Canada Post announces subjects for 2026 stamp program

By David Hartwig

Canada Post announced details of its 2026 stamp program in a Dec. 11 press release.

The 2026 Canadian stamp program “features several milestones, people and cultural events that have helped define Canadian identity,” the press release said.

Canada Post will continue the long-running Black History Month series with a stamp commemorating the careers and achievements of Canada’s hip-hop pioneers.

The annual Flower series will return with designs showing ornamental cherry blossoms, the press release said.

Another 2026 stamp issue will commemorate Quebec’s temps des sucres (maple syrup season) which runs in the late winter and early spring, as well as the cabanes à sucre (sugar shacks) where sap is collected and boiled down to make syrup.

Another Places of Pride issue will come in 2026, “remembering significant events and locations across Canada that 2SLGBTQIA+ [Two-Spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer and/or Questioning, Intersex, Asexual, Plus] people fought to make their own,” Canada Post said.

The 2026 program will see another fundraising stamp issued for the Canada Post Community Foundation, which supports children and youth. Canada Post started this annual semipostal series in 2012.

The 100th anniversary of the Royal Canadian Legion, a veteran support and community service organization, will be commemorated on a stamp in 2026. The Royal Canadian Legion marks its official anniversary as July 17, the day it was incorporated in 1926 by an Act of Parliament.

In 2026 Canada Post will continue its tradition of showing wildlife on stamps with an issue featuring four species of wolves found across Canada.

Another 2026 issue raises awareness about the growing demand for blood donations and encourages Canadians to give. This follows an Organ and Tissue Donation stamp (Scott 3324) issued in 2022.

Canada Post will again recognize the Sept. 30 National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in 2026 with stamps commemorating Orange Shirt Day. Created in 2013, Orange Shirt Day grew into a nationwide day of reflection and later formed the basis for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, inspired by the story of an Indigenous girl whose new orange shirt was taken from her on her first day at St. Joseph Mission Residential School.

In the fall of 2026 a set of three jack-o’-lanterns stamps will be issued.

An issue for Remembrance Day (Nov. 11) “commemorates the service of Chinese Canadians sent on secret missions behind Japanese lines in Asia,” Canada Post said.

Canada Post also confirmed special stamps to celebrate the holidays, including Eid, Diwali, Hanukkah and Christmas.

“Individually, the stamps tell their own rich stories. Collectively, they paint a bigger picture of what makes Canada special,” the press release said, adding that members of the committee responsible for recommending subjects to the annual stamp program “rely on thoughtful input from groups and individuals to choose subjects that capture the country’s rich history and culture and reflect the shared values of Canadians nationwide.”

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