Mail Receptacles Regulations

16 A rural mail box shall be

• (a) located along the right hand side of the road according to the courier’s line of travel in a position where the courier can reach and service it from his vehicle without impeding pedestrian or vehicular traffic;

• (b) erected so that

  • (i) the box is securely attached to a fixed post or cantilever arm,

  • (ii) the bottom of the box is approximately 100 cm above the roadway,

  • (iii) the box does not obstruct or obscure other boxes located nearby, and

  • (iv) the box allows the ready delivery or collection of mail; and

• (c) identified by having the following information printed in permanent lettering not less than 2.5 cm high on the side of the box or on a plate securely attached to the box and placed so as to be visible to the courier as they approach the box while driving on the right-hand side of the road according to their line of travel:

  • (i) if civic addressing has been implemented in the municipality and the relevant post office, the civic address or the civic address and the boxholder’s name, and

  • (ii) if civic addressing has not been implemented in the municipality, the boxholder’s name or a specific Canada Post designator in lieu of the boxholder’s name, as arranged with the local postmaster.