Here we are with the 2026 Canadian stamps. I know, it seemed like 2025 would never end, but we made it. No better way to celebrate surviving what seemed like 10 years compressed into one than with stamps – wonderful, glorious stamps.

Returning series include:

• Black History Month
• Spring Flowers
• Pride
• Truth and Reconciliation
• Remembrance Day
• Canada Post Foundation semi-postal
• and the usual holidays.

There’s something comforting about seeing old friends return and a continued celebration of Canadian diversity and history, even the dark parts of our past. There is a strength to be had in acknowledging when we failed as a country and move on to correct the wrongs. That isn’t weakness, regardless of what the alt right screams.

The year starts with an epic BANG! Black History Month celebrates Canadian Hip-Hop pioneers. This set harkens back to design styles of the 80s, and well, how can you not adore the artists when one of them exclaims:

“I’m on a stamp. I’m on a stamp,” said a tearful Michie Mee. “I mean, you can’t make these moments up. …Thank you, Canada, merci.” https://toronto.citynews.ca/2026/02/01/hip-hop-icon-michie-mee-canada-post-stamp/

This just makes an old stamp collector very happy. I’ve taken a stab at which month some of the stamps will be released, expect corrections.

Time to take a look at what the year is offering.  If you’re curious about what happened to 2025, I rambled a bit about the year here. 

Enjoy
Catpaw

January

Canadian Hip-Hop Pioneers
Black History Month series

3 stamps, booklet of 6, 3 FDCs, cancel
This set uses fluorescent inks that glow under a black light

This series explores the early roots of ground breaking Hip-Hop artists in Canada.  

Maestro Fresh Wes

Few artists have made an impact on Canadian music history quite like the Godfather of Canadian Hip-Hop, Maestro Fresh Wes. A true trailblazer, Maestro Fresh Wes’s career is studded with historic firsts, and on March 24th, he is set to achieve yet another as the first Rap artist to be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
https://junoawards.ca/blog/maestro-fresh-wess-legacy-of-firsts/

Michie Mee

“I’m really a product of my environment. I just put words to it, so that being a woman in that case, it’s like, who’s in charge of her? I’m in charge of me. Are you sure? Who’s in charge of her? They always wanna know the Black guy in charge of her and then the White man in charge of him, was my fight for most of my career,” says Michie Mee.
‘I’m on a stamp’: Hip-hop icon Michie Mee gets Canada Post stamp honouring trailblazers

Michie is currently working on her autobiography.

Muzion

Muzion is a Canadian rap trio from Montreal, Canada. Distinguishing them from their contemporaries, Muzion focused on opening up about their raw emotions through music. Dramatik, Imposs, and his sister J-Kyll initiated the group in Montreal in 1996. Their origin was Haitian, and they lived in the Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension in Montreal. During their time, Dubmatique and Sans Pression were the popular “français-de-France” hip-hop groups.
https://thecbma.com/artists/muzion/

Designers: Noël Nanton and Nadia Molinari from typotherapy, a graphic design company in Toronto.Nadia also worked on the 2004 Festival International de Jazz de Montréal, Quebec stamp.
Photographs: Maestro Fresh Wes – Wellington Williams; background – Edward James Rissling
Michie Mee – Getty Images; background – Rick McGinnis
Muzion – Brigitte Henry; background – Marie-Michèle Bouchard.

Canada’s first Black History Month stamp was released in 2009. They featured Abraham Doras Shadd and Rosemary Brown. They were designed by Lara Minja with art by Suzanne Duranceau.

Release date: January 28, 2026 

March

Ornamental Cherry Blossoms
Annual spring flowers

2 stamps in booklets of 10, 1 coil, souvenir sheet, FDC, cancel
offset 

This year, spring is celebrated with Yoshino cherry blossoms, a sure sign of better weather is nearing.

Prunus ‘Kanzan’, which does well in Canada because it is a “cold hardy” tree. 

 Prunus ‘Somei-yoshino’ is the classic flowering tree found across Japan and some of East Asia.  Yoshino cherry (Prunus × yedoensis) – Botanical Realm 

According to Canada Post, this series is a best selling issue, and it’s understandable. After a long, dark winter, it’s wonderful to see a touch of spring arrive early.  This series is getting pretty long. Previous stamps:

• 2007 – lilacs
• 2008 – peonies
• 2009 – rhododendrons 
• 2010 – African violets
• 2011 – sunflowers 
• 2012 – day lilies
• 2013 – magnolias
• 2014 – roses 
• 2015 – pansies 
• 2016 – hydrangeas
• 2017 – daisies
• 2018 – lotus
• 2019 – gardenias
• 2020 – dahlias
• 2021 – crab apple blossoms
• 2022 – calla lilies
• 2023 – ranunculus
• 2024 – wildflowers
• 2025 – peonies

Lilacs are still my favourite. 

Designer:  Belisle Creative
Photographer: Brett Hitchins 
Photographer Brett Hitchins took the photos at the Nitobe Memorial Garden at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver. Hitchins studied Landscape Architecture at the University of Guelph, which now specialises in architectural photography.  This seems to be Hitchins’ first stamp appearance. 

Release date: March 2, 2026

Eid 

Eid al-Fitr, marks the end of fasting during the month of Ramadan.

This year’s stamps are kind of cool:

The design integrates stylized images of a maple leaf – a symbol of Canadian identity – into an Islamic pattern to reflect the cultural diversity and inclusivity of Canada and celebrate the significance of Eid for the Muslim community.
Eid (2026): booklet of 6 Permanent™ stamps – Canada Post

For centuries, Muslim artists, architects and mathematicians have developed and refined these intricate geometric patterns, which exemplify the principles of unity, precision and order. Infinitely expandable arrangements of interlacing and overlapping circles and polygons (i.e., triangles, squares and hexagons) – traditionally created using a compass and straightedge – adorn everything from architecture to carpets, ceramics, woodwork and metalwork. Stylized patterns of abstract flowers and other vegetal elements often flow through the dazzling designs, which vary across time, regions and cultures. Their rhythm and symmetry encourage contemplation on the spiritual and natural worlds.
ibid

Release date: March 10, 2026

Temps des Sucres and Cabanes à Sucre – SUGAR SHACKS!! 

2 stamps, booklets of 6, FDC, cancel
offset

A true eastern Canadian tradition – sugar shack season and part of Quebec’s intangible cultural heritage. The stamps were designed to look like traditional cans of maple syrup from the 1940s, that you can still find on the shelf today. The can below is a familiar sight in Canadian grocery stores. The artist did an excellent job recreating the traditional feel. 

 This has to be one of the best releases in years. But it’s a shame they didn’t make them smell like maple syrup. 

The traditions surrounding sugaring-off season are so important in Quebec that they are officially part of the province’s intangible heritage. Indigenous Peoples of the Eastern Woodlands, including the W8banakiak (Abenakis), the Anishinaabeg (Anishinabe), the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) and the Mi’gmaq (Mi’kmaq) were producing maple products long before the arrival of European settlements. They shared their ancestral knowledge with early French colonists, who adapted their methods over time.

In the 1850s, the forerunners of modern sugar shacks began to appear – small shelters where maple sap was boiled, and that became social gathering places. A significant part of syrup production has been automated since then, and although sugar bushes have grown in size, artisanal techniques are still in practice.

Today, Quebec produces 90% of Canada’s maple syrup and over 70% of global production.
New stamps from Canada Post celebrate Quebec’s sugar shacks | Canada Post

Illustrator: Gérard DuBois
French artist DuBois has called Montreal his home since 1989. His art was featured on the Great Canadian Illustrators series in 2018. 

He also illustrated the 150th Anniversary of the Red River Resistance set, with Paprika doing the design, in 2019.
Designer: Paprika

Release date: March 19, 2026

May

Canada Post Community Foundation
semi-postal

1 stamp, booklet of 10, FDC, postcard, cancel
offset

Canada Post’s special fundraising stamp has entered it’s 15th year. Money raised yearly by this stamp helps fund schools, charities and organizations that help Canadian children and youth. The design is selected by the postal workers themselves. This stamp is a point of pride for Canada Post and it’s employees. To date, it has contributed to more than 1,400 programs across Canada.  Last year’s donations helped 98 communities. 

This set includes a rare postcard opportunity. The post office doesn’t issue many of them.

Designer: Adrian Horvath
Artist: Amélie Martel
This is Martel’s first stamp for Canada Post. I suspect this particular stamp is near and dear to her heart:

When my mini was born (2 years old today) I promised myself I wouldn’t work on maternity leave, UNLESS I was actually offered a bucketlist project.

On May 3rd (the day after he was born) while leaving the hospital, I check my emails for the first time, and discover a message offering the opportunity to illustrate a stamp for Canada Post…

So, I worked on my maternity leave 😅😂! Super happy, grateful and proud for this opportunity! 
Instagram Amelie Martel

Release date: May 4, 2026

June

Places of Pride -2SLGBTQIA+

4 stamps, booklets of 8, 4 FDCs, cancel
offset

This year’s theme looks at 4 landmark moments and places for the 2SLGBTQ+ community in Canada. 

Little Sister’s Book & Art Emporium has fought for 2SLGBTQIA+ rights for decades. They are legends for their fights against censorship. 
“More than anything else, Little Sister’s represents the power of community.” This power drove Little Sister’s decades-long legal battle with Canada Customs over censorship and the seizure of imported gay literature. Read more here: https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/little-sisters-book-and-art-emporium

Metamorphosis festival, one of the first in Western Canada. 
LGBTQ2S+ people have always existed on the prairies: Two-Spirit (niizh manidoowag) people have lived here long before European settlers arrived, with numerous accounts of First Nations who had same-sex partners or did not conform to traditional gender roles. Unfortunately, with the arrival of settlers, colonial homophobia and gender discrimination were introduced to the prairies and are rampant still today, even after Pierre Trudeau’s government partially decriminalized homosexuality in 1969.
https://diefenbaker.usask.ca/exhibits/online-exhibits-content/pride-on-the-prairies.php

The 519 in Toronto’s village. Opened in the 1970s when the LGBTQ2S community claimed a condemned building located at 519 Church Street. The community rallied to halt the demolition, assumed control and created the now legendary 519, a hub for the entire community.  
The City of Toronto purchases the building to create The 519 Church Street Community Centre and Cawthra Square Park, the first centre where programming is controlled by the community through a volunteer board of directors. https://www.the519.org/about/history-timeline/

The Turret in Halifax became a crucial hub 2SLGBTQ+  community in Halifax from 1976 to 1982. 
The Turret began as a one-night gay disco on the 3rd floor of 1588 Barrington Street – the Church of England Institute built in 1888 –  in January of 1976. LGB people had been thrown out of other bars, including The Jury Room, needed a space of their own. 

The third floor space had hardwood floors, wainscoting, gothic peaked windows, and the club’s namesake turret (a spire-topped tower) that hovered over the sidewalk, where the DJ booth was nestled. https://historicplacesdays.ca/places/the-turret/ 

Designer: Kelly Small of Intents & Purposes Inc
Artist: Tim Singleton

Release date: June 5, 2026

Blood Donations

1 stamp, booklets of 6, FDC, cancel
offset

Emphasising the importance of blood donations to health care released in conjunction with World Blood Donor Day. You can read more about it here. 

Designer: Kristine Do
Illustrator: Peter Grundy

Release date: June 11, 2026

Indigenous Leaders in Sports
5th in Canada Post’s Indigenous Leaders series 

3 stamps, booklets of 6, 3 FDCs, cancel
offset

Bryan Trottier – legend in Canadian hockey, a 6 time Stanley Cup winner and member of  Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame. Trottier is of Cree, Métis, Chippewa and Irish heritage. He co-founded the Aboriginal Alumni Hockey Team. 

“It’s probably the highest honor I can get from my country, Canada,” Trottier said. “The fact that it recognizes my Indigenous roots and the country of my birth and the fun stuff that’s happened to me over the course of my life, you can’t dream about that. https://www.nhl.com/news/bryan-trottier-cherishes-highest-honor-of-canadian-stamp

Trottier was featured on a stamp in 2005. From the NHL All Star Game Players (6th series), designed by Stéphane Huot

Edward Lennie – Father of the Northern Games –  member of Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame. 

Arctic sports are being recognized internationally, but Edward Lennie — who became known as the “Father of the Northern Games” — hosted the earliest versions of the games at his house. It was a revitalization of the Inuvialuit games, and it became a gathering place for young people in the Beaufort Delta who wanted to learn. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/edward-lennie-hall-of-fame-1.6464422.

Lennie was the reason traditional Arctic Games are even remembered, let alone an important part of northern community gatherings. He was forced to attend residential schools and when he returned to his home, at the 11. By the 60s they were nothing but a distant memory, until Lennie began training youth in traditional games such as high kick, kneel jump, and the high-endurance airplane.  

The 2026 games were held in Whitehorse with athletes from nations circling the Arctic. 

Chief Wilton Littlechild – Member of Parliament and commissioner with the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada. Also worked on the draft of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples and the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Member of the Ermineskin Cree Nation, and sent to residential school where he suffered from both physical and sexual abuse. He became a fierce advocate for Indigenous rights and freedoms not just in Canada, but around the world. He also coached and managed other sports  like Alberta’s first all-Indigenous junior hockey team and he created the National Indian Athletic Association. 
https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/wilton-littlechild

Designer: Tétro Design

Release date: June 19, 2026

TBA

100th Anniversary of The Royal Canadian Legion

The Legion previously appeared on a stamp in 1975 and 2001.

Canadian Wolves

This set will look at 4 wolf species native to Canada.

Orange Shirt Day
Truth and Reconciliation

This is the 5th set in the Truth and Reconciliation series that began in 2022.
2026 will explore the significance of Orange Shirt Day.

October

Jack-O’-Lanterns

Spooky pumpkins for the Halloween season. 

November

Remembrance day – Chinese Canadians

This set will tell the little known stories of Chinese Canadians who risked all to go behind Japanese lines and operate in Asia during WW2. 

TBA – Holidays

Returning seasonal celebrations.

EID

Diwali

Christmas

Hanukkah