C-262An Act to amend the Canada Post Corporation Act
An Act to amend the Canada Post Corporation Act
Private member's bill, introduced in the House of Commons on March 9, 2026
- Status
- At second reading in the House of Commons since March 9, 2026
What it does
Requires Canada Post to carry beer, wine and spirits across provinces to consumers, with trusted carrier exceptions and new rules for those carriers.
What it does
- Requires Canada Post to provide postal service for interprovincial delivery of beer, wine and spirits direct to consumers.
- Gives Canada Post the sole right to collect, transmit and deliver those products across provincial lines, except for trusted carriers.
- Allows trusted carriers to handle interprovincial delivery of beer, wine and spirits, and lets the federal cabinet set rules for how they are chosen and monitored.
- Requires the minister to publish and update a public list of trusted carriers, and lets the minister name trusted carriers before regulations are made.
- Sets some changes to start three months after royal assent, and the rest to start one year after royal assent.
Who it affects
- Canada Post
- Alcohol producers and sellers
- Direct-to-consumer alcohol buyers
- Trusted carriers
- Common carriers
- Federal ministers and cabinet
Background
Canada Post already has the exclusive privilege to collect, transmit and deliver letters, subject to exceptions. This bill adds a separate privilege and service rule for interprovincial direct-to-consumer beer, wine and spirits.
Where it is
House of Commons
First reading
Completed.
Second reading
Current stage. Now here
Committee
Not reached.
Report stage
Not reached.
Third reading
Not reached.
Senate
First reading
Not reached.
Second reading
Not reached.
Committee
Not reached.
Third reading
Not reached.
Royal assent
Royal assent
Not reached.
Introduced by an MP who is not a minister. These bills compete in a lottery for debate time, and most do not become law. How a bill becomes law
How the House voted
No recorded votes yet
What MPs said
Each party’s first speech on this bill in the House, from Hansard. Excerpts are the speaker’s opening sentences, unedited.
ConservativeDan Albas· March 9, 2026
“Moved for leave to introduce Bill C-262, An Act to amend the Canada Post Corporation Act. Today I rise to introduce a bill, seconded by the member of Parliament for Similkameen—South Okanagan—West Kootenay, that brings long overdue modernization and national consistency to how Canadians can buy and ship Canadian wine, beer and spirits across provincial borders.”
Read the full speech on openparliament.ca
Read the source
LEGISinfo status: Outside the Order of Precedence. Bill data from LEGISinfo, votes from openparliament.ca and the House of Commons. Last updated October 13, 2026.