Here are the holiday shipping deadlines if you are plan to send holiday gifts by Canada Post, FedEx or Purolator and want shipments to arrive before December 25, 2021.
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Canada Post 2021 Holiday Shipping Deadlines:
You can calculate the approximate delivery times within Canada here.
| Domestic & US Shipping Service | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Local (Priority, Xpresspost, Flat rate box) | December 21, 2021 |
| Local (Regular Parcel) | December 20, 2021 |
| Regional (Priority, Xpresspost) | December 21, 2021 |
| Regional (Flat rate box) | December 17, 2021 |
| Regional (Regular Parcel) | December 15 |
| National | December 21 (Priority) December 20 (Xpresspost) December 13 (Flat rate box) December 09 ( Regular Parcel) |
| U.S. | December 21 (Priority Worldwide) December 16 (Xpresspost USA) December 13 (Expedited Parcel USA) December 09 ( Tracked Packet/Small Packet) |
Popular sending destinations – International
| Destinations | Priority Worldwide | Xpresspost International | Tracked Packet/Small Packet |
| Africa | December 10 | November 24 | November 19 |
| Asia | December 15 | November 25 | November 19 |
| Australia | December 15 | November 29 | November 25 |
| Central/South American and Caribbean | December 16 | November 24 | November 19 |
| China | December 15 | November 26 | November 26 |
| Europe | December 16 | December 2 | November 26 |
| France | December 16 | December 6 | December 3 |
| Germany | December 16 | December 8 | December 7 |
| India | December 15 | November 26 | November 26 |
| Japan | December 15 | December 6 | December 1 |
| Middle East | December 10 | November 25 | November 19 |
| Netherlands | December 16 | December 3 | December 2 |
| New Zealand | December 15 | November 22 | November 19 |
| Switzerland | December 16 | December 3 | November 30 |
| United Kingdom | December 16 | December 3 | November 30 |
Purolator 2021 Shipping Deadlines for Holiday Packages
Purolator says customers who want next-day service on shipments to arrive by Dec. 24, 2021, should ship no later than Dec. 21, to allow for limited operations on Dec. 23 and any possible weather-related delay that may occur during this time of year.
| Destination | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Next Day Delivery to Canada or US | December 23 |
| Mexico, Caribbean, South and Central America, Western Europe, Australia | December 20 |
| East Asia (including China, Japan and Thailand]) | December 17 |
| United States via Purolator Ground | December 15 |
| Eastern Europe, Africa, South Asia and the Middle East | December 13 |
Credit: Purolator
FedEx 2021 Shipping Deadlines for Holiday Packages
Within Canada to most metropolitan areas:
| Service | Deadline |
| FedEx First Overnight/ FedEx Priority Overnight | December 23 |
| FedEx First Overnight/ FedEx Priority Overnight — Last Day to Ship from Western Provinces to Atlantic Provinces | December 22 |
| FedEx Standard Overnight | December 23 |
| FedEx Standard Overnight — Last Day to Ship from Western Provinces to Atlantic Provinces | December 22 |
| FedEx 2Day | December 22 |
| FedEx 2Day — Last Day to Ship from Western Provinces to Atlantic Provinces | December 21 |
| FedEx Ground | December 15 |
| FedEx Economy | December 21 |
| FedEx Economy — Last Day to Ship from Western Provinces to Atlantic Provinces | December 20 |
| Service | Deadline |
| FedEx International First/ FedEx International Priority | December 23 |
| FedEx International Economy | December 21 |
| FedEx International Ground | December 14 |
Credit: : FedEx