Canada Post will be allowed to end door-to-door mail delivery to individual addresses and close or convert rural post offices in a bid to stabilize its operations and restore its financial footing, the federal government announced Thursday.

The government will also allow Canada Post to adjust its delivery standards for non-urgent letter mail, allowing it to be moved by ground instead of air to “reflect today’s lower volumes.”

Joël Lightbound, the minister responsible for Canada Post, said the changes are necessary to ensure the survival of the beleaguered national mail carrier and Crown corporation.

“This situation is not sustainable,” he said. “Canada Post is effectively insolvent, and repeated bailouts are not a long-term solution.”

The government has had moratoriums in place on con

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