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

Act current to 2012-05-02 and last amended on 2012-01-01. Previous Versions

Marginal note:Dangerous substances

51. Except under and in accordance with the Transportation of Dangerous Goods Act, 1992, every person commits an offence who encloses in or with any mailable matter transmitted by post, or puts into any post office, any explosive, dangerous or destructive substance or any thing likely to injure persons or damage property.

  • R.S., 1985, c. C-10, s. 51;
  • 1993, c. 34, s. 17.
Marginal note:Removal of stamp

  • 52. (1) Every person commits an offence who, with fraudulent intent,

    • (a) removes from mail any postage stamp affixed thereon; or

    • (b) removes from any previously used postage stamp any mark or cancellation that has been made thereon at any post office.

  • Marginal note:Defacing of stamp

    (2) Every person commits an offence who, without the written consent of the Corporation, defaces, distorts, overprints or otherwise modifies any postage stamp.

  • 1980-81-82-83, c. 54, s. 46.
Marginal note:Destruction of records

53. Every person commits an offence who knowingly secretes, destroys, mutilates, obliterates, defaces, erases or changes any record or account of any transaction pertaining to the business of the Corporation, or refuses to produce or deliver such record or account to any duly authorized officer of the Corporation on demand.

  • 1980-81-82-83, c. 54, s. 47.
Marginal note:Issuance of postal remittances

54. Every person commits an offence who issues any postal remittance or authorization therefor without receiving, or ensuring in a manner authorized by the Corporation that the Corporation will receive, the sum payable therefor.

  • 1980-81-82-83, c. 54, s. 48.
Marginal note:Evading payment of postage

55. Every person commits an offence who, for the purpose of evading payment of postage,

  • (a) encloses a letter or any writing intended to serve the purpose of a letter in mail not paid at the rate of postage for letters;

  • (b) uses in payment of postage any previously used postage stamp; or

  • (c) affixes on mailable matter anything suggesting that

    • (i) the mailable matter is entitled to be transmitted by post free of postage or at a lower rate of postage than that otherwise applicable thereto, or

    • (ii) the postage or any part thereof has been paid or ought to be paid by or charged to any other person.

  • 1980-81-82-83, c. 54, s. 49.