Shipping Time Frames
Canada Post Domestic Shipping Services
Canada Post is Canada’s leading parcel delivery company and offers the following domestic shipping services:
Priority
- Next-day delivery guaranteed
- Tracking included
- Delivery confirmation with updates
- $100 of liability coverage
- Signature confirmation
Xpresspost
- Delivery in less than two days guaranteed or your money back
- Tracking included
- Delivery confirmation
- $100 of liability coverage
Flat rate delivery
- Delivery in 1-7 business days with delivery guaranteed
- This means the price of shipping is not connected to the weight, shape, or size of the shipped item, hence the term “flat rate”
- Item cannot weigh more than 5kg as long as the item fits inside the box
- Tracking included
- Delivery confirmation with updates
Regular Parcel
- Delivery in 2-9 business days days
- Tracking included
- Delivery confirmation with updates
Canada Post International Shipping Services
Shipping internationally? Canada Post has all your international and US-bound needs covered. Here are the international shipping services offered by Canada Post:
Xpresspost International
- Delivery in 4-7 business days with delivery guaranteed
- Tracking included
- Delivery confirmation with updates
- Delivery to post office box service
- $100 of liability coverage
- Postal presentation and handling services
Tracked Packet International
- Delivery in 6-10 business days
- Tracking included
- Delivery confirmation with updates
- Delivery to post office box service
- $100 of liability coverage
- Postal presentation and handling service
International Parcel (Air or Surface)
- Delivery takes 12+ business days for air shipments and 4-12 weeks for surface shipments
- Delivery to post office box
- Postal presentation and handling services
Priority Worldwide
- Delivery takes 2-3 business days with on-time delivery guaranteed
- Tracking included
- Delivery confirmation with updates
- Delivery to post office box service
- $100 of liability coverage
- Signature services
- Commercial customs clearance
Small Packet International (Air or Surface)
- Delivery takes 6-10 days for air shipments, 4-12 weeks for surface shipments.
- Delivery to post office box service
- Postal presentation and handling services
While the features of the service options are basically the same, delivery services vary for US-based shipments. Here are the international services offered by Canada Post for US-based shipments:
Xpresspost USA
- Delivery takes 2-3 business days with an on-time delivery guarantee
- Tracking included
- Delivery confirmation with updates
- Delivery to post office box service
- $100 of liability coverage
- Postal presentation and handling services
Tracked Packet USA
- Delivery takes 4-7 business days
- Tracking included
- Delivery confirmation with updates
- Delivery to post office box service
- $100 of liability coverage
- Postal presentation and handling services
Expedited Parcel USA
- Delivery takes 4-7 business days
- Tracking included
- Delivery confirmation with updates
- Delivery to post office box service
- $100 liability coverage
- Postal and presentation handling services
Small Packet USA
- Delivery takes 5-8 business days.
- Delivery to post office box
- Postal presentation and handling services
Priority Worldwide
- Delivery takes 2-3 business days with on-time delivery guaranteed
- Tracking included
- Delivery confirmation with updates
- $100 liability coverage
- Signature services
- Commercial customs clearance
Domestic Delivery Lead Times:
- Priority: next business day
- Xpresspost: local delivery (next day), regional delivery (next day), and national delivery (2 business days)
- Flat rate box: local delivery (1 business day), regional delivery (1-3 business days), and national delivery (2-7 business days)
- Regular Parcel: local delivery (up to 2 business days), regional delivery (3-5 business days), and national delivery (4-9 business days)
Shipping to the United States Lead Times:
- Xpresspost USA: 2-3 business days
- Tracked Packet: 4-7 business days
- Expedited Parcel USA: 4-7 business days
- Small Packet USA Air: 5-8 business days
- Priority Worldwide: 10:30 a.m. the next day
International Delivery Lead Times
- Xpresspost International: 4-7 business days
- Tracked Packet International: 6-10 business days
- International Parcel (Air or Surface): 6-10 business days for air parcels, 1-3 months for surface parcels
- Tracked Packet International: 6-10 business days
- Priority Worldwide: 2-3 business days
- Small Packet International (Air or Surface): 12+ days for air parcels, 1-3 months for surface parcels