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Timeline of Canadian domestic first-class rate increases: Listed in the charts that follow are selected postal rates of Canada during the Elizabethan era (1952 to present day). Rates that are shown include the first and second step rates for domestic, USA, and International first class mail. Four tables are presented - this was required due to the various changes in rate classifications and imperial to metric weights. For full Canada Post postal rates and a rate calculator, visit the Canada Post website: click for personal and business (they are a bit different).  1943 - 1971  1971 - 1979  1979 - 1988  1988 - 2001  2002 - 2009  2010 - 2014  2014 - Not included are parcel rates, special delivery, registration, subsequent rate steps, etc., etc. Read the rates down the column; they are in effect until another entry is made below it. The bolded entries indicate those rates that had a single definitive available to meet that rate. References: rate listings are taken from the set of 7 specialized "priced catalogues" published by myself. Click for details on this series of books. Thanks also to Andrew Chung, Harry Machum, and R.F. Narbonne for their help in completing these charts. They produced a Canada Postal Rates: The Elizabethan Period book, published in November 2004. Click for details on these rate books. 1943 - 1971: Some twenty-five (25) years passed by with only 2 rate increases totalling 2c! Forward First Class Letter Rate Local First Class Letter Rate Post Card Third Class USA, Territories & Possessions Effective 0-1 oz. 1-2 oz. 0-1 oz. 1-2 oz. each 0-2 oz. 0-1 oz. 1-2 oz. Apr 1, 1943 4c 6c 3c 4c 3c 1c [1] 4c 6c Apr 2, 1951 2c Apr 1, 1954 5c 8c 4c 6c 4c 5c Apr 1, 1964 3c Jul 15, 1964 8c Nov 1, 1968 6c 10c 6c 10c 6c 5c 6c 10c Notes: [1] rate in effect prior to April 1, 1943 1971 - 1979: Domestic First Class Postcard Third Class [1] USA International (airmail) Effective 0-1 oz. 1-2 oz. 0-2 oz. 0-1oz. 1-2 oz. 0-1 oz. 1-2 oz. Jul 1, 1971 7c 12c 6c 7c 12c 30c Jan 1, 1972 8c 14c 10c 20c 15c Sep 1, 1976 10c 18c 8c 19c 20c 35c Jan 1, 1977                   25c 45c Mar 1, 1977 12c 20c 10c 12c 22c     Apr 1, 1978 14c 22c 12c 14c 26c 30c 54c Apr 1, 1979 17c 27c 15c 17c 31c 35c 63c Notes: [1] includes greeting cards 1979 - 1987: The country of Canada and the post office switches to metric measurements including weights. On Jan 1, 1982, the post office department becomes a Crown corporation (Canada Post) - rates to mail a letter practically double, from 17c to 30c. Domestic First Class Non- standard USA International (airmail) Effective 0-30g 30-50g 0-30g 30-50g 0-30g 30-50g 0-20g 20-50g Jul 1, 1979 17c 26c 15c 17c 30c 35c 63c Jan 1, 1982 30c 45c n/a 35c 50c 60c 93c Jan 15, 1983 48c 37c n/a 37c 48c 64c 99c Feb 15, 1983 32c Jun 24, 1985 34c 51c 39c n/a 39c 56c 68c $1.05 Apr 1, 1987 36c 55c 42c n/a 42c 60c 72c $1.12   1988 - 2001: The dawn of (almost) annual rate increases. Domestic Lettermail/ Postcard Non-standard Lettermail/ Postcard Oversize [1] USA International (airmail) Effective 0-30g 30-50g 0-30g 30-50g 0-30g 30-50g 0-30g 30-50g 0-20g 20-50g Jan 1, 1988 37c 57c 47c 74c 47c 74c 43c 63c 74c $1.15 Jan 1, 1989 38c 59c 48c 59c 48c 76c 44c 64c 76c $1.14 Jan 1, 1990 39c 61c 49c 61c 49c 78c 45c 65c 78c $1.17 Jan 1, 1991 40c 63c 50c 63c 80c 46c 67c 80c $1.20 Jan 1, 1992 42c 65c 53c 76c 84c 48c 70c 84c $1.26 Jan 1, 1993 43c 67c 54c 78c 86c 49c 72c 86c $1.29 Mar 1, 1994 69c 56c 80c 88c 50c 74c 88c $1.33 Aug 1, 1995 45c 71c 58c 82c 90c 52c 77c 90c $1.37 Jan 1, 1999 46c 73c 59c 84c 92c 55c 80c 95c $1.45 Jan 1, 2001 47c 75c 60c 86c 94c 60c 85c $1.05 $1.60   Canada Post rate sheets (PDF):     99-04 99-10 01-01     Notes: [1] more than 24.5cm x 15cm x 5mm in one dimension 2002 - 2009 New weight limitations on Domestic Oversize and International.   Domestic Lettermail/ Postcard Medium size   Non-standard Lettermail/ Postcard Oversize USA International (airmail) Effective 0-30g 30-50g 0-50g   0-30g 30-50g 0-100g 0-30g 30-50g 0-30g 30-50g Jan 14, 2002 48c 77c     62c 88c 96c 65c 90c $1.25 $1.75 Jan 12, 2004 49c 80c     80c 98c 80c 98c $1.40 $1.96             Non-standard and Oversize Lettermail 0-100g         Jan 17, 2005 50c 85c     $1.00 85c $1.00 $1.45 $2.00 Jan 16, 2006   51c 89c       $1.05   89c $1.05   $1.49 $2.10 Jan 15, 2007   52c 93c       $1.10   93c $1.05   $1.55 $2.10 Apr 16, 2007       $1.10   $2.20 Jan 14, 2008*   96c       $1.15   96c $1.15   $1.60 $2.30 Jan 12, 2009   54c     98c $1.18   $1.65 $2.36 Feb 23, 2009   98c       $1.18     May ?, 2009     $1.08       * The basic domestic lettermail rate of 52c did not increase in 2008. (read Canada Post new release). Canada Post rate sheets (PDF):   02-10 04-01 05-01 06-01 07-01 07-04 08-01 09-01 09-05 09-07   2010 - 2014 More weight steps for Domestic.   Domestic Lettermail/ Postcard Medium size   Non-standard and Oversize Lettermail USA International (airmail) Effective 0-30g 30-50g 0-20g 0-50g   0-100g 0-30g 30-50g 0-30g 30-50g Jan 11, 2010   57c $1.00   - $1.10   $1.22   $1.00 $1.22   $1.70 $2.44 Jan 17, 2011   59c $1.03   $1.03 $1.18   $1.25   $1.03 $1.25   $1.75 $2.50 Jan 16, 2012   61c $1.05   $1.05 $1.22   $1.29   $1.05 $1.29   $1.80 $2.58 Jan 14, 2013   63c $1.10   $1.10 $1.26   $1.34   $1.10 $1.34   $1.85 $2.68 Jan 13, 2014   65c*         * Effective January 13, 2014, for a limited time only, Canada Post is accepting all standard lettermail items weighing up to 30g and mailed within Canada at a reduced rate of $0.63. Canada Post rate sheets (PDF): 10-01 10-06 11-01 11-07 12-01 12-07 13-01 13-05 2014 - Single stamp mailings. A person who purchases a single stamp at a post office counter to mail a domestic 0-30g letter is charged a 15c 'premium'. This 'premium' is waived if a booklet or coil is purchased.   Domestic Lettermail/ Postcard Domestic single stamp mailing   Non-standard and Oversize Lettermail USA International (airmail) Effective 0-30g 30-50g 0-30g   0-100g 0-30g 30-50g 0-30g 30-50g Mar 31, 2014   85c $1.20   $1.00   $1.80   $1.20 $1.80   $2.50 $3.60 Jan 14, 2019   90c $1.27   $1.05   $1.90   $1.27 $1.90   $2.65 $3.80 Jan 13, 2020   92c $1.30   $1.07   $1.94   $1.30 $1.94   $2.71 $3.88   Canada Post rate sheets (PDF): 14-01 18-01 19-01
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