OTTAWA – September 29, 2025
The Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) began a national strike on Thursday, September 25. As a result Canada Post’s operations has shut down during the national strike, affecting millions of Canadians and businesses across the country. This has also impacted any shipments or mail to or from Radio Amateurs of Canada including any payments made by mail.
Online/Telephone Payments
New Memberships / Renewals / Online Payments
You may join RAC or renew your membership and make payments online or by telephone.
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Online: Payments must be made by credit card or by PayPal.
- By phone: by calling 877-273-8304 from 10 am to 4 pm EST/EDT, Monday through Friday (except statutory holidays).
Impact of National Postal Strike
Due to the ongoing Canada Post strike, mail services have been disrupted nationwide, delaying the delivery of letters, packages, magazines and other materials to and from Radio Amateurs of Canada.
Here is a list of some of the possible implications for RAC operations:
Delay in delivery of The Canadian Amateur (TCA) magazine
The work stoppage occurred while the September-October 2025 TCA was being processed at Canada Post.
The magazine had been delayed by the decision to include information about RAC initiatives so that hey would be published in the online issue of the magazine in time for the RAC Planning Meeting and Annual General Meeting.
In addition the need to switch to a new printer also resulted in some scheduling issues which then coincided with the National Postal Strike.
We apologize for any inconvenience and are working to improve the scheduling of TCA so that it will be delivered earlier.
We have received inquiries from RAC members about TCA delivery but we will have to wait until the work stoppage has ended – and then allow some time for the backlog to be cleared so that the remaining magazines can be delivered by Canada Post – before sending out any necessary replacement copies.
Processing New RAC Memberships and Renewals
The vast majority of our membership registration is completed online or by phone but payments are also sent by mail. If you have mailed in a cheque recently – to join RAC or to renew your membership – and it has not been processed then most likely it has not yet been delivered to RAC Headquarters. Please contact the RAC Office as shown below to verify that the cheque was not received and make alternative arrangements.
Links: New RAC Memberships | Renewals
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Online: Payments can be made by credit card or by PayPal.
- By phone: by calling 877-273-8304 from 10 am to 4 pm EST/EDT, Monday through Friday (except statutory holidays). You may pay by credit card or you may send a cheque for the appropriate amount to the RAC head office.
Affiliated Club Insurance Program
Many RAC Affiliated Clubs use cheques to process their insurance payments and these will be impacted by the work stoppage. We have already received inquiries from clubs about alternate methods to make payments and from clubs who have already sent their applications by mail.
Payments may be made by an e-Transfer made directly to by using Interac on their financial institution’s online account.
Any clubs that submitted insurance documentation by mail should re-submit digitally by emailing the RAC office manager directly at .
Thank you for your patience during these challenging times. Please feel free to email me or call me if you have any questions or need any assistance.
Adam MacDonell
RAC Office Manager
T: 613-244-4367 | 1-877-273-8304
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