Many shippers are anxious to make sure their important holiday shipments arrive at their destinations on time with the end of the year just weeks away.
The cut-off dates for holiday shipping vary by carrier, service, and location.
To make sure your company doesn't get caught off guard in the coming weeks, we've compiled a helpful chart of several major carriers' holiday shipping deadlines for 2022.
Within Canada to Most Metropolitan Areas*:
FedEx First, Overnight®* FedEx Priority Overnight®*** |
FedEx Standard Overnight™ | FedEx 2Day® | FedEx Economy® | FedEx Ground®** | |
Last Day to Ship | Thurs, Dec. 22nd | Thurs, Dec. 22nd | Wed, Dec. 21st | Tues, Dec. 20th | Wed, Dec. 14th |
Last Day to Ship from Western Provinces to Atlantic Provinces (incl. Thunder Bay and surrounding area) |
Wed, Dec. 21st | Wed, Dec. 21st | Tues, Dec. 20th | Mon, Dec. 19th | N/A |
Canada to the US:
FedEx International First®* FedEx International Priority® |
FedEx® International Economy | FedEx International Ground™** | |
Last Day to Ship | Thursday, December 22nd | Tuesday, December 20th | Tuesday, December 13th |
For Canada to International Destinations, go to fedex.ca/getrates for details
* Visit the Get Rates & Transit Times tool at fedex.ca to view transit times for specific services. For other country-specific shipping information, or for shipments to military destinations, use the Get Rates & Transit Times tool at fedex.ca or call FedEx® Customer Service at 1.800.GoFedEx 1.800.463.3339. For FedEx Next Flight®, please call 1.866.274.4763 for precise transit-time quotations and to schedule a pickup. FedEx International First®, FedEx International Priority®, FedEx® International Economy do not take into account time requirements for customs clearance. Please allow extra transit day(s) for delivery outside of major cities. Consult the FedEx Service Guide for terms of shipping. In the event of a conflict between the FedEx Service Guide and the transit time at fedex.ca, the terms and conditions in the FedEx Service Guide will control.
**Last day to ship via FedEx Ground or FedEx International Ground if you have a regular scheduled pickup or you drop off shipments at a staffed FedEx location. Transit times are typically 1 to 7 business days within Canada and 2 to 7 business days to the U.S., based on the origin and destination. Please visit fedex.ca/getrates to determine the specific transit time for your shipment.
***FedEx International First is only available to select postal codes in the U.S., Europe, Latin America, Asia and Australia.
Packages Within Canada
Priority™ | Xpresspost™ | Flat Rate Box™ | Regular Parcel™ | |
Last Day to Ship Local | Thursday, December 22nd | Thursday, December 22nd | Wednesday, December 21st | Monday, December 20th |
Last Day to Ship Regional |
Wednesday, December 21st | Wednesday, December 21st | Monday, December 19th - Wednesday, December 21st | Friday, December 16th – Tuesday, December 20th |
Last Day to Ship National | Wednesday, December 21st | Wednesday, December 21st | Tuesday, December 13th - Tuesday, December 20th | Friday, December 9th – Monday, December 19th |
Packages International
Priority™ Worldwide | Xpresspost™ USA | Expedited Parcel™ USA | Tracked Packet/Small Packet | |
Last Day to Ship to US | Wednesday, December 21st | Thursday, December 15th | Tuesday, December 13th | Monday, December 12th |
Last Day to Ship to: | Priority™ Worldwide | Xpresspost International™ | Tracked Packet/Small Packet |
Africa | Friday, December 9th | Friday, December 9th | Monday, November 28th |
Asia | Thursday, December 15th | Thursday, November 25th | Friday, November 19th |
Australia |
Thursday, December 15th | Monday, November 29th | Thursday, November 25th |
Central/South America and Caribbean | Friday, December 16th | Friday, December 9th | Monday, November 28th |
China | Thursday, December 15th | Monday, December 5th | Thursday, December 1st |
Europe | Friday, December 16th | Friday, December 9th | Monday, December 5th |
France | Friday, December 16th | Monday, December 12th | Friday, December 9th |
Germany | Friday, December 16th | Monday, December 12th | Friday, December 9th |
India | Thursday, December 15th | Friday, December 9th | Monday, December 5th |
Japan | Thursday, December 15th | Monday, December 12th | Friday, December 9th |
Middle East | Friday, December 9th | Friday, December 9th | Monday, December 5th |
Netherlands | Friday, December 16th | Monday, December 12th | Friday, December 9th |
New Zealand | Thursday, December 15th | Friday, December 9th | Monday, December 5th |
Switzerland | Friday, December 16th | Friday, December 9th | Monday, December 5th |
United Kingdom | Friday, December 16th | Monday, December 12th | Friday, December 9th |
Purolator Ground® | Purolator Next-Day** (where available) | ||
Canada |
Wednesday, December 21st |
Thursday, December 22nd | |
US |
Wednesday, December 14th |
Thursday, December 22nd | |
Last Day to Ship International (via Purolator Standard) |
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Africa | Monday, December 12th | ||
Australia | Monday, December 19th | ||
Caribbean | Monday, December 19th | ||
East Asia (incl. China, Japan, and Thailand) | Friday, December 16th | ||
Eastern Europe | Monday, December 12th | ||
Mexico | Monday, December 19th | ||
Middle East | Monday, December 12th | ||
South Asia | Monday, December 12th | ||
South and Central America | Monday, December 19th | ||
Western Europe (incl. United Kingdom, France, and Germany) | Monday, December 19th |
* Certain terms, conditions and geographic restrictions apply (including point of origin and destination guarantee restrictions and money-back guarantee restrictions). In most cases, end of day means 9 p.m. See Purolator Terms and Conditions of Service for full details. To select points in Canada, delivery will be on the day specified by Purolator.
DHL Express Worldwide | DHL Economic Select | DHL Domestic Express | DSmart Mail Expedited Max | Smart Mail Expedited | Smart Mail Ground | |
Last Day to Ship for Dec. 25th | Wed, Dec. 22nd | Sun, Dec. 19th | Thurs, Dec. 23rd | Fri, Dec. 17th | Wed, Dec. 15th | Sat, Dec. 11th |
Last Day to Ship for Jan. 1st | Tues, Dec. 28th | Sun, Dec. 26th | Thurs, Dec. 30th | Fri, Dec. 24th | Wed, Dec. 22nd | Sat, Dec. 18th |
Ground Service – Urban
Destination |
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Origin | BC | AB | SK | MB | ON | QC | NB/ NS/ PEI |
NFLD |
BC | Wed, Dec. 22nd | Tues, Dec. 21st | Tues, Dec. 21st | Mon, Dec. 20th | Sun, Dec. 19th | Fri, Dec. 16th | Thurs, Dec. 15th | Sun, Dec. 12th |
AB |
Tues, Dec. 21st | Wed, Dec. 22nd | Wed, Dec. 22nd | Tues, Dec. 21st | Sun, Dec. 19th | Fri, Dec. 16th | Fri, Dec. 16th | Mon, Dec. 13th |
SK | Mon, Dec. 20th | Tues, Dec. 21st | Wed, Dec. 22nd | Tues, Dec. 21st | Sun, Dec. 19th | Sun, Dec. 19th | Fri, Dec. 16th | Mon, Dec. 13th |
MB | Sun, Dec. 19th | Tues, Dec. 21st | Wed, Dec. 22nd | Wed, Dec. 22nd | Mon, Dec. 20th | Mon, Dec. 20th | Sun, Dec. 19th | Tues, Dec. 14th |
ON | Sun, Dec. 19th | Mon, Dec. 20th | Mon, Dec. 20th | Mon, Dec. 20th | Wed, Dec. 22nd | Wed, Dec. 22nd | Tues, Dec. 21st | Fri, Dec. 16th |
QC | Sun, Dec. 19th | Sun, Dec. 19th | Sun, Dec. 19th | Sun, Dec. 19th | Wed, Dec. 22nd | Wed, Dec. 22nd | Tues, Dec. 21st | Fri, Dec. 16th |
NB/ |
Fri, Dec. 16th | Fri, Dec. 16th | Fri, Dec. 16th | Fri, Dec. 16th | Thurs, Dec. 15th | Tues, Dec. 21st | Wed, Dec. 22nd | Sun, Dec. 19th |
NFLD | Sun, Dec. 12th | Sun, Dec. 12th | Sun, Dec. 12th | Sun, Dec. 12th | Thurs, Dec. 15th | Thurs, Dec. 15th | Fri, Dec. 16th | Wed, Dec. 22nd |
Service | Last Day to Ship* |
Domestic Ground (Canada) | Friday, December 16th |
Cross-Border Ground (US & Extended Areas) | Thursday, December 15th |
Domestic & Cross-Border Air (Canada & US) |
Wednesday, December 22nd |
International Air |
Tuesday, December 21st |
*Dates are subject to change
*Time in transit varies by destination. See store for details
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