023 /CNW/ - Canada Post today released its 2022 Sustainability Report, providing Canadians with an update on its progress towards corporate social and environmental goals.

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  • OTTAWA, ON, June 23, 2023 /CNW/ - Canada Post today released its 2022 Sustainability Report, providing Canadians with an update on its progress towards corporate social and environmental goals.
  • Donated $1.3 million through the Canada Post Community Foundation to 101 projects across Canada.
  • "I'd like to congratulate and thank everyone at Canada Post for working together to achieve so much in the past year.
  • Read the 2022 Sustainability Report, 2022 TCFD Report and 2022 ESG data supplement here .

New stamp pays tribute to First Nations political leader, author and champion of his people, George Manuel

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Monday, June 12, 2023

NORTH VANCOUVER, BC, June 12, 2023 /CNW/ - Today at an event in North Vancouver, Canada Post unveiled a commemorative stamp honouring the life and legacy of George Manuel.

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  • NORTH VANCOUVER, BC, June 12, 2023 /CNW/ - Today at an event in North Vancouver, Canada Post unveiled a commemorative stamp honouring the life and legacy of George Manuel.
  • A member of the Neskonlith Indian Band of the Secwepemc Nation in British Columbia, Manuel (1921–89), was an author, astute political strategist and champion of Indigenous Peoples whom many credit with inspiring the modern Indigenous movement in Canada.
  • During a political career that spanned four decades, Manuel dedicated himself to uniting Indigenous Peoples around the world at the local, regional, national and international levels.
  • Co-founder of the Center for World Indigenous Studies, Manuel was nominated three times for the Nobel Peace Prize.

Canada Post to unveil stamp celebrating Thelma Chalifoux, the third in this year's stamp series honouring Indigenous leaders

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Thursday, June 8, 2023

Nellie Cournoyea, George Manuel and Thelma Chalifoux will each be featured on a stamp in recognition of their incredible commitment and contributions to the fight for Indigenous rights.

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  • Nellie Cournoyea, George Manuel and Thelma Chalifoux will each be featured on a stamp in recognition of their incredible commitment and contributions to the fight for Indigenous rights.
  • Métis activist Thelma Chalifoux, the first Indigenous woman appointed to the Senate of Canada, was a committed advocate for social justice and women's and Indigenous rights.
  • The upcoming stamp set is the second release of Canada Post's Indigenous Leaders stamp series.
  • Family and friends of Thelma Chalifoux, including son Robert Coulter,daughter Sharon Morin, and granddaughter Leslie Deschamps
    Doug Ettinger, President and Chief Executive Officer, Canada Post

Voting open for Canadians to choose their favourite small business

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Monday, June 5, 2023

OTTAWA, ON, June 5, 2023 /CNW/ - Starting June 5, Canadians can vote for their favourite small business in Canada Post's fourth annual Tales of Triumph contest.

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  • OTTAWA, ON, June 5, 2023 /CNW/ - Starting June 5, Canadians can vote for their favourite small business in Canada Post's fourth annual Tales of Triumph contest.
  • Voting is open until June 30 and takes place via Canada Post's Facebook , Instagram and LinkedIn channels.
  • Created in 2020 to help support small businesses, the Tales of Triumph contest is open to Canadian companies with less than $5 million in annual gross sales.
  • The Tales of Triumph contest is one way Canada Post is encouraging and promoting small businesses from across the country.

Canada Post reports $107-million loss before tax in the first quarter

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Friday, May 26, 2023

The Canada Post segment's loss before tax in the first quarter improved by $22 million compared to a loss before tax of $129 million in the same period of 2022.

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  • The Canada Post segment's loss before tax in the first quarter improved by $22 million compared to a loss before tax of $129 million in the same period of 2022.
  • The Canada Post Group of Companies1 recorded a loss before tax of $58 million in the first quarter of 2023, compared to a loss before tax of $100 million in the same period a year earlier.
  • Purolator's profit before tax of $46 million in the quarter increased from $28 million in the same quarter of the prior year.
  • The Canada Post Group of Companies consists of the core Canada Post segment and its three non-wholly owned subsidiaries, Purolator Holdings Ltd., SCI Group Inc. and Innovapost Inc.

Canada Post segment reports $548-million loss before tax for 2022

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Thursday, May 4, 2023

The Corporation's 2022 loss before tax widened by $58 million from a loss before tax of $490 million in 2021.

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  • The Corporation's 2022 loss before tax widened by $58 million from a loss before tax of $490 million in 2021.
  • With an obligation to deliver to all Canadian addresses, the continued growth of the Canada Post network added to costs in 2022.
  • The Canada Post Group of Companies2 recorded a loss before tax of $292 million in 2022, compared to a loss before tax of $246 million a year earlier.
  • The Canada Post Group of Companies consists of the core Canada Post segment and its three non-wholly owned subsidiaries, Purolator Holdings Ltd., SCI Group Inc. and Innovapost Inc.