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Here are the holiday shipping deadlines if you plan to send holiday gifts by Canada Post, FedEx or Purolator and want shipments to arrive before December 25, 2024.
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Canada Post 2024 Holiday Shipping Deadlines:
You can calculate the approximate delivery times within Canada here.
| Sending Cards | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Local | December 19, 2024 |
| Regional | December 18, 2024 |
| National | December 17, 2024 |
| Domestic & US Shipping Service | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Local (Priority, Xpresspost) | December 23, 2024 |
| Local (Expedited Parcel or flat rate box) | December 20, 2024 |
| Local (Regular Parcel) | December 19, 2024 |
| Regional (Priority, Xpresspost) | December 23, 2024 |
| Regional (Expedited Parcel or flat rate box) | December 18, 2024 |
| Regional (Regular Parcel) | December 16, 2024 |
| National | December 20 (Priority) December 20 (Xpresspost) December 12 (Flat rate box) December 10 (Regular Parcel) |
| The U.S. | December 17 (Xpresspost) December 13 (Expedited Parcel) December 12 (Cards/Tracked Packet/Small Packet) |
Popular sending destinations – International
| Destinations | Cards | Xpresspost International | Tracked Packet/Small Packet |
| Africa | December 3 | December 10 | December 3 |
| Asia | December 9 | December 11 | December 9 |
| Australia | December 9 | December 11 | December 9 |
| Central/South American and Caribbean | December 3 | December 10 | December 3 |
| China | December 9 | December 11 | December 9 |
| Europe | December 9 | December 11 | December 9 |
| France | December 11 | December 16 | December 11 |
| Germany | December 11 | December 16 | December 11 |
| India | December 9 | December 11 | December 9 |
| Japan | December 11 | December 16 | December 11 |
| Middle East | December 9 | December 11 | December 9 |
| Netherlands | December 11 | December 16 | December 11 |
| New Zealand | December 9 | December 11 | December 9 |
| Switzerland | December 11 | December 16 | December 11 |
| United Kingdom | December 11 | December 16 | December 11 |
Purolator 2024 Shipping Deadlines for Holiday Packages
Purolator says customers who want next-day service on shipments to arrive by Dec. 24, 2024, should ship no later than Dec. 23, to allow for any possible weather-related delay that may occur during this time of year.
| Destination | Deadline |
|---|---|
| Next Day Delivery to Canada or US | December 23 |
| Australia, Caribbean, Mexico, South and Central America Western Europe (including the United Kingdom, France and Germany) | December 18 |
| East Asia (including China, Japan and Thailand) | December 17 |
| United States via Purolator Ground | December 13 |
| Africa, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and South Asia | December 11 |
FedEx 2024 Shipping Deadlines for Holiday Packages
Within Canada to most metropolitan areas:
| Service | Deadline |
| FedEx Priority Overnight/Standard Overnight | December 23 |
| FedEx First Overnight — Last day to ship transit times exclude shipments from Western provinces (including Thunder Bay | December 23 |
| FedEx 2Day | December 20 |
| FedEx Economy | December 19 |
| FedEx Ground | December 13 to 23 |
| Service | Deadline |
| FedEx International First/ FedEx International Priority | December 23 |
| FedEx International Economy | December 20 |
| FedEx Freight Priority | December 16 to 20 |
| FedEx Freight Economy | December 11 |
