Canada Post Corporation is a federal Crown corporation, established by the Canada Post Corporation Act on October 16, 1981. Canada Post is a company that employs 72,000 Canadians, and connects Canadians from coast to coast. Every business day, Canada Post delivers some 40 million items, playing a significant role in helping Canadians run their businesses, ship goods to every corner of the globe, and communicate with each other. CPC operates as a group of companies, called The Canada Post Group, to deliver a full range of delivery, logistics and fulfillment services to customers.

Canada Post International Ltd. (CIPL)
Canada Post International Limited (CPIL) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Canada Post Corporation. CPIL was originally set up in 1990 to market Canada Post's technology and management expertise primarily to other postal administrations in diverse countries.

In recent years, Canada Post had refrained from seeking new opportunities internationally and, on February 28, 2008, Canada Post received the authorization of the Governor in Council to dismantle CPIL in 2008.

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