Letter Mail Regulations (SOR/88-430)
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Regulations are current to 2012-05-14 and last amended on 2012-01-16. Previous Versions
Letter Mail Regulations
SOR/88-430
Registration 1988-08-25
Regulations Respecting Letter Mail
P.C. 1988-1697 1988-08-25
Whereas a copy of proposed Regulations respecting first class mail, substantially in the form annexed hereto, was published in the Canada Gazette Part I on May 14, 1988 and a reasonable opportunity was thereby afforded to interested persons to make representations to the Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs with respect thereto;
Therefore, Her Excellency the Governor General in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs, pursuant to subsection 17(1) of the Canada Post Corporation ActFootnote *, is pleased hereby to approve the revocation of the Domestic First Class Mail Regulations, C.R.C., c. 1278, and to approve the annexed Regulations respecting first class mail, made by the Canada Post Corporation, effective January 1, 1989.
Return to footnote *S.C.1980-81-82-83, c. 54
SHORT TITLE
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Letter Mail Regulations.
- SOR/90-801, s. 2;
- SOR/2003-382, s. 21(F).
INTERPRETATION
2. In these Regulations,
- “carbonizing”
“carbonizing”[Repealed, SOR/91-625, s. 1]
- “delivery mode”
“delivery mode”[Repealed, SOR/90-13, s. 1]
- “delivery mode scheme”
“delivery mode scheme”[Repealed, SOR/90-13, s. 1]
- “domestic basic letter rate”
“domestic basic letter rate” means the standard domestic letter rate available generally to the public for standard mail weighing up to 30 g; (tarif de base des lettres du régime intérieur)
- “first class mail”
“first class mail”[Repealed, SOR/90-801, s. 3]
- “foldover construction self-mailer”
“foldover construction self-mailer”[Repealed, SOR/91-625, s. 1]
- “forward sortation area”
“forward sortation area”[Repealed, SOR/90-13, s. 1]
- “frequent posting”
“frequent posting”[Repealed, SOR/90-13, s. 1]
- “identical items”
“identical items”[Repealed, SOR/90-13, s. 1]
- “infrequent posting”
“infrequent posting”[Repealed, SOR/90-13, s. 1]
- “letter mail”
“letter mail” means
(a) a letter, card, postcard or similar communication,
(b) a receipt, invoice or similar article of a financial nature, and
(c) any other article the sender chooses to post at a rate for letter mail
that is posted in Canada for delivery in Canada and meets the requirements of these Regulations; (envoi poste-lettres)
- “local delivery unit”
“local delivery unit”[Repealed, SOR/90-13, s. 1]
- “multi-web construction self-mailer”
“multi-web construction self-mailer”[Repealed, SOR/91-625, s. 1]
- “optical character reader”
“optical character reader” or “OCR”[Repealed, SOR/90-13, s. 1]
- “postal code”
“postal code”[Repealed, SOR/90-13, s. 1]
- “reduced consumer price index factor”
“reduced consumer price index factor”[Repealed, SOR/2009-286, s. 1]
- “rural forward sortation area”
“rural forward sortation area”[Repealed, SOR/90-13, s. 1]
- “self-mailer”
“self-mailer” means any article, other than a card, postcard, magazine or catalogue, that does not have an outer cover, wrapping or envelope in addition to the paper or other material on which the written communication is placed; (envoi à découvert)
- “single posting”
“single posting”[Repealed, SOR/90-13, s. 1]
- “urban forward sortation area”
“urban forward sortation area”[Repealed, SOR/90-13, s. 1]
- SOR/88-613, s. 1;
- SOR/90-13, s. 1;
- SOR/90-801, s. 3;
- SOR/91-625, s. 1;
- SOR/96-448, s. 1;
- SOR/2000-221, s. 1;
- SOR/2003-382, ss. 19(E), 21(F);
- SOR/2009-286, s. 1.