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A HISTORICAL OVERVIEW From its earliest days, the post office has continually evolved to serve the changing postal needs of Canadians. OB.—PO s 1763 1851 1854 1867 1918 1963 1981 The first postal senice established in what would later become Canada Following the Treaty of Paris of 1763, in which Canada is ceded to Great Britain, Benjamin ...
The postal history falls into four major periods: French control (1604–1763), British control (1763–1841), colonial government control (1841–1867), and Canada, since 1867.
The Canadian Postal Code system was introduced in 1971, while the first two characters were standardized soon after. Currently, this system is managed by Canada Post Corporation, who handle over 3 billion mail items per year – without these codes many of these letters would be undeliverable. How do Postal Codes Work?
It was established in 1868. The first Canada post office opened in Halifax in 1873. Here’s how the postal code system in Canada works. The first three digits are the forwarding station. The first...
Postal communication has contributed to Canada's history in so many ways. The illustrated chronology presented here is intended as a reference tool that stimulates and informs. It looks at some of the key dates, people and events that have helped fashion our nation's rich and longstanding postal heritage, a heritage that dates back four or five ...
The submission of a 1969 feasibility report to the Post Office department on establishing a postal code in Canada led to the creation of the Coding and Mechanization Branch the following year. Ottawa was chosen for the pilot coding, and was the first city in Canada to be coded, on 1 April 1971.
