What you need to bring to the post office to make your Mail Forwarding purchase depends on who you’re buying the service for.

If you’re buying for another person or business, bring:

• Your government-issued photo ID
• The barcode from your online purchase (if applicable)
• A Letter of Authorization or legal document demonstrating your authority to act on behalf of the person or business (for example, power of attorney)

If you’re buying for a deceased person, bring:

• Your government-issued photo ID
• The barcode from your online purchase (if applicable)
• One of the following certificates:
  • Death (issued by the applicable government Vital Statistics office)
  • Medical examiner’s
  • Funeral director’s
  • Cremation
  • Another certificate by a comparable authority (such as in the case of a death outside the country)
• Proof of appointment¹  as the legal representative, such as one of the following documents:
  • Grant of letter probate
  • Letters of administration (with or without will attached)
  • Certificate of appointment of the estate liquidator or certified statement of the liquidator (known as “État certifié des droits du Liquidateur” in the province of Québec)
  • Canada Post Statutory Declaration form