Poll finds almost 60% of Canadians oppose government sell-off of Canada Post

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A new poll finds Canadians opposed to the government selling off the financially troubled Canada Post by more than a two-to-one margin (59% oppose to 26% support).

The Angus Reid poll says Canadians also lean toward opposition when it comes to privatizing the crown corporation in part (47% to 38%).

Instead, two-thirds (64%) of Canadians say it is important to them that Canada Post remain publicly owned.

However, seven-in-10 (72%) would reduce mail delivery to three days a week. And more than half (52%) say Canada Post should be allowed to use  non-union gig workers to deliver mail and parcels if it improves cost and service quality.

The poll also found seven-in-10 (72%) say Canada Post branching out into other services like banking and parcel lockers is something they would support, while nearly half of Canadians (46%) overall say Canada Post is “important” or “very important” to them in receiving their mail.

Considering the corporation’s recent losses amounting to on average $800 million annually in the last two years, Canadians are more than twice as likely to say it is “worth it” to pay the approximate $20 per person to maintain Canada Post at this current deficit.

The survey also found nearly half of Canadians say Canada Post is important to them personally and they regularly receive mail. But there is a 10-point gap, however, between urban (45%) and rural (55%) respondents.

While Canadians are supportive of adding non-union workers if needed, they are largely opposed (66%) to cutting worker benefits for union members in efforts to reduce cost with less than one-quarter (23%) who would support this.

Angus Reid conducted an online survey from June 2-8, 2025 with 4,067 Canadian adults and for comparison purposes only, a probability sample of this size would carry a margin of error of +/- 1.5 percentage points, 19 times out of 20.