Canada Post Corporation has announced price and service changes effective January 15, 2007, that impact commercial clients of Transaction Mail, Addressed Admail, Unaddressed Admail, Business Reply, International Business Reply Mail, Catalogue, Publications Mail. You will be receiving a letter along with the price sheets specific to your Agreement with Canada Post. Revised 2007 Customer Guides reflecting the changes indicated in your letter are available online at www.canadapost.ca/customer_guides. Pricing and additional service changes are available at: www.canadapost.ca/business - just click on the red icon.

Highlights of the changes by type of mail are provided in this cover note. Members are encouraged to read the full background provided in the attachments before sending feedback to their Chapter Directors and executive@nammu.org by August 14. If you do not receive your package from Canada Post, kindly advise your representative. Click here to view the two customer letters:

Along with reviewing the input from members concerned with any of the changes, the NAMMU Board of Directors will pursue its mandate to promote the establishment of a fair, transparent business model governing non-regulated, exclusive privilege products, that demonstrates accountability and meaningful consultation.

HIGHLIGHTS

INCENTIVE LETTERMAIL
The “up to 50g” weight band is being separated into two levels, 0-30g receives no increase, 30-50g an estimated 6 per cent increase. The EST will require correct weight category input. Minimum machine read rates will be established, “certification” will be optional, the cure period eliminated.

BUSINESS REPLY & INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS REPLY
As of July 1, 2007, all BRM and IBRM items will be required to use the 4-state bar code instead of the 93 symbology barcode.

ADDRESSED ADMAIL & PUBLICATIONS MAIL
Minimum fill requirements for presorted hard-sided containers will be reduced from 70 per cent to 50 per cent for Level 1 – Delivery Facility(DF) and Level 4 – Forward Consolidation Point (FCP), and will apply when there is only one presorted container for either a DF or FCP; or to the last presorted container for either a DF or FCP. SERP software vendors have been provided with the updated technical specifications. Effective January 15,2007, you must use the Brick Piling Module of the SERP presort software in order to submit brick piled mailings.

CATALOGUES
Refer to the 2007 Catalogue Mail Customer Guide for changes permitting dual return address and Lettermail enclosures at: www.canadapost.ca/customer_guides

SURCHARGES
Effective January 15, 2007, there will be a change to the surcharge price structure to align it across all services. Details on the new surcharge price structure will be available on the Canada Post website as of November 10, 2006.

UNADDRESSED ADMAIL
Effective January 2007, a single or multiple samples can be included in the same envelope, and the price will be determined by the overall weight and annual volume commitment.

ACTION REQUESTED

Members are encouraged to review the complete material delivered by Canada Post, and provide input to their Chapter Directors as well as executive@nammu.org by August 14