Your 2019 Canada Holiday Shipping Guide
The 2019 holiday season is upon us, and all the carriers have announced the shipping deadlines for packages to be delivered by Christmas. You should set your shipping service levels to make sure that your customers’ holiday purchases arrive on time for the big day. To know and mark the dates, check the handy table we’ve created below!
In the table below, you’ll find the last shipping date for major services from Canada Post, Purolator, FedEx, or UPS to ensure packages arrive in by December 25. The dates mentioned below are shipping deadlines; they should help you decide if and when to offer free shipping, and also help you decide which carrier to use to meet the delivery deadline at the lowest cost.
Canada Post Shipping Deadlines
CANADA POST DOMESTIC SERVICES
| Service | Send by |
| Priority | Monday, December 23th |
| Xpresspost (Local and Regional zones) | Monday, December 23th |
| Xpresspost (National zones) | Friday, December 20th |
| Expedited Parcel (Local zone) | Monday, December 23rd |
| Expedited Parcel (Regional zone) |
December 19th-23rd |
| Expedited Parcel (National zone) | December 13th-20th |
CANADA POST SERVICES TO UNITED STATES
| Service | Send by |
| Xpresspost | Friday, December 13th |
| Parcel/Packets | Tuesday, December 10th |
CANADA POST SERVICES TO THE REST OF THE WORLD
| Service | Send by |
| Xpresspost Rest of World (Excluding Africa) | Friday, December 6th |
| Xpresspost Africa | Tuesday, December 3rd |
| Air Parcels/Packets Rest of World (Excluding Africa) | Tuesday, December 3rd |
| Air Parcels/Packets Africa | Tuesday, November 26th |
Purolator Shipping Deadlines
PUROLATOR DOMESTIC SERVICES
| Destination | Send by |
| Next Day Delivery to Canada or US | Monday, December 23th |
| Mexico, Caribbean, South and Central America, Western Europe [including the United Kingdom, France, and Germany], Australia | Wednesday, December 18th |
| East Asia [including China, Japan, and Thailand] | Tuesday, December 17th |
| The United States via Purolator Ground® | Friday, December 13th |
| Eastern Europe, Africa, South Asia, and the Middle East | Wednesday, December 11th |
FedEx Shipping Deadlines
FedEx DOMESTIC SERVICES
| Service | Shipping Cutoff Date |
| FedEx Overnight® Services | Monday, December 23 |
| FedEx 2Day® | Friday, December 20 |
| FedEx Economy® | Thursday, December 19 |
| FedEx Ground® | Friday, December 13 |
FedEx CANADA SHIPPING DEADLINES TO THE US
| Service | Shipping Cutoff Date |
| FedEx International First® FedEx International Priority® |
Monday, December 23 |
| FedEx International Economy® | Friday, December 20 |
| FedEx International Ground® | Friday, December 13 |
FedEx LAST DAYS TO SHIP TO INTERNATIONAL LOCATIONS
| Region | FedEx International First® & Priority® | FedEx International Economy® |
| Latin America and Caribbean | Friday, December 20 | Tuesday, December 17 |
| Europe | Friday, December 20 | Wednesday, December 18 |
| Middle East and Africa | Wednesday, December 18 | Tuesday, December 17 |
| Asia-Pacific | Thursday, December 19 | Tuesday, December 17 |
UPS LAST DAYS TO SHIP TO INTERNATIONAL
| Service | Shipping Cutoff Date |
| December 13 | Last day to ship by Ground for delivery to US & Extended Areas* |
| December 17 | Last day to ship by Ground for delivery across Canada (domestic)* |
| December 20 | Last day to ship by Air for International delivery* |
| December 23 | Last day to ship by Air for delivery across Canada and the US |
Set your customer data and order data to work by reorganization your shipping efforts in the same place you ship. Our comprehensive customer support team is here to help via phone, email, or chat. We’ll get you up and successively before the busy holiday season hits to ensure your triumph through the rest of 2019 and beyond. Hitting those shipping deadlines for your customers will be Simple & easy