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Peak Surcharges and Holiday Schedule
2025/2026

See 2024/2025 Peak Surcharges
Peak Season Surcharges
Holiday Closures
Holiday Shipping Deadlines

Peak Season Surcharges
Surcharge
Description
Additional Peak Surcharge 29-Sep-2025 to 18-Jan-2026
Additional Handling*
Irregular packaging / Fragile stickers / ETC
Longest side exceeds 48" -OR
2nd longest side exceeds 30"
$6.00 (dimension)
$6.00 (weight)
$6.00 (packaging)
(per Piece)
Oversize
Packages that exceed 130" length and girth - OR
single side dim greater than 96"
 
$55.00
 
(per Piece)
Peak Residential Surcharge
Shipments delivering to residential areas
 
$1.25 per shipment
Overmax
Package with a weight greater than 150lbs - OR
Package with length and girth greater than 165" - OR
package with a single side greater than 108"
Ground shipments - $450 (per piece)
*Express shipments are rated as LTL / Freight
 
Surcharge
Description
Additional Peak Surcharge Oct 27, 2025 - Jan 18, 2026
Residential Surcharge
Any shipments delivering to residential areas
 
$1.55 per shipment
Starting Oct 13, 2025
Additional Handling
Unboxed packages / Irregular Packaging / Fragile Stickers / High risk contents not packaged according to Purolator's accepted standards
 
$6 per piece
 
Oversized
Package weight greater than 70lbs & less than or equal to 150 lbs
or
Longest side greater than 48" & less than or equal to 108"
$6 per piece
Residential Heavyweight
weight greater than 70lbs & delivery to low-density residential area
 
$6 per piece
Large Package
Girth - greater than 130" and less than or equal to 165"
 
$55 per piece
Overmax
Package with a weight greater than 150lbs - OR
Package with length and girth greater than 165" - OR
package with a single side greater than 108"
$450 per piece
 
Surcharge
Description
Additional Peak Surcharge Sept 28, 2025 until Further Notice
Additional Handling
Unboxed packages / Irregular Packaging / Fragile Stickers / High risk contents not packaged according to UPS accepted standards
Any package where the longest side exceeds 48"
Any Package where the second longest side exceeds 30"
Any package with an acutal weight greater than 70 lbs
Each package in a shipment where the avgerage weight per package is greater than 70 lbs
$7.70
 
(per package)
Large Package Surcharge
Packages that exceed 130" length and girth - OR
single side dim greater than 96"
 
$77.00
 
(per package)
Residential Surcharge
Any shipments delivering to residential areas
 
$0.75
 
(Per Package)
 
Starting Oct 26 2025
Surge Fee
Every Shipment
 
$0.75
 
(per package)
Overmax
Package with a weight greater than 150lbs - OR
Package with length and girth greater than 165" - OR
package with a single side greater than 108"
Ground shipments - $495 (per piece)
 
* additional handling will not be applicable when Large package Surcharge is applied
Surcharge
Description
Additional Peak Surcharge Nov 3 2025 - Jan 19 2026
Out of Spec
Items where the weight is greater than 30kg, and/or one side is greater than 2m, and/or Length + Girth is greater than 3m
$400 (per piece)
 
Signature
Signature Required
 
$2.00 (per shipment)
 
Adult Signature
Adult Signature Required
 
$3.00 (per shipment)
 
Additional Handling
Unboxed packages / Irregular Packaging / Fragile Stickers / High risk contents not packaged according to CP accepted standards
 
$30 (per piece)
Oversize
Items where the length of the item is > 1 metre and/or where the second longest side is greater than 76 cm
 
$30 (per piece)
Extra Care/Non-Conveyable
 
 Items that are not packaged properly, shipped loose, fragile stickers etc
$30 (per piece)
* additional handling will not be applicable when Large package Surcharge is applied

Holiday Closures

Holiday Closures
Carrier
Closure Dates
UPS
  • December 25, 2025
  • December 26, 2025
  • January 1, 2026
GLS
  • November 11, 2025 (AB, BC, MB, SK)
  • December 24, 2025 (AB, BC, MB, SK)
  • December 25, 2025
  • December 26, 2025
  • January 1, 2026
  • January 2. 2026 (ON, QC)
Canpar
  • November 11, 2025 (ON and QC excl.)
  • December 25, 2025
  • December 26, 2025
  • January 1, 2026
Purolator

  • November 11, 2025 (ON and QC excl.)
  • December 25, 2025
  • December 26, 2025
  • January 1, 2026
FedEx (Express & Ground)
  • November 11, 2025 (NS only)
  • December 25, 2025
  • December 26, 2025
  • January 1, 2026
DHL
  • December 25, 2025
  • December 26, 2025
  • January 1, 2026
ICS
  • November 11, 2025 (ON and QC excl.)
  • December 25, 2025
  • December 26, 2025
  • January 1, 2026

Holiday Shipping Deadlines
Description
Last Day to Ship
Canada Domestic
FedEx First Overnight
December 23, 2025
FedEx Priority Overnight
December 23, 2025
FedEx Standard Overnight

December 23, 2025
FedEx 2Day

December 19, 2025
FedEx Economy
December 18, 2025
FedEx Ground
December 16, 2025
Canada to US Cross-Border
FedEx International First
December 22, 2025
FedEx International Priority
December 22, 2025
FedEx International Economy
December 19, 2025
Please note that delivery times are subject to change and are not guaranteed by the carrier
Description
Last Day to Ship
Standard delivery to US and Extended Areas
December 16, 2025
Standard delivery across Canada (domestic)
December 16, 2025
Air/Express Shipments across Canada and to the US 

December 22, 2025
International Air Shipments

December 19, 2025
Please note that delivery times are subject to change and are not guaranteed by the carrier
Description
Last Day to Ship
Local
Priority
December 23, 2025
Xpresspost
December 23, 2025
Expedited

December 22, 2025
Regular Parcel

December 19, 2025
Regional
Priority
December 23, 2025
Xpresspost
December 23, 2025
Expedited

December 18, 2025
Regular Parcel

December 16, 2025
National
Priority
December 23, 2025
Xpresspost
December 22, 2025
Expedited

December 12, 2025
Regular Parcel

December 10, 2025
Please note that delivery times are subject to change and are not guaranteed by the carrier
Ship-To Destination
Last Day to Ship
British Columbia
December 17, 2025
Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba
December 18, 2025
Newfoundland and Labrador

December 13, 2025
Ontario, Quebec

December 20, 2025
New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island
December 19, 2025
Please note that delivery times are subject to change and are not guaranteed by the carrier
Ship-To Destination
Last Day to Ship
Yukon, Newfoundland and Labrador, British Columbia
December 15, 2025
Prince Edward Island, Saskatchewan
December 16, 2025
Alberta, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Manitoba
December 17, 2025
Ontario, Quebec

December 19, 2025
Please note that delivery times are subject to change and are not guaranteed by the carrier
Ship-To Destination
Last Day to Ship
Africa, Eastern Europe, the Middle East and South Asia
December 11, 2025
United States via Purolator Ground
December 15, 2025
East Asia (including China, Japan and Thailand)

December 17, 2025
Australia, Caribbean, Mexico, South and Central America, Western Europe (including the United Kingdom, France and Germany)

December 18, 2025
Canada next-day delivery** (where available) United States next-day delivery** (where available)
December 23, 2025
Please note that delivery times are subject to change and are not guaranteed by the carrier
Description
Last Day to Ship
DHL Express Worldwide
December 16, 2025
DHL ESI
December 12, 2025
DHL Express 9:00 am, 10:30 am, 12:00 pm

December 19, 2025
Please note that delivery times are subject to change and are not guaranteed by the carrier