Over the past year, Canada Post has been phasing out
door-to-door mail delivery and converting to community
mailboxes.
The March 2015 progress report issued by Canada Post states that
Canada Post intends to "work with municipal officials to find
the safest, most convenient locations for each neighbourhood,
leveraging existing street lighting and sidewalks where
feasible."
The outcome of a current dispute between Canada Post and the
City of Hamilton may shed some light over how much say local
governments have over the placement of super-mailboxes on their
streets.
The City of Hamilton enacted a bylaw requiring Canada Post to
obtain a permit for the community mailboxes. Canada Post went ahead
without any permits. Hamilton laid charges, and Canada Post
challenged the constitutional validity of the bylaw. This matter is
now before the Ontario Superior Court, with a judgment likely to be
issued later this year.
