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It shouldn't be asked to be profitable. Its a service ffs
Services don't need to be wasteful.
Daily mail delivery became redundant 20 years ago.
Agreed. 3 times a week would be enough.
Heres why i see it still relevent. CRA mailings to a registered address as a 2FA method. Court notices served by mail. Some old folks can't cope with computers and email. Parcels from other countries- I just got one Friday in my mailbox. Also used as proof of address for bank account, citizenship apps, etc. Strata documents are required to notify via paper mail.
I'm sure there are many more that I haven't directly encountered.
Yeah, it's unclear if OP meant just daily delivery or mail in general, but there are still a lot of things that want snail mail.
The German postal service, Deutsche Post AG, reported a revenue of €83.43 billion in 2025, which reflects a slight decrease of 1.58% compared to the previous year. However, the operating profit (EBIT) was €6.1 billion, indicating a profit-making performance despite the revenue decline. This suggests that while the postal service is making a profit, it is not significantly impacted by the overall revenue decrease.
Is Germany a giant land mass sparsely populated?
Are you suggesting it costs more to deliver a letter in Canada? Why shouldn't the price cover the costs?
Yes, it is more expensive to deliver an average letter or parcel in Canada than it is in Germany. Even for locations that are accessible by road, the average fuel cost is much higher. (We won't even talk about what it takes to get a letter to, say, Iqaluit, or anywhere else that's only accessible by air for part or all of the year.)
Raising the price of sending postal mail disproportionately affects people in remote areas who have no alternative, because courier services won't go there. Many of those people are Indigenous, which opens a whole can of political worms. Most of them are also poor, making it difficult for them to afford the raised prices. Result: Lawsuits. Lots and lots of lawsuits.
Did you really just ask that question? Did you even think before pressing send?
As per rfc2119 there is a difference between MAY be profitable and MUST be profitable.
And I'd argue it SHOULD NOT be profitable, since that's a measure of how much it's over-charging for what is a basic need (even for those who don't realize it is).
Paper mail stopped being a basic need years ago. All I get are invitations to Hello Fresh and Pizza Pizza.
How do you get your license? Health card? In Ontario, both are mailed. You renew approximately every 5 years.
LOL. Every 5 years.
"My experience is the only relevant one! No one else could possibly be any different from what I've personally experienced!"
That's what you are saying. That's how dumb that sounds.
It's not based on my experience, it's based on information from Canada Post's annual reports showing declining mail delivery. That's how dumb you sound.
If you can read:
https://origin-www.canadapost.ca/cpc/en/our-company/financial-and-sustainability-reports/2023-annual-report/executive-summary.page
Take your pick.
It was a joke, I also get notices for real estate sales in the area.
Just look at the numbers. People don't use CP anymore. The service needs to be rationalized to stay relevant.
Just because you only get ads, doesn't mean that it isn't a basic need for a lot of people.