Postal rates for Personalized Mail™

The postal rates for Personalized Mail™ (which includes mail with Illustrated Permits) for the past few years is given below. The data is taken from Canada Post pricing sheets referenced at the bottom of this page.

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Canada Post defines the Personalized Mail™ service as a direct marketing and advertising medium that provides its customers the ability to personalize their mailing and tailor their promotional messages to specific consumers or prospects. To be considered Personalized Mail™, all the items in a customer’s mailing must have the same purpose and goal, even if the content is not identical. The name reflects that the mail piece is addressed to an individual.

Mini-catalogues are acceptable as Personalized Mail™. A mini-catalogue is defined as printed matter with a list of items for sale containing item description, item numbers and/or prices. Mini-catalogues must contain a minimum of 8 pages or panels and meet Machineable Standard Personalized Mail™ service requirements.

To qualify for the Personalized Mail™ service, mailings must:

• Be deposited and paid for in Canada for delivery in Canada
• Meet the Personalized Mail™ definition
• Consist of a minimum of 100 items for Machineable Mail or 1,000 items for Special Handling mail

Canada Post provides a “Return Postage Guaranteed” (RPG) option for Personalized Mail™. Items that cannot be delivered as originally addressed will be returned to the sender if:

• The Return to Sender option was selected and paid for at the time the Order (Statement of Mailing) was created
• The item carries the correct Return Postage Guaranteed postal indicia.
• The item is addressed to an address which does not have a Mail Forwarding request in effect for that addressee
• Only one return address appears on the outside of the item and that address is Canadian

Pricing for Personalized Mail™ effective 9 January 2023

Machineable Category

Type of payment	Standard up to 50 g		Oversize up to 500 g
Postal indicia	52.5¢		78.5¢+0.0036¢ per g over 50 g
Phantom price1	52¢		78¢
Type of payment	Standard up to 50 g	Oversize up to 50 g		Oversize over 50 g up to 500 g
Postage meter	52¢	78¢		N/A
Phantom price1	52¢	78¢		N/A

Special Handling Category

Type of payment	Standard			Oversize		Dimensional
	Up to 50 g	Over 50 g up to 100 g		Up to 500 g	Over 500 g up to 1.36 kg	Up to 500 g		Over 500 g up to 1.36 kg
Postal indicia	60.7¢	64.8¢		75.5¢+0.0036¢ per g over 50 g	$2.95+0.0042¢ per g over 500 g	$1.68+0.0020¢ per g over 50 g		$3.23+0.0042¢ per g over 500 g
Phantom price1	36¢	36¢		36¢	36¢	75¢		75¢
Type of payment	Standard				Oversize
	Up to 50 g		Over 50 g up to 100 g		Up to 50 g		Over 50 g up to 500 g
Postage meter	60¢		64¢		75¢		$2.95
Phantom price1	36¢		36¢		36¢		36¢

Machineable mini-catalogue Category

Type of payment	Standard up to 50 g
Postal indicia	50.5¢
Phantom price1	50¢

Option

Return to Sender2

Included in all the above categories when selected at the time the order is created and item bears the Return Postage Guaranteed (RPG) postal indicia.

Notes:

1. Additional postage payable for the difference between the actual volume and the minimum volume of a mailing that does not meet the minimum volume requirement.

2. Return to Sender is not available for Dimensional Personalized Mail™ items. These items will be treated as undeliverable.

Pricing for Personalized Mail™ effective 10 January 2022

Machineable Category

Type of payment	Standard up to 50 g		Oversize up to 500 g
Postal indicia	51.5¢		77¢+0.0035¢ per g over 50 g
Phantom price1	51¢		77¢
Type of payment	Standard up to 50 g	Oversize up to 50 g		Oversize over 50 g up to 500 g
Postage meter	51¢	77¢		N/A
Phantom price1	51¢	77¢		N/A

Special Handling Category

Type of payment	Standard			Oversize		Dimensional
	Up to 50 g	Over 50 g up to 100 g		Up to 500 g	Over 500 g up to 1.36 kg	Up to 500 g		Over 500 g up to 1.36 kg
Postal indicia	59¢	63¢		73.5¢+0.0035¢ per g over 50 g	$2.84+0.0041¢ per g over 500 g	$1.60+0.0019¢ per g over 50 g		$3.12+0.0041¢ per g over 500 g
Phantom price1	35¢	35¢		35¢	35¢	74¢		74¢
Type of payment	Standard				Oversize
	Up to 50 g		Over 50 g up to 100 g		Up to 50 g		Over 50 g up to 500 g
Postage meter	59¢		63¢		73¢		$2.84
Phantom price1	35¢		35¢		35¢		35¢

Machineable mini-catalogue Category

Type of payment	Standard up to 50 g
Postal indicia	49.5¢
Phantom price1	49¢

Option

Return to Sender2

Included in all the above categories when selected at the time the order is created and item bears the Return Postage Guaranteed (RPG) postal indicia.

Notes:

1. Additional postage payable for the difference between the actual volume and the minimum volume of a mailing that does not meet the minimum volume requirement.

2. Return to Sender is not available for Dimensional Personalized Mail™ items. These items will be treated as undeliverable.

Pricing for Personalized Mail™ effective 11 January 2021

Category	Price per item
Machinable	Standard Up to 50 g			Oversize Up to 500 g
Postal indicia	50.5¢			75¢+0.0034¢ per g over 50 g
Postage Meter	50¢			Up to 50 g	n/a
				75¢
Phantom Price1	50¢			75¢
Special handling	Standard		Oversize		Dimensional
	Up to 50 g	Over 50 g Up to 100 g	Up to 500 g	Over 500 g Up to 1.36 kg	Up to 500 g	Over 500 g Up to 1.36 kg
Postal indicia	57¢	61¢	71¢+0.0034¢ per g over 50 g	$2.75+0.0040¢ per g over 500 g	$1.55+0.0018¢ per g over 50 g	$3.02+0.0040¢ per g over 500 g
Postage Meter	57¢	61¢	Up to 50 g	Over 50 g up to 500 g	n/a
			71¢	$2.75
Phantom Price1	34¢		33¢		73¢

	Price per item
Machinable Mini-catalogue	Standard - Up to 50 g
	48.5¢
Phantom Price1	48¢

Option
Return to sender2	Included when selected at the time the order is created and item bears the Return Postage Guaranteed (RPG) postal indicia

Notes:

1. Additional postage payable for the difference between the actual volume and the minimum volume of a mailing that does not meet the minimum volume requirement.

2. Return to Sender is not available for Dimensional Personalized Mail™ items. These items will be treated as undeliverable.

Pricing for Personalized Mail™ effective 13 January 2020

Category	Price per item
Machinable	Standard Up to 50 g			Oversize Up to 500 g
Postal indicia	49.5¢			74¢+0.0034¢ per g over 50 g
Postage Meter	49¢			n/a
Phantom Price1	49¢			74¢
Special handling	Standard		Oversize		Dimensional
	Up to 50 g	Over 50 g Up to 100 g	Up to 500 g	Over 500 g Up to 1.36 kg	Up to 500 g	Over 500 g Up to 1.36 kg
Postal indicia	56¢	60¢	69¢+0.0034¢ per g over 50 g	$2.69+0.0040¢ per g over 500 g	$1.52+0.0018¢ per g over 50 g	$2.96+0.0040¢ per g over 500 g
Postage Meter	56¢	60¢	n/a
Phantom Price1	33¢		32¢		72¢

	Price per item
Machinable Mini-catalogue	Standard - Up to 50 g
	47.5¢
Phantom Price1	47¢

Option
Return to sender2	Included when selected at the time the order is created and item bears the Return Postage Guaranteed (RPG) postal indicia

Notes:

1. Additional postage payable for the difference between the actual volume and the minimum volume of a mailing that does not meet the minimum volume requirement.

2. Return to Sender is not available for Dimensional Personalized Mail™ items. These items will be treated as undeliverable.

Pricing for Personalized Mail™ effective 14 January 2019

Category	Price per item
Machinable	Standard Up to 50 g			Oversize Up to 500 g
	48.5¢			73¢+0.34¢ per g over 500 g
Special handling	Standard		Oversize		Dimensional
	Up to 50 g	Over 50 g Up to 100 g	Up to 500 g	Over 500 g Up to 1.36 kg	Up to 500 g	Over 500 g Up to 1.36 kg
	54¢	59¢	68¢+0.0034¢ per g over 50 g	$2.64+0.0040¢ per g over 500 g	$1.49+0.0018¢ per g over 50 g	$2.90+0.0040¢ per g over 500 g

	Price per item
Machinable Mini-catalogue	Standard - Up to 50 g
	46.5¢

Option	Price per item
Return to sender1	1¢

Notes:
1. Return to Sender fee per item applies upfront to the entire volume declared in the Order (Statement of Mailing). Return to Sender is not available for Dimensional Personalized Mail™ items. These items will be treated as undeliverable.

References

1. Canada Post, Smartmail Marketing Customer Guide, 21 Nov. 2022.
   Guide to Personalized Mail™, postal code targeting, and Neighbourhood Mail™ services.
2. Canada Post, Personalized Mail™ Prices, 14 Jan. 2019.
3. Canada Post, Personalized Mail™ Prices, 13 Jan. 2020.
4. Canada Post, Personalized Mail™ Prices, 11 Jan. 2021.
5. Canada Post, Personalized Mail™ Prices, 10 Jan. 2022.
6. Canada Post, Personalized Mail™ Prices, 9 Jan. 2023.