The 955,000 packages represent a 50 per cent increase from the 650,000 envelopes and packages delivered in 2019. Canada Post is hiring 4,000 extra staff across Canada — including 210 in the Montreal area and 140 in Quebec City — to help with the period between Black Friday and Christmas. Jon Hamilton, a spokesperson for Canada Post, said that while the holidays are always the busiest time of year for package delivery, the pandemic has spiked an increase all year long. "We know how it important it is to deliver Canadians' online shopping and get it under the tree on time," Hamilton said. Now that's a slow day," he said, saying Canada Post sometimes delivers twice that many packages in a single day.

Source: CBC News November 22, 2020 21:11 UTC