On September 26, 2025, Canada Post announced a shutdown due to national labor actions between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers. Notices that the Bankruptcy Noticing Center (BNC) attempted to deliver to Canada between September 26 and October 1 are being held at the Canadian/United States border and will not be delivered to intended recipients until after the postal strike has concluded.

As of October 2, 2025, the BNC contractor began to bypass notices that specifically contain the word Canada in the last line of the address. Bypassed addresses are then indicated as such on the BNC Certificate of Notice. As part of the bypass process, the BNC notifies debtors’ attorney of mail that is bypassed as undeliverable, and the BNC notifies the court if the debtor is pro se and for adversary proceedings.

Please note that electronic noticing through the BNC is unavailable to international recipients, thus courts will not assume that a Canadian recipient has received notice by other means (i.e., electronic notice).

We will post further updates as the BNC provides us with new information.