Canada Post Corporation Act (R.S.C., 1985, c. C-10)

Act current to 2013-04-29 and last amended on 2012-01-01. Previous Versions

33. [Repealed, 2005, c. 30, s. 44]

Previous Version
Marginal note:Financial year

34. Unless the Governor in Council otherwise directs, the financial year of the Corporation is the period beginning on April 1 in one year and ending on March 31 in the following year.

  • 1980-81-82-83, c. 54, s. 32;
  • 1984, c. 31, s. 14.

PART II

GENERAL POSTAL MATTERS

Government Mail

Marginal note:Governor General

  • 35. (1) Subject to regulations made pursuant to section 36, mail to or from the Governor General is free of postage.

  • Marginal note:Parliament

    (2) Subject to subsection (3), mail to or from

    • (a) the Speaker or Clerk of the Senate or House of Commons,

    • (b) a member of the Senate or House of Commons,

    • (c) the Parliamentary Librarian or the Associate Parliamentary Librarian, or

    • (d) the Conflict of Interest and Ethics Commissioner or Senate Ethics Officer

    is free of postage.

  • Marginal note:Idem

    (3) Subject to regulations made pursuant to section 36, in any calendar year a member of the House of Commons may transmit by post free of postage to his constituents up to four mailings of printed matter without further address than “householder”, “boxholder”, “occupant” or “resident”.

  • Marginal note:Application

    (4) Subsections (1) and (2) apply only in respect of mail addressed to a place in Canada and do not apply in respect of

    • (a) parcels; or

    • (b) postage for registration, special delivery, insurance or other special services.

  • Marginal note:Duration of free mailing privileges

    (5) The privileges provided under subsections (2) and (3) to a person who is a member of the House of Commons begin on the day that notice of his election to serve in the House of Commons is given by the Chief Electoral Officer in the Canada Gazette and end ten days after the day he ceases to be a member of that House.

  • R.S., 1985, c. C-10, s. 35;
  • 2004, c. 7, s. 6;
  • 2006, c. 9, s. 4.
Previous Version
Marginal note:Regulations

36. The Governor in Council may make regulations governing transmission of mail free of postage for the purposes of subsections 35(1) and (3).

  • 1980-81-82-83, c. 54 s. 34.

Agreements

Marginal note:Agreements

37. The Minister may enter into such agreements or arrangements with the government of any country or any independent postal authorities as appear to him necessary or desirable for carrying out the purposes and provisions of this Act.

  • 1980-81-82-83, c. 54, s. 35.