What you can do

As a consumer, there are many simple things you can do to lessen your impact on the environment.

Change your address

If you’re moving, be sure to notify your friends, family and the companies with whom you do business in advance. For a one-stop solution, you can notify others of your change of address and have your mail forwarded with Canada Post. Not only is having your mail forwarded an easy way to help avoid missing mail, but it also helps avoid unnecessary printing duplication. For example, perhaps you’ve missed notifying a mailer of your new address, or a mailer didn’t process your change of address in time. In events such as these, we’ll redirect your mail to your new permanent or temporary address.

Learn more about changing your address and forwarding your mail.

Green Tip
To help eliminate the guesswork of knowing who to notify about your address change, you should start keeping track of who is sending you mail several months prior to your move. Once you change your address and plan your move, you can notify those mailers with Canada Post's free e-cards. We recommend that you always confirm with a mailer that they have received your change of address.