Unaddressed Admail - Canada Post

Mail Preparation and Presortation Guide – Unaddressed Admail
The Electronic Shipping Tools (EST) software is free of charge and can be accessed through the Business segment
of the Canada Post website at canadapost.ca/newuser. Customers must register once in the Business website to
access the Electronic Shipping Tools. For technical enquiries, Customers can call the Technical Help Line at
1.800.277.4799.
NOTE: EST online “Fully Featured”, the Precision Targeter application, or the “Express Order Entry” version of
the Electronic Shipping Tool (EST) can be used to automatically generate all required bar-coded labels
and documentation required for use at the time of mailing.
Unaddressed Admail mailings prepared using the EST “Fully Featured”, the Precision Targeter application, or
“Express Order Entry” version of the Electronic Shipping Tool have access to Track a Mailing.
2.7 Mailing and Distribution Plans
Before preparing the mailing, a distribution plan is required when EST is used), or a mailing plan [for manual
Orders (Statements of Mailing)]. These plans will guide the number of containers for each delivery facility and the
labelling.
When preparing Orders (Statement of Mailings) using EST, a distribution plan will be generated, regardless of the
number of destinations for the mailing.
When preparing Orders (Statements of Mailing) manually, a mailing plan must be prepared. Any format can be
used as long as the following information is included:
Customer name
Customer account number
Order (Statement of Mailing) serial number
control number(s) of each Unaddressed Admail Delivery Slip (ADS) in the mailing (there may be more than
one Unaddressed ADS for a Delivery Facility, depending on the nature of the mailing, see section 3.3
Complete the Unaddressed Admail Delivery Slip (ADS) (Step 3) for more information)
Postal Code of the Delivery Facility listed on each Unaddressed ADS
volumes forwarded to each Delivery Facility.
An Unaddressed Admail Delivery Slip (ADS) is not required when the Electronic Shipping Tools 2.0 of EST or the
Precision Targeter application is used. Refer to section 4.1.2.1 Electronic Order (Statement of Mailing) (Electronic
Shipping Tools [EST]) of Unaddressed Admail – Customer Guide for more information.
NOTE: If the Order (Statement of Mailing) is submitted manually, a manual Order processing fee may apply.
Contract prices cannot be accessed using a manual Order (Statement of Mailing). Manual Orders
(Statements of Mailing) containing Contract prices will be subject to applicable Non-Contract prices
upon deposit. The applicable volume, however, will still count toward the annual volume commitment
when mailings are deposited at a Receipt Verification Unit (RVU).
3 STEPS FOR PREPARING UNADDRESSED ADMAIL
Mail that has met all the requirements for Unaddressed Admail (see section 1.3 Key Requirements) goes through
up to five steps for mail preparation:
1. Place the Mail Items in Equivalent-sized Bundles (Step 1).
2. Place the Bundles in Containers (Step 2).
3. Complete the Unaddressed Admail Delivery Slip (ADS) (Step 3).
4. Label the Containers (Step 4) – Correct labelling ensures that mail is sent to the correct Delivery Facility.
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