ManitobaManitoba patients can expect to receive notifications of upcoming appointments and other health updates via phone call, text message or email during a nationwide Canada Post strike, according to Shared Health.Change comes as Canada Post workers walk off job over major reforms from federal governmentCBC News · Posted: Sep 26, 2025 6:13 PM EDT | Last Updated: 5 hours agoCanada Post workers are pictured on strike at a Canada Post processing centre on Friday. Shared Health says Manitobans can expect to get their health and appointment updates by phone or email during the strike. (Ben Nelms/CBC)Manitoba patients can expect to receive notifications of upcoming appointments and other health updates via phone call, text message or email amid a nationwide Canada Post strike.Shared Health, which co-ordinates health-care delivery in the province, said in a Friday post on its website it will pivot to digital and phone-based appointment notifications for the time being.Patients of the Manitoba Ostomy and Manitoba Home Nutrition programs will continue to receive supplies, according to the post.The change comes after the Canadian Union of Postal Workers announced Thursday thousands of employees it represents would walk off the job due to changes to Canada Post laid out by the federal government, including ending home delivery and closing some rural mail outlets.CUPW said it was “outraged and appalled” by the reforms communicated to the Crown corporation.Share Health stated Friday that patients with upcoming appointments at Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg might receive confirmation notifications via text message from a phone number with the area code “431.” Such messages won’t include patient medical information and will only note the location, date and time of the coming appointment, according to the statement.Patients should never engage with someone who claims they require the patient’s personal financial or health information ahead of an appointment, Shared Health states.”Patients will never be asked to disclose financial information over the phone or via email,” reads a portion of the statement. “If patients have questions about the legitimacy of a call, they are encouraged to contact their clinic or care provider directly.”Shared Health recommends patients who need to revise a scheduled appointment contact their primary care provider or clinic.More information about the changes is available on the Shared Health website.
Manitoba patients to get health appointment notices by phone, email during Canada Post strike
