After numerous deadline extensions and the appointment of a special mediator, Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers have reached a tentative contract. Details of the agreement have not been made public, but the President of the Postal Workers union announced that he was pleased that his members were not forced to resort to a strike. Notably, the negotiated contract is a two-year deal, compared to the four-year deals the postal workers and Canada Post have historically agreed to. Additionally, it is unknown if the inequality between rural and urban mail carriers, which has been identified as the forefront of these negotiations, has been resolved as part of the tentative contract. The agreement must be ratified by more than 50,000 Canadian Postal Workers union members before going into effect.
See "Canada Post Strike Averted After Union, Employer Reach Tentative Deal", Huffington Post Canada, August 31, 2016