As you might have guessed getting letters, cards and packages delivered on time for Christmas is going to be much busier this year and we are urged to get things in the mail as soo as possible. Here are the shipping and mailing deadline from Canada Post. UPS and FedEx. good luck and happy mailing
Holiday Shipping Deadlines
Canada Post
Letters
To send letters within Canada, letters within your region must be sent by Monday, Dec. 21. Letters sent to another province have to be mailed by Friday, Dec. 18.
To send letters outside of Canada and have them arrive by Christmas, dates vary from mid-November to early December. Here are the deadlines for:
U.S.: Monday, Dec. 7
U.K.: Tuesday, Dec. 1
Europe: Sunday, Nov. 22
Asia: Tuesday, Nov. 17 (unless you’re sending to China, in which case your deadline is Sunday, Nov. 22, or Japan, in which case it’s Thursday, Dec. 3.)
Australia: Monday, Nov. 23
Packages
Unlike letters, there are different mailing options for packages. Paying more means getting your gifts there faster.
To send packages within Canada, local packages have to be sent by Friday, Dec. 18 – Monday, Dec. 21, depending on which option you choose. Packages you’re sending within your province or territory have to be sent by Tuesday, Dec. 15 to Monday, Dec. 21, and packages elsewhere in the country have to be sent by Wednesday, Dec. 9 for the cheapest option, or up to Monday, Dec. 21 for the most expensive one.
To send packages outside of Canada, Friday, Dec. 18 is a consistent deadline in most cases for Priority Worldwide, the most expensive shipping option. (Prices will depend on the size and wait of your parcel.)
Otherwise, dates vary from early November to Early December. Here are some deadlines:
U.S.: Monday, Dec. 7 (small packet) to Monday, Dec. 21 (Priority Worldwide)
U.K.: Tuesday, Dec. 1 to Friday, Dec. 18
Europe: Sunday, Nov. 22 to Friday, Dec. 18
Asia: Tuesday, Nov. 17 to Friday, Dec. 18 for most areas. For China, the initial (small packet) deadline is Sunday, Nov. 22, and for Japan it’s Thursday, Dec. 3,
Africa: Wednesday, Nov. 11 to Friday, Dec. 18
Middle East: Sunday, Nov 15 to Friday, Dec. 18
India: Wednesday, Nov. 11 to Friday, Dec. 18
Caribbean and Latin America: Monday, Nov. 9 to Monday, Dec. 21
Australia: Monday, Nov. 23 to Friday, Dec. 18
UPS
UPS doesn’t provide a specific date list, but their website does offer a tool that allows you to calculate how long it will take an item to get to its destination. As of Nov. 17, there’s a next-day delivery option for most places in Canada, although that may become harder as more people start sending holiday packages
FedEx
FedEx offers many different services at different price points, both within Canada and internationally, so your deadline will depend on which service you choose. As you may have guessed, later deadlines will cost more money.
To ship within Canada, packages must be shipped to “most metropolitan areas” by Tues, Dec. 15 (FedEx Ground) to Weds, Dec. 23 (FedEx Overnight). There are some exceptions for people from western provinces shipping packages to Atlantic Canada, as those might need some more time.
To ship outside of Canada, dates continue to differ based on which service you’re paying for, but here are some of them:
US: Monday, Dec. 14 (FedEx International Ground) to Wednesday, Dec. 23 (FedEx Overnight)
Europe: Thursday, Dec. 17 to Tuesday, Dec. 22
Asia: Thursday, Dec. 17 to Monday, Dec. 21
Middle East: Friday, Dec. 18 to Monday, Dec. 21
Africa: Friday, Dec. 18 to Monday, Dec. 21
Latin America and the Caribbean: Friday, Dec. 18 to Tuesday, Dec. 22
