With the holidays inching closer and the U.S. Postal Service suspending service to Canada, it's leaving consumers with fewer and sometimes more expensive options for gift-giving.

The U.S. Postal Service announced Friday it is not taking mail ear-marked for Canada. The USPS move comes after roughly 55,000 Canada Post employees went on strike last month. SEE ALSO: Mail carrier celebrates Thanksgiving with Illinois man after helping save his life

Last week, the U.S. Postal Service announced it was temporarily suspending international mail acceptance to Canada because of the strike.