Canada Post

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At Canada Post one morning, an elderly gentleman arrived early with his usual stack of letters. As he approached the counter, he noticed something peculiar on the intercom: ‘Attention all staff and customers—your mail today may contain tiny packages from Santa Claus.’ The clerk smiled apologetically, explaining that it was just a holiday prank. The old man laughed heartily and said, 'Well, if Santa’s sending parcels through you lot, I guess my letters will get here eventually!' And so, amidst giggles and good-natured banter, everyone went about their day, knowing that sometimes even the postal service can use a little magic.

2. At dawn, when most mailboxes were still empty, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar outside Canada Post. A neighbor had left a box of donuts on the doorstep, clearly marked ‘For the first customer today.’ The delivery driver, thinking it was a nice gesture, picked up the box and carried it inside. When he opened the door, everyone in line for early morning pickups broke into laughter—everyone except one grumpy old lady who muttered, ‘Finally, someone gets my sense of humor.’

3. At dusk, when most people had already gone home, a postal worker heard a strange humming noise coming from inside the Canada Post building. Curious, he approached the source and found nothing but an old fan left on. Yet every night since then, that same eerie hum would return. Finally, one evening, after weeks of mystery, the worker decided to bring in his friend, a tech-savvy teenager. They traced the sound to a forgotten clock radio set to a lullaby station. From then on, whenever anyone asked about the humming, they’d just smile and say, ‘Oh, that’s just our little Canadian serenade.’

4. At Canada Post one day, a regular customer exclaimed, ‘Did you see who just walked in?’ The clerk looked up from sorting letters and replied, ‘No, sir, I didn’t.’ The man pointed towards the door and whispered, ‘It’s Santa Claus!’ The clerk squinted suspiciously and said, ‘Are you sure? He looks more like our new mailman than St. Nick!’ And indeed, it was an elderly delivery driver with a red hat and beard, who blushed and mumbled something about forgetting his uniform again today.