A mail strike by Canadian postal workers is adversely impacting delivery of bankruptcy notices that US Bankruptcy Courts mailed through the Bankruptcy Noticing Center (BNC) to Canadian recipients.  The strike began on September 26, 2025.  Since September 26, notices that the BNC attempted to deliver to Canadian recipients have been held at the Canadian/United States border.  They will not be delivered to addressees until after the postal strike has ended.

The BNC issued paper notices between September 26 and October 1, 2025, but beginning October 2, 2025, the BNC began to bypass notice recipients if the last line of the address contained the word “Canada.”  When notice recipients are bypassed, no paper notice is mailed to the bypassed recipients, the BNC notifies the debtor’s attorney of mail that is bypassed as undeliverable, and the BNC Certificate of Service indicates recipients who were bypassed as undeliverable.

Please note:  Electronic bankruptcy noticing (EBN) through the BNC is not an option for international recipients, so litigants should not assume that a Canadian recipient received notice by other means (i.e., electronic notice).