At Canada Post, we take great pride in telling
Canada’s stories. Every year, we honour
the accomplishments, the struggles and the
people that define our history.
We celebrate our heritage by painting small
easels with the larger-than-life stories that
make this country great. They’re called
stamps and each one tells an incredible story.
So how do we celebrate a momentous occasion
like Canada’s 150th? With great enthusiasm,
a lot of planning and many special friends.
Canada Post will be celebrating the most significant
events since our Centennial year.
The incredible accomplishments of our first
century paved the way for Canada to come of
age. To spend the next 50 years establishing
our own identity. To become a shining example
to the rest of the world.
So starting on April 27th, 10 incredible stamps
will be unveiled at separate events across
the country. Each one will recognize a moment
or milestone in the last 50 years that helped
shape the Canada we know today.
Some will be obvious. Some will surprise you.
Each one will make you proud to call this
country home.
Each one deserves a special unveiling and
that’s what we’re planning. We have called
on an impressive list of Canadians to help
us celebrate these moments – including a
musician, an architect, business leaders,
community activists, athletes and even an
astronaut.
You’ll have to wait to see what’s on the
stamps and who is helping us to unveil them.
But I can share this – you’ll definitely
recognize the shape.
For the first time ever each stamp will be
the shape of the maple leaf. A maple leaf
150 years in the making.
The entire set will be unveiled by June 1.
That’s the day they will be issued for sale
across the country.
So please keep coming back to this site as
we unveil all 10 moments.
Our stories. Our heritage. Our Canada.
On behalf of all of us at Canada Post, Happy
150th Canada!
