It’s easy to use
You don’t need to have a bank account or credit card to pay bills like utilities or phone bills, or to make retail purchases.
Why buy a Postal Money Order
It’s secure
You provide information about the sender and the person receiving the money to protect against someone improperly cashing the money order. There's also a barcode serial number, polarized ink and a security code that's verified when the money order is cashed.
Get more details on securityWe refund unused money orders
We guarantee to refund destroyed or uncashed money orders after 45 days (the $7.50* fee paid for each money order is non-refundable).
Don’t mail cash
It’s a great alternative to sending cash through the mail.
How much does it cost?
You pay the amount on the money order and a fee for the service.
- Maximum amount per money order – $999.99
- Fee per money order – $7.50*
- There’s no fee to cash a Postal Money Order at any post office in Canada
How Postal Money Orders work
- Go to the post office
Bring a valid government-issued photo ID and the names of the people sending and receiving the money order. - Receive your money order
The colour of the money order you get corresponds to its currency. A peach money order is cashable to Canadian dollars and a green one is cashable to U.S. dollars. - You can pay for a $U.S. money order with either $CAN or $U.S.
The $7.50 fee is charged in $CAN.*
*The price excludes taxes and is subject to change without notice. Other terms and conditions apply.