Canadians can write to Santa in any language, including Tagalog

Canada Post shared a list on its verified Instagram account of 38 languages, including Braille, that Santa could respond to as part of the corporation’s letter-writing program.

TORONTO – The Canadian postal service will accept Canadians’ letters to Santa Claus this holiday season in any language, Canada Post clarified after some initial public confusion.

Canada Post on Friday shared a list on its verified Instagram account of 38 languages, including Braille, that Santa could respond to as part of the corporation’s letter-writing program.

However, some netizens posted Punjabi, Tagalog and Farsi were not included. Canada Post responded that it is working on adding those languages in the future.

Mandarin and Punjabi are the most common non-official languages used in Canada, with more than one million people predominantly speaking one of the two.

Up to 520,390 people reported they speak Punjabi most often at home, with 275,045 reporting the same for Tagalog or Filipino, and 179,745 for a Persian language, according to the 2021 Canadian census.

“The inclusive spirit of the Santa Letter program is that any child who writes to Santa in their language will receive a response in their language,” a spokesperson for Canada Post said. “Like Santa, we value the diversity that makes Canada such an amazing country.”

Those writing letters are asked to send them by Dec. 9, with Santa’s address and a return address included, in order to receive a reply before the holidays.

No postage is required and the Canada Post spokesperson said drawings and artwork are always appreciated. The address for Santa is: Santa Claus North Pole H0H 0H0 Canada. With files from The Canadian Press