🇨🇦 Canadian Postal Strike (Oct 25) – Update for Your Shipments to Canada
📢 Update – October 27, 2025
Canada Post has fully resumed operations following the nationwide strike. As of October 27, all major postal services have reactivated deliveries to Canada:
✅ From France: Colissimo, Delivengo
✅ From Spain: Correos
✅ From the UK: Royal Mail
➡️ If you had switched to UPS or FedEx during the strike, you can now resume using your usual postal carriers.
➡️ Orders using reactivated services will no longer be marked as "Action Required" in the Bigblue app.
⚠️ Please note that some delivery delays may still occur as postal services clear the backlog.
Thank you for your patience and understanding!
📢 Update – October 20, 2025
Canada Post has partially resumed operations following the nationwide strike. As of October 19, the following postal services have reactivated deliveries to Canada:
✅ From France: Colissimo, Delivengo
✅ From Spain: Correos
❌ From the UK: Royal Mail (still pending confirmation)
➡️ If you had switched to UPS or FedEx during the strike, you can now resume using these carriers (except Royal Mail).
➡️ Orders using reactivated services will no longer be marked as "Action Required" in the Bigblue app.
⚠️ Delivery delays may still occur as postal services catch up with the backlog.
We’ll keep you posted as soon as Royal Mail confirms its reactivation.
Original article below
Date of communication: October, 1st 2025
Current situation
We want to inform you about a nationwide strike by Canadian postal workers, launched on September 26, 2025, by the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW).
This strike has halted Canada Post operations and is also affecting some of our international postal partners:
- 🇫🇷 From France: Colissimo, Delivengo
- 🇪🇸 From Spain: Correos
- 🇬🇧 From the UK: Royal Mail
During this period:
- Parcels shipped via these carriers will not be processed or delivered.
- Some post offices may be closed.
- Delivery commitments are suspended until further notice.
Orders mapped to these carriers will be marked as Action Required in the Bigblue app.
Your options moving forward
👉 What can you do to keep shipping your orders?
To continue delivering to your customers in Canada during the strike, you can use UPS (or FedEx for Spain). Please note that using these carriers may incur additional costs—refer to your billing rates for details.
You have two options:
- Ship without delays: Update your auto-fulfillment settings in the Bigblue app to map UPS (or FedEx for Spain).
- Wait for the strike to end: Keep your current settings (less expensive option).
💡 We also recommend adding a note in your order confirmation emails to inform customers about potential delivery delays to Canada.
Next steps
We’ll keep you updated as soon as the situation evolves and postal services return to normal. For more information, you can follow regular updates from Canada Post: www.canadapost.ca/negotiations.
If you have any doubts or would like personalized advice, you can contact your account manager directly or write to us at help@bigblue.io.
Best regards,
The Bigblue Team