If you’ve read about EDDM (Every Door Direct Mail), it’s a United States Postal Service program: it only delivers in the US. To reach every home in a Canadian neighbourhood, the service you want is Canada Post Neighbourhood Mail. Both deliver a piece to every mailbox on the routes you choose without a mailing list or any names on it — but the way you plan, size and send them differs.
Side by side
| EDDM (United States) | Neighbourhood Mail (Canada) | |
|---|---|---|
| Who runs it | United States Postal Service | Canada Post |
| Mailing list | None — addressed to “Postal Customer” | None — delivered to every point of call on the routes you pick |
| How you target | Carrier routes | Letter carrier routes, by area, and by type: houses, apartments, businesses and farms |
| Piece size | Has to be a large “flat” — the reason EDDM postcards are so big | Postcards, flyers, folded pieces and envelopes, in everyday sizes |
| Households that opt out | No opt-out — every address on the route gets one | Households that have asked not to receive unaddressed mail are skipped |
| Who books it | You, or a print and mail provider | A Canada Post commercial account — we book it, prepare it and drop it off for you |
What it means for your mailing
- Don’t size it for EDDM. American templates are built around EDDM’s oversized format. For Neighbourhood Mail a standard postcard or flyer works — tell us your size and we’ll check it.
- Count by route, not by list. You pick the routes; Canada Post delivers to every eligible door on them. MailScout shows each route’s households with opt-outs already removed, so the count you see is the count you pay for.
- Want names on it? That’s addressed mail rather than Neighbourhood Mail — MailScout shows the same area both ways, so you can compare.
We do the Canada Post part. As a Canada Post mail service provider we receive discounted Neighbourhood Mail postage and pass the savings on, and we handle the booking, bundling and paperwork.
Ready when you are
Order online
Postcards, newsletters and letters, priced up front. Upload your artwork and check out in the store.
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Plan a mailing
Pick neighbourhoods in MailScout, our mailing map: see household counts and postage, and save the plan to order later.
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Get a quote
Booklets, forms, signs, a big mailing, something unusual — tell us about it and we’ll price it.
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