On May 19, Commport Communications, an EDI solution supplier used by Canada Post, informed the company that data associated with some of their customers had been compromised. 

In an email notice to customers, Patrick Ford, president and CEO of OCS said Canada Post notified them on Nov. 1 that about 2 per cent of customer orders, which is approximately 4,500 orders, was accessed by someone through Canada Post's delivery tracking tool.