Member societies of the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) operate a worldwide system of QSL Bureaus. Radio Amateurs of Canada as the Canadian member-society, operates a National Incoming Bureau.
Cards received from IARU member societies by the RAC National Incoming Bureau are sorted and forwarded to the Incoming Bureau in each call area.
All domestic cards (VA-VE-VY) to Canadian Amateurs should be sent directly to the RAC National Incoming Bureau and not to the Outgoing Bureau. Domestic cards sent to the Outgoing Bureau will experience a delay. Only cards for destinations outside Canada are to be sent to the Outgoing QSL Bureau. Note: This QSL service is only available to RAC members and RAC Affiliated Clubs as a benefit of RAC membership.
National Incoming QSL Bureau
Ed Spingola, VA3TPV, Manager
PO Box 83, Streetsville, ON L5M 1L5
Provincial Incoming Bureaus
Below is a list of provincial incoming bureaus and the methods that each bureau uses to distribute cards to Amateurs in the various call areas. The letters A, B,C, and D indicate the method used by each bureau.
Note: Method B is preferred as indicated by the asterix (*) in the list below.
| Call sign | Name of Bureau | Method |
|---|---|---|
| VE0/VE1 | Brit Fader Memorial QSL Bureau Sponsored by: Halifax Amateur Radio Club Roger Stein, VA1RST, Manager 12 Canary Crescent Halifax, NS, B3M 1R1 (902) 403-3738 Email: Website: http://www.halifax-arc.org/pages/qsl-bureau.html | B |
| VA2/VE2 | Bureau entrant VA2/VE2 Pierre Jolin, VE2GT 20 Rue Rajotte Sorel-Tracy, QC J3P 4X9 Email: | A, B, C, D |
| VA3/VE3 | VA3/VE3 Incoming Bureau Michael Brickell, VE3TKI, Manager PO Box 46, Streetsville, ON L5M 2B7 Email: Website: https://ve3qcb.ca/ | B |
| VA4/VE4 | VA4/VE4 Incoming Bureau Harm Hazeu, VE4HAZ, Manager 7 Asley Cove, Winnipeg, MB R2G 2Z3 Email: | B*, C |
| VA5/VE5 | VA5/VE5 Incoming Bureau Todd Bendtsen VE5MX, Manager 616 Moffet Drive Weyburn, SK S4H 2M7 306-842-2725 Email: | B |
| VA6/VE6 | VA6/VE6 Incoming Bureau Jerry Spring, VE6TL 206 Hampstead Place NW Calgary, AB T3A 5J2 Email: Website: https://buro.ve6hams.ca | B |
| VA7/VE7 | VA7/VE7 Incoming Bureau Ken Clarke, VE7BC, PO Box 1109 100 Mile House, BC V0K 2E0 Email: | B |
| VE8/VY0 | VE8/VY0 Incoming Bureau John Boudreau, VE8EV, Manager PO Box 3099 Inuvik, NT X0E 0T0 Email: | A, B* |
| VE9 | VE9 QSL Bureau Stuart Crawford, VE9CF 80 Kay Road St-Antoine Nord, NB E4V 2Z2 Canada Email: | B |
| VO | VO Incoming Bureau Bill Kirby, VO1BB, Manager 60 McNiven Place St. John’s NL A1A 4X1 Email: | B*, C |
| VY1 | VY1 Incoming Bureau Allen Wootton, VY1KX, Manager Box 21217 Whitehorse, YT Y1A 6R8 Email: | A, B* |
| VY2 | VY2 Incoming Bureau Douglas Silliker, VY2DS 1072 Barbara Weit Road Summerside PE C1N 4J8 | A, B |
Method A: Envelopes
Send the bureau in your call area a quantity of 5 x 7 1/2″ self-addressed envelopes. At the top left corner of each envelope, print your call sign. On the top right corner of each envelope, place enough postage for the bureau to mail 50 grams of cards (see Canada Post rates). Please note: all bureaus offering Method A now prefer to use Method B.
Method B: Credit
Send the bureau in your call area $5.00 and your name, call sign and address. The bureau will mail you cards, applying the cost of envelopes and postage against your $5.00 credit. You will be informed when you need to send more money.
Method C: Credit with Envelopes
Send the bureau in your call area $5.00 and self-addressed envelopes. Do not place postage on the envelopes. You will be advised when you need to send more money or more self-addressed envelopes. Please note: all bureaus offering Method C now prefer to use Method B.
Method D: Credit with Labels
Send the bureau in your call area $5.00 together with a supply of self-addressed adhesive labels with print large enough for use on envelopes. You will be informed when you need to send more money or labels.