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Canada's Direct Mail
Marketing Agency

PostNow is Canada Post's most awarded Smartmail Marketing Expert Partner. Use our online tools to create campaigns that connect, captivate, and convert.
Connect with your ideal audience
Target ideal consumers by delivering your message directly to their door.
Captivate with physicality
Deliver a memorable message that captures the attention of your audience.
Convert attention into action
Implement an integrated campaign to motivate consumers to take action.

Direct Mail is Smartmail Marketing

PostNow is an Expert Smartmail Marketing Partner with exclusive access to Canada Post data and targeting tools. Create and deliver any type of direct mail campaign with the help of our insightful data, professional design team and full print capabilities.

Neighbourhood Mail

Also known as Unaddressed Mail. A great awareness and acquisition tool. Use this type of direct mail to reach all the addresses on a specific postal walk, including homes, apartments, businesses and farms.
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Personalized Mail

Also known as Addressed Mail. Did you know that 87% of Canadians open addressed mail? Find out how Personalized Mail can help you acquire new customers, deepen connections and build loyalty.
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Postal Code Targeting

Reach all the addresses within a single postal code while suppressing existing contacts. This makes it the ideal solution for highly-targeted customer acquisition.
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Your 1-Stop Small Business Smartmail Marketing Company

PostNow is the go-to direct mail company for small businesses in Canada. From campaign targeting and design to printing and delivery, we do it all.
DIY Direct Mail Platform
Create an effective, high-quality direct mail campaign at the touch of a button.
Online Audience Manager
Manage your custom audience online any time, day or night.
Postal Code Data Builder
Find your ideal audience in seconds with Canada’s 1st online audience builder.
100s of Design Templates
No designer? No problem. Choose from 100s of professional design templates.
Instant Cost Calculator
Don’t wait weeks for pricing. Determine the cost of your campaign instantly.
National Print Capabilities
Reach potential customers in Canada from coast to coast.

Why Smartmail Marketing Works

Smartmail Marketing is the most effective way to interact with your ideal audience and convert them to customers. Here’s why.
88%
take action.
According to Canada Post, 88% of direct mail recipients take action when they receive mail.
Improves other marketing.
You'll increase conversions and optimize ROI with an integrated campaign.
Converts consumers.
More than half of all consumers are converted to customers after receiving direct mail.
Reach every mailbox.
With the highest deliverability across Canada, direct mail leaves no market untapped.
Target lookalike consumers.
Using our innovative audience tools, find consumers who resemble your best customers.

Smartmail Marketing Resources

How much is Canada Post flyer delivery?

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:

  • Postage Rate: $0.184 / piece
  • Transportation Fee: $0.013 / piece

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.

 

What are Canada Post transportation fees?

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.

What costs are there with Direct Mail Advertising?

When budgeting for a Direct Mail Ad Campaign you should plan for the following cost categories:

  • Planning & Design Costs (labour costs, asset licences, etc. )
  • Targeting/Data Costs (databases, licences, software, labour)
  • Production Costs (printing, folding, inserting, bundling, etc)
  • Postage/Transportation Costs

Final costs can be controlled with proper planning and targeting.

What is the best value postcard size to send?

While you can send a 4×6″ postcard with Neighbourhood Mail, which will be the cheapest to produce, it does not offer the best value.

Larger postcards will grab more attention and drive more campaign engagement, making them generate more ROI. We find the best size to send is a 5.5×8.5″ postcard due to its production costs being highly efficient and its impact being strong in a pile of flyers.

What is the minimum number of pieces I can send with PostNow?

You can send as few as 150 pieces for any available direct mail campaign in PostNow.

Are there discounts on Neighbourhood Mail postage?

Discounts are available. To qualify, a customer must commit to a minimum spend of $10,000 annually per service. Canada Post will look at your marketing plan and budget to see if you’re likely to achieve the minimum spend before awarding you a postage discount. There are various tiers of discounts available. Please contact us if you would like an introduction to a Canada Post sales rep.

An example of $10,000 would spend would be:

  • 100,000 NM (approximately)
  • 20,000 PM (approximately)

Discounts start at about 20% and increase based on total volume. The commitments are in the millions of dollars spent/year for the largest available Canada Post discounts.

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