Courtesy of eShipper, we have the cut-off dates for any packages meant to reach a recipient by Christmas. This list includes Canada Post, Canpar, DHL, Fedex, Rivo, Purolator, PBX, UPS, and United States Postal Service.
To be taken to a comprehensive and easy to navigate list containing the shipping carrier surcharges for 2022-23, also provided to us by eShipper, click the link below.
Carrier Peak Surcharge 2022-2023 | Shipping Carrier Surcharges|eShipper
Now onto the cut-off dates!
Canada Post
Local
Priority + Xpresspost — December 22, 2022
Expedited Parcel or flat rate box — December 21, 2022
Regular Parcel — December 20, 2022
Regional
Priority + Xpresspost — December 21, 2022
Expedited Parcel or flat rate box — December 19-21, 2022
Regular Parcel — December 16-20, 2022
National
Priority + Xpresspost -– December 21, 2022
Expedited Parcel or flat rate box -– December 13-20, 2022
Regular Parcel — December 9-19, 2022
Canpar
British Columbia + Newfoundland — December 12-22, 2022
Alberta | Saskatchewan — December 13-22, 2022
Manitoba — December 14-22, 2022
Ontario | Quebec — December 16-22, 2022
New Brunswick | Nova Scotia | Prince Edward Island — December 16-22, 2022
*Dates vary depending on destination province
DHL has no official shipping deadlines for 2022. Please use your discretion when reviewing transit times, and take into account time for delays
Fedex
Last Day to Ship
FedEx First + Priority + Standard Overnight — December 22, 2022
FedEx 2Day — December 21, 2022
FedEx Economy — December 20, 2022
FedEx Ground — December 14, 2022
Last Day to Ship from Western to Atlantic Provinces
(including Thunder Bay and surrounding area)
FedEx First + Priority + Standard Overnight — December 21, 2022
FedEx 2Day — December 20, 2022
FedEx Economy — December 19, 2022
Rivo
Last Day to Ship
December 15, 2022
Purolator
Africa | East Europe | Middle East | South Asia — December 12, 2022
United States via Purolator Ground — December 14, 2022
East Asia (including China, Japan, and Thailand) — December 16, 2022
Australia | Caribbean | Mexico | South and Central America | Western Europe (including the UK, France, and Germany) — December 19, 2022
Canada or US Next Day Delivery — December 22, 2022
PBX
National Delivery (Standard) — December 14, 2022
Local Delivery (Standard) + Expedited Delivery — December 17, 2022
UPS
Christmas
Normal pickup and delivery available for all services — December 19-23, 2022
Normal delivery of Saturday Express services packages — December 24, 2022
No UPS Pickup or delivery service — December 25-27, 2022
New Year’s Day
Normal pickup and delivery available for all services — December 28-30, 2022
Normal delivery of Saturday Express services packages — December 31, 2022
No UPS Pickup or delivery service — January 1-2, 2023
United States Postal Services
First Class + Priority Mail — December 14, 2022
We hope this was informative, and we wish you a happy holiday season!
