Court approves class-action lawsuit against Canada Post alleging illegal 'drip pricing' on shipping
While deciding whether Deane's lawsuit should be a class-action suit, Justice Jocelyne Gagné was shown screen shots and videos of the Canada Post online purchase process and parsed the experience.
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Deane showed the Snap Ship service in action. The video showed that after logging into her account and entering shipping information and destination, Canada Post displays four shipping options with prices, from regular parcel shipping to priority shipping. None of the quoted prices include a fuel surcharge.
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Canada Post said that the onscreen box Deane showed was only part of a single, longer page of four successive stages where surcharges are shown in a separate summary box.
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The judge found neither of their descriptions to be adequately accurate, noting that each successive box must be closed for the next to open and by the time the destination information is entered in a box, triggering a fuel surcharge being listed in the summary box, that summary is no longer visible onscreen. A user must scroll up to see it.
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When the last box is filled out and closed, the page still doesn't return to the summary page, the judge noted.
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That stationary summary box was a change to the site made in July 2023, court heard. Before that, the summary box was dynamic, meaning it moved along with the cascading order process and was always visible.
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The mechanics of the three online shipping tools are basically the same, but some have additional business options.
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Ship Online is a service anyone can use to create paid shipping labels. Snap Ship is designed for small businesses doing regular low-volume shipping. Shipping Manager is designed for large volume commercial clients.
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The Competition Act bans several sales tricks that are considered false or misleading representations in transactions.
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'Drip pricing' is when a price is presented that is never attainable because obligatory charges are automatically added later in the purchase process (unless the fee is government mandated, such as a sales tax).
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'Double ticketing' is when a product costs more than the lowest of two or more advertised prices, such as the same items having different price tags offered for sale at the same time.
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For a claim to be certified as a class action, a court must rule that there is a reasonable cause of action, meaning a sound legal basis for complaining, and there must also be an identifiable group of people suffering the same alleged loss, among other considerations.
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The damages claimed by Deane is the cost of the fuel surcharge in all transactions in the time frame, plus the cost of investigating and launching her lawsuit.
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If Deane is successful, Canada Post could be forced to reimburse the fuel surcharges.
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Certifying a suit as a class action does not assess the merits of it, only that it can appropriately move forward as a court action.
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The parties and the judge looked carefully through previous class action competition-related complaints: one against Airbnb over service fees, one against Cineplex over buying online movie tickets, and the third against internet phone service provider Ooma.
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A video message from Mr. Kellam will also be posted on the Company's website. Article content Footnotes: 1 Adjusted EBITDA, Adjusted EBITDA as a percentage of revenues, Adjusted net income (loss), Adjusted net income (loss) as percentage of revenues, Net Debt to Adjusted EBITDA and Free cash flow are non-IFRS Accounting Standards measures. For a description of the composition of these and other non-IFRS Accounting Standards measures used in this press release, and a reconciliation to their most comparable IFRS Accounting Standards measure, where applicable, see the information under the heading 'Non-IFRS Accounting Standards Measures', the information set forth on Table 2 and Table 3 herein, and our most recent Management Discussion & Analysis filed on SEDAR+. Article content For the periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 April 1 to June 30, 2025 April 1 to June 30, 2024 January 1 to June 30, 2025 January 1 to June 30, 2024 (in thousands of Canadian dollars, except share and per share amounts, unaudited) Revenues $ 113,794 $ 125,751 $ 237,469 $ 255,005 Gross profit 30,508 34,334 66,768 71,645 Gross profit, as a percentage of revenues 26.8 % 27.3 % 28.1 % 28.1 % Selling, general and administrative expenses 19,871 22,473 43,330 46,608 As a percentage of revenues 17.5 % 17.9 % 18.2 % 18.3 % Research & development expenses 1,216 1,391 2,336 2,638 As a percentage of revenues 1.1 % 1.1 % 1.0 % 1.0 % Adjusted EBITDA 16,568 16,888 35,156 35,553 As a percentage of revenues 14.6 % 13.4 % 14.8 % 13.9 % Net income for the period 3,714 4,064 8,828 5,539 Adjusted net income 3,891 4,017 9,094 8,920 As a percentage of revenues 3.4 % 3.2 % 3.8 % 3.5 % Basic earnings per share $ 0.07 $ 0.07 $ 0.16 $ 0.10 Diluted earnings per share $ 0.06 $ 0.07 $ 0.15 $ 0.10 Adjusted net income per share, basic $ 0.07 $ 0.07 $ 0.16 $ 0.16 Adjusted net income per share, diluted $ 0.07 $ 0.07 $ 0.16 $ 0.15 Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, basic 55,317,543 55,245,796 55,313,271 55,134,340 Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, diluted 57,156,673 57,835,179 57,198,419 57,746,066 Article content The following table provides reconciliations of net income to EBITDA and of net income to Adjusted EBITDA for the periods noted. Article content EBITDA and Adjusted EBITDA reconciliation Article content For the periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 April 1 to June 30, 2025 April 1 to June 30, 2024 January 1 to June 30, 2025 January 1 to June 30, 2024 (in thousands of Canadian dollars, unaudited) Net income for the period $ 3,714 $ 4,064 $ 8,828 $ 5,539 Interest expense, net 5,120 5,366 10,268 10,919 Debt modification gain (867 ) — (867 ) — Amortization of transaction costs 131 140 271 280 Current income tax expense 1,445 16 3,516 1,358 Deferred income tax recovery (359 ) 947 (1,270 ) (216 ) Depreciation of property, plant, and equipment 1,792 1,783 3,514 3,306 Amortization of intangible assets 326 306 709 1,034 Depreciation of right-of-use-assets 5,029 4,329 9,831 8,814 EBITDA $ 16,331 $ 16,951 $ 34,800 $ 31,034 Acquisition and integration costs — 243 — 526 Restructuring expenses 58 1,101 58 2,186 Net fair value losses (gains) on financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss 179 (1,407 ) 298 1,807 Adjusted EBITDA $ 16,568 $ 16,888 $ 35,156 $ 35,553 Article content TABLE 3 Article content The following table provides reconciliations of net income (loss) to Adjusted net income and a presentation of Adjusted net income per share for the periods noted. Article content Adjusted net income reconciliation Article content For the periods ended June 30, 2025 and 2024 April 1 to June 30, 2025 April 1 to June 30, 2024 January 1 to June 30, 2025 January 1 to June 30, 2024 (in thousands of Canadian dollars, except share and per share amounts, unaudited) Net income for the period $ 3,714 $ 4,064 $ 8,828 $ 5,539 Restructuring expenses 58 1,101 58 2,186 Acquisition and integration costs — 243 — 526 Net fair value losses (gains) on financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss 179 (1,407 ) 298 1,807 Tax effect of the above adjustments (60 ) 16 (90 ) (1,138 ) Adjusted net income $ 3,891 $ 4,017 $ 9,094 $ 8,920 Article content About DATA Communications Management Corp. Article content DCM is a leading Canadian tech-enabled provider of print and digital solutions that help simplify complex marketing communications and operations workflow. DCM serves over 2,500 clients including 70 of the 100 largest Canadian corporations and leading government agencies. Our core strength lies in delivering individualized services to our clients that simplify their communications, including customized printing, highly personalized marketing communications, campaign management, digital signage, and digital asset management. From omnichannel marketing campaigns to large-scale print and digital workflows, our goal is to make complex tasks surprisingly simple, allowing our clients to focus on what they do best. Article content Additional information relating to DATA Communications Management Corp. is available on and in the disclosure documents filed by DATA Communications Management Corp. on SEDAR+ at Article content Certain statements in this press release constitute 'forward-looking' statements that involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, performance, objectives or achievements of DCM, or industry results, to be materially different from any future results, performance, objectives or achievements expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. When used in this press release, words such as 'may,' 'would,' 'could,' 'will,' 'expect,' 'anticipate,' 'estimate,' 'believe,' 'intend,' 'plan,' and other similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect DCM's current views regarding future events and operating performance, are based on information currently available to DCM, and speak only as of the date of this press release. Article content These forward-looking statements involve a number of risks, uncertainties, and assumptions. They should not be read as guarantees of future performance or results and will not necessarily be accurate indications of whether or not such performance or results will be achieved. Many factors could cause the actual results, performance, objectives or achievements of DCM to be materially different from any future results, performance, objectives or achievements that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. We caution readers of this press release not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking statements since a number of factors could cause actual future results, conditions, actions, or events to differ materially from the targets, expectations, estimates or intentions expressed in these forward-looking statements. Article content The principal factors, assumptions and risks that DCM made or took into account in the preparation of these forward-looking statements and which could cause our actual results and financial condition to differ materially from those indicated in the forward-looking statements are described in further detail in our most recent annual and interim Management Discussion and Analysis filed on SEDAR+, and include but are not limited to the following: industry conditions are influenced by numerous factors over which the Company has no control, including: declines in print consumption; labour disruptions at suppliers and customers, including Canada Post; the impact of tariffs and responses thereto (including by governments, trade partners and customers), which may include, without limitation, retaliatory tariffs, export taxes, restrictions on exports to the U.S. or other measures, increases in our input costs, and the effect of governmental regulations and policies in general; our ability to achieve and meet our revenue, profitability, free cash flow and debt reduction targets for 2025 and in the future; while we have received consents from our lenders for the declaration and payment of the special dividend and regular recurring dividend, including the exclusion of the special dividend from our fixed charge coverage ratios, our financial leverage may increase, and there is no guarantee that we will pay such dividends in the future; and, our ability to comply with our financial and other covenants under our credit facilities, which may preclude us from paying future dividends if our outlook and future financial liquidity changes. Article content Additional factors are discussed elsewhere in this press release and under the headings 'Liquidity and capital resources' and 'Risks and Uncertainties' in DCM's Management Discussion and Analysis and in DCM's other publicly available disclosure documents, as filed by DCM on SEDAR+. Article content Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should assumptions underlying the forward-looking statements prove incorrect, actual results may vary materially from those described in this press release as intended, planned, anticipated, believed, estimated, or expected. Unless required by applicable securities law, DCM does not intend and does not assume any obligation to update these forward-looking statements. Article content This press release includes certain non-IFRS Accounting Standards measures, ratios and other financial measures as supplementary information. This supplementary information does not represent earnings measures recognized by IFRS Accounting Standards and does not have any standardized meanings prescribed by IFRS Accounting Standards. Therefore, these non-IFRS Accounting Standards measures, ratios and other financial measures are unlikely to be comparable to similar measures presented by other issuers. Investors are cautioned that this supplementary information should not be construed as alternatives to net income (loss) determined in accordance with IFRS Accounting Standards as an indicator of DCM's performance. Definitions of such supplementary information, together with a reconciliation of net income (loss) to such supplementary financial measures, can be found in our most recent annual and interim Management Discussion and Analysis and filed on SEDAR+ at Article content Condensed interim consolidated statements of financial position (in thousands of Canadian dollars, unaudited) June 30, 2025 December 31, 2024 $ $ Assets Current assets Cash and cash equivalents 2,887 6,773 Trade receivables 100,697 103,445 Inventories 24,987 23,843 Prepaid expenses and other current assets 3,755 5,989 Income taxes receivable 1,364 3,432 $ 133,690 $ 143,482 Non-current assets Other non-current assets 2,201 9,104 Deferred income tax assets 9,071 8,224 Property, plant, and equipment 33,845 34,812 Right-of-use assets 164,159 162,510 Pension assets 3,408 3,142 Intangible assets 7,596 8,282 Goodwill 22,747 22,747 $ 376,717 $ 392,303 Liabilities Current liabilities Bank overdraft — 880 Trade payables and accrued liabilities 46,503 59,890 Current portion of credit facilities 8,714 15,175 Current portion of lease liabilities 12,263 10,525 Provisions 3,413 8,016 Deferred revenue 4,564 6,199 $ 75,457 $ 100,685 Non-current liabilities Provisions 480 1,279 Credit facilities 79,642 68,515 Lease liabilities 163,295 158,603 Deferred income tax liabilities — 60 Pension obligations 17,256 18,354 Other post-employment benefit plans 1,307 1,409 Asset retirement obligation 3,492 3,438 $ 340,929 $ 352,343 Equity Shareholders' equity Shares 284,546 284,592 Warrants — 219 Contributed surplus 3,219 3,078 Translation Reserve 192 307 Deficit (252,169 ) (248,236 ) $ 35,788 $ 39,960 $ 376,717 $ 392,303 Article content Condensed interim consolidated statements of operations (in thousands of Canadian dollars, except per share amounts, unaudited) For the three months ended June 30, 2025 For the three months ended June 30, 2024 For the six months ended June 30, 2025 For the six months ended June 30, 2024 Revenues $ 113,794 $ 125,751 $ 237,469 $ 255,005 Cost of revenues 83,286 91,417 170,701 183,360 Gross profit 30,508 34,334 66,768 71,645 Expenses Selling, commissions and expenses 9,649 10,178 20,609 21,042 General and administration expenses 10,222 12,295 22,721 25,566 Research & development expenses 1,216 1,391 2,336 2,638 Restructuring expenses 58 1,101 58 2,186 Acquisition and integration costs — 243 — 526 Net fair value losses (gains) on financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss 179 (1,407 ) 298 1,807 21,324 23,801 46,022 53,765 Income before finance costs and income taxes 9,184 10,533 20,746 17,880 Finance costs Interest expense on long term debt and pensions, net 1,837 2,307 3,708 4,805 Interest expense on lease liabilities 3,283 3,059 6,560 6,114 Amortization of transaction costs 131 140 271 280 Debt modification gain (867 ) — (867 ) — 4,384 5,506 9,672 11,199 Income before income taxes 4,800 5,027 11,074 6,681 Income tax expense Current 1,445 16 3,516 1,358 Deferred (359 ) 947 (1,270 ) (216 ) 1,086 963 2,246 1,142 Net income for the period $ 3,714 $ 4,064 $ 8,828 $ 5,539 Other comprehensive income: Foreign currency translation (110 ) 14 (115 ) 44 (110 ) 14 (115 ) 44 Items that will not be reclassified to net income Re-measurements of pension and other post-employment benefit obligations s 1,816 1,755 1,431 8,768 Taxes related to pension and other post-employment benefit adjustment above (461 ) (406 ) (363 ) (2,248 ) 1,355 1,349 1,068 6,520 Other comprehensive income for the period, net of tax $ 1,245 $ 1,363 $ 953 $ 6,564 Comprehensive income for the period $ 4,959 $ 5,427 $ 9,781 $ 12,103 Basic earnings per share 0.07 0.07 0.16 0.10 Diluted earnings per share 0.06 0.07 0.15 0.10 Article content Condensed interim consolidated statements of cash flows (in thousands of Canadian dollars, unaudited) For the six months ended June 30, 2025 For the six months ended June 30, 2024 $ $ Cash provided by Operating activities Net income for the period $ 8,828 $ 5,539 Items not affecting cash Depreciation of property, plant, and equipment 3,514 3,306 Amortization of intangible assets 709 1,034 Depreciation of right-of-use-assets 9,831 8,814 Share-based compensation expense 89 321 Net fair value losses on financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss 298 1,807 Pension expense 742 943 Gain on disposal of sale and leaseback — (11 ) Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment — 149 Provisions 58 2,186 Debt modification gain (867 ) — Amortization of transaction costs 271 280 Accretion of asset retirement obligations 54 65 Other post-employment benefit plan expense 87 298 Right-of-use assets impairment — 97 Income tax expense 2,246 1,142 Changes in non cash working capital (12,173 ) 764 Contributions made to pension plans (675 ) (604 ) Contributions made to other post-employment benefit plans (189 ) (115 ) Provisions paid (5,460 ) (6,526 ) Income taxes paid (1,448 ) (1,599 ) Total cash generated from operating activities 5,915 17,890 Investing activities Proceeds on sale and leaseback transaction 6,694 8,661 Purchase of property, plant, and equipment (2,536 ) (6,989 ) Purchase of intangible assets (23 ) — Purchase of non-current assets (143 ) (6,499 ) Proceeds on disposal of property, plant, and equipment — 431 Total cash provided by (used in) investing activities 3,992 (4,396 ) Financing activities Exercise of options — 337 Proceeds from credit facilities 53,733 30,185 Repayment of credit facilities (48,054 ) (43,726 ) Decrease in bank overdrafts (880 ) (1,564 ) Transaction costs (417 ) — Dividends paid (13,829 ) — Principal portion of lease payments (4,005 ) (3,500 ) Repurchases of shares (213 ) — Total cash (used in) financing activities (13,665 ) (18,268 ) Change in cash and cash equivalents during the period (3,758 ) (4,774 ) Cash and cash equivalents – beginning of period 6,773 17,652 Effects of foreign exchange on cash balances (128 ) 51 Cash and cash equivalents – end of period $ 2,887 $ 12,929 Article content Article content Article content Article content Article content Contacts Article content Mr. Richard Kellam President and Chief Executive Officer DATA Communications Management Corp. 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