Here are a few guidelines if you’re considering using Personalized Mail:
Why Personalized Mail?
Personalized Mail campaigns are great for customer retention and building loyal relationships with existing customers through one-one-one interactions.
Did you know? 86% of Canadians open the direct mail they receive and more than half make a purchase as a result. The open rate and purchase rate increases when personalized mail is used, which makes PM one of the most effective ways to incite action among an ideal target audience.
Flyer delivery falls under Canada Post Neighbourhood Mail. Prices were updated for all flyer mailings as of January 13th, 2025.
This is unaddressed ad mail and would cost $0.197 per piece, including transportation costs from Canada Post if it is under 6 x 12″ with a maximum thickness of 1 inch and a weight of <50g. Larger flyers, including magazine-style flyers like the Ikea Idea Books, are subject to “Oversized Neighbourhood Mail” rates.
Here’s how the standard $0.197 rate breaks down:
A “Specified Delivery Start Date” can be added as a campaign option for an extra $0.01 / per piece. This guarantees that your flyer will not be delivered before a set date and is a great way to ensure you time your flyers for a specific sale/promotion.
Download the 2025 Neighbourhood Mail price sheet for complete flyer delivery pricing.
Pricing varies based on postage rate and quantity of pieces in your campaign. You can build a personalized mail campaign for as low as $300 CAD with a minimum of 150 pieces.
See Campaign Cost Calculator ⋆ PostNow.ca for accurate pricing options.
When budgeting for a Direct Mail Ad Campaign you should plan for the following cost categories:
Final costs can be controlled with proper planning and targeting.
Canada Post adds a Neighbourhood Mail transportation fee to all campaigns not inducted into the exact depot(s) closest to your delivery neighbourhoods.
In other words, unless you are willing to drive your campaign mail pieces to a specific dropoff depot or depots for larger campaigns, you are covering the cost for Canada Post to distribute your campaign to the appropriate depots for final sorting/delivery.
This transportation fee is often why you will see a published Neighbourhood Mail rate of $0.18 / piece, but the final price is $0.192 when working with a mail house or Canada Post directly.
At PostNow we include the transportation fee in all campaigns automatically.