Mail Receptacles Regulations (SOR/83-743)

1 Every mail box assembly shall be located adjacent to the main entrance of the apartment building and be readily accessible to a post office representative.

• 2 (1) Every mail box assembly shall be so constructed that a post office representative, when sorting the mail for that assembly, is not required to reach higher than 170 cm from the finished floor level in order to place mail in the top row of boxes in the assembly or lower than 45 cm from the finished floor level in order to place mail in the bottom row of boxes in the assembly.

• (2) All parts of the boxes of the top and bottom rows must fit within the height requirements set out in subsection (1).

3 The interior of each mail box in a mail box assembly shall measure

• (a) at least 35 cm in length; and

• (b) at least 7.5 cm each in height and width and

  • (i) in the case where one of those dimensions measures less than 12.5 cm, the other dimension shall measure at least 25 cm, and

  • (ii) in the case where one of those dimensions measures 12.5 cm or more, the other dimension shall measure at least 13.5 cm.

4 Every mail box assembly shall be constructed and installed in such a manner as to prevent

• (a) loss or entrapment of mail;

• (b) damage to mail; and

• (c) injury to a post office representative.

5 Each box in a mail box assembly shall be equipped with a door through which mail may be obtained and every such door shall be equipped with a lock.

6 Each box in a mail box assembly must have a holder in which the apartment number of the tenant may be placed in such a manner that the number is readily visible to the post office representative who is placing mail in the box.

7 Every mail box assembly shall be constructed so that a post office representative has ready access to the mail boxes in the assembly by means of

• (a) a master lock on the front of the assembly installed not more than 170 cm or less than 45 cm from the finished floor level;

• (b) an enclosed room at the rear of the assembly having a working space of at least 90 cm in width; or

• (c) where there is an open space or public foyer at both the front and rear of the assembly and the means of access described in paragraphs (a) and (b) are not reasonably obtainable, a cupboard type door on the rear of the assembly that

  • (i) when closed, prevents unauthorized entry,

  • (ii) is constructed of metal,

  • (iii) is hinged so that the hinge or hinge pin cannot be removed from the outside when the doors are closed, and

  • (iv) has a master lock that is firmly anchored through the entire thickness of the door.

• 8 (1) The master door of access to a mail box assembly shall be fitted with a lock obtained from the Corporation.

• (2) The lock shall be fitted so that, when it is locked, the bolt is engaged in metal to a depth of at least 6 mm.

9 The installation of the lock referred to in section 8 shall be supervised by the local postmaster who shall retain custody of the key for the lock.

10 Any signalling or communication device or other equipment with a function not related to mail delivery that is installed in conjunction with a mail box assembly shall not permit or require access to the interior of the mail box assembly in order to use or maintain the device or equipment.

11 [Repealed, SOR/2010-288, s. 5]