Service Canada has been holding off on mailing out 85,000 passports due to the labour dispute at Canada Post. Employment and Social Development Canada said that "in anticipation of a potential labour disruption," Service Canada stopped mailing passport packages on Nov. 8 — a week before Canada Post workers walked off the job.

Canada Post workers and union leaders rallied in downtown St. John's on Monday as they continue a national strike. (Patrick Butler/Radio-Canada)A crowd of Canada Post workers and union supporters rallied in downtown St.

More than 50,000 postal workers across Canada entered the fifth day of a labour strike over pay and working conditions, disrupting mail delivery ahead of the busy holiday season. The union representing employees at Canada Post - the country's main postal operator - has said that negotiations remain “far apart” and are ongoing.