November 15, 2007 Ottawa - The post office at the North Pole is ready and Santa’s dedicated Postal Elves are raring to go! Santa’s local post office is ready to receive the more than a million letters that he gets each year, and he is eager to begin reading each one. Children from around the world are encouraged to send Santa their holiday letters – or that special list – at his exclusive postal code at the North Pole. They can send their mail to:
SANTA CLAUS
NORTH POLE H0H 0H0
CANADA

Santa reminds all his young friends that it is very important to include a complete return address, so that Canada Post can deliver his reply.

Children will also want to check out Santa’s special web page at www.canadapost.ca/holiday where they can play some really cool games and discover easy holiday recipes and crafts. They can also send Santa an e-mail from this special Canada Post site.

Last year, Santa received more than 1,073,000 letters, in 27 languages, plus braille, from children around the world. Thanks to more than 14,000 volunteer Canada Post employees (current and retired) – Santa’s dedicated Postal Elves – each child received an answer from the North Pole! Santa also received almost 27,000 e-mails from children who wrote to Santa via Canada Post’s website. Since the Santa Letter-writing program’s national launch more than 20 years ago, Santa has enjoyed more than 12 million letters, all delivered by Canada Post. This is the 22nd year of the national Canada Post program to help Santa answer his special mail, though some Postal Elves have been performing this important community service for more than 30 years!

Christmas is the #1 occasion for sending cards and letters by mail. Mail is the method of choice to send holiday greeting cards for almost 8 out of ten Canadians (77%), who send an average of 24 cards or letters to friends and family. During the 2003 holiday season, Canada Post processed and delivered 783 million cards, letters and parcels. Placed end-to-end, this mail would circle the earth more than 5 times!
 

For additional information about the Santa letter-writing program, please contact the Media Relations office nearest you.
Halifax
(902) 494-4076 Québec
(418) 694-3161 Montréal
(514) 345-4573
Ottawa
(613) 734-2811 Toronto
(905) 214-9299 London
(519) 457-5282
Winnipeg
(204) 987-5356  Edmonton
(780) 944-3137 Vancouver
(604) 662-1388