Bankruptcy Noticing Center Notice Delivery to Canada

The Administrative Office of U.S. Courts communicated that mail delivery to Canada has been suspended due to an ongoing national strike by the Canadian Union of Post Workers. I write to inform you that bankruptcy notice delivery also has been impacted. Since November 15, 2024, notices that the Bankruptcy Noticing Center (BNC) has attempted to deliver to Canada are being held at the Canadian/United States border, stored in secured containers, and will not be delivered to intended recipients until after the postal strike has concluded. The BNC contractor has begun to gather information on impacted notices, and we will share that information as it becomes available.

I urge that courts communicate on their websites that recipients in Canada have not received court-issued notices since November 15, 2024, and will not receive them until the strike is over. Currently, electronic bankruptcy noticing through the BNC is not an option for international recipients, thus courts should not assume that a Canadian recipient has received notice by other means (i.e., electronic notice).