An arbitrator has ordered the reinstatement of an Ontario postman fired for hoarding at least 6,000 pieces of mail during the summer of 2022 because Canada Post wasn’t aware of his post-traumatic stress disorder. As well, keys to community mail boxes and other property belonging to the employer were found.”The Canadian Union of Postal Workers grieved Jang’s termination. “In late June 2022, he transferred from a route in Brampton to one in King City (40 kilometres north of Toronto), which he found considerably more challenging. “At some point in his tenure at King City, a colleague noticed some error (Jang) had made, and commented that if he made another mistake, he would be fired. Nonetheless, in the context of the general atmosphere at King City, (Jang) testified it had a deep effect on him.

Source: National Post January 10, 2026 17:25 UTC