Tri-Cities to convert to community mailboxes in 2027
Your dog will have to find someone else to bark at.
Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, and Port Moody are among the 37 B.C. communities set to move from door-to-door delivery to community mailboxes in 2027, according to a release from Canada Post.
The process “typically takes months” and involves working with local governments to figure out where to put new mailboxes, according to the release.
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The boxes include individual locked compartments as well as a larger parcel box. For those parcels, residents will receive a key in their individual compartment to open the larger locked box.
Residents with mobility issues may be eligible for weekly home delivery through Canada Post’s Delivery Accommodation Program.
There is no timeline for Anmore and Belcarra to convert to community mailboxes, according to a Canada Post representative.
The move to community mailboxes is part of an effort to achieve financial self-sustainability without becoming a: “recurring burden on taxpayers,” according to Canada Post.
Canada Post reported losing $1.57 billion in 2025 and $205 million in the first quarter of 2026, partially due to a sharp decline in parcel revenue.
Across the country, Canada Post is aiming to switch four million homes to community mailboxes over approximately five years.
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