Service Canada warns benefit payments may be delayed due to Canada Post strikes
The Canada Pension Plan, OAS, Canada Child Benefit and more may be impacted.
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Service Canada has issued a warning to Canadians that some benefits may be delayed due to ongoing Canada Post strikes, although they have assured recipients that those benefits will still eventually be paid out.
On Wednesday, November 20, Service Canada shared on X —formerly Twitter— that the following benefit cheques may be delayed due to the Canada Post labour disruption: Old Age Security (OAS), Canada Pension Plan (CPP), Canada Child Benefit (CCB), and the Benefit for Parents of Young Victims of Crime.
The original payment date for most of these benefits was between November 20 and 27, although exactly how long payments could be delayed by is yet to be confirmed.
Despite potential disruptions to these benefit cheques, Service Canada says the payments will eventually be delivered.
The agency continued, "For all other payments, cheques will be stored until the situation is resolved. Direct deposit is the best way to make sure you continue to receive your payments."
The update from Service Canada comes just days after Canada Post stopped delivering mail on November 15, striking over issues like wages and working conditions, among other things.
The strikes are expected to impact a number of major postal services, including benefit payments paid via cheque and the delivery of new passports. Talks remained ongoing as of Wednesday afternoon.
More details about all of the government benefits expected to pay out in November can be found here.