Canada Post Holiday Shipping Deadlines

If you’re planning to ship parcels or cards for the holidays, now is definitely the time to consider the Canada post shipping and mailing deadlines! This is especially true if you want to ship parcels overseas. To help out, we’ve created a handy table that outlines the holiday shipping deadlines to destinations across Canada, to the U.S., and Internationally. We’ve even included holiday mailing deadlines, if you’re planning to send holiday cards. Let Avery make your holidays a success!!*

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Holiday Shipping Deadlines

  Priority™ Xpresspost™ Expedited Parcel™ or flat rate box™ Regular Parcel™
Canada December 21 December 21 December 13 December 9
  Xpresspost™ USA Expedited Parcel™ USA Tracked Packet/Small Packet
U.S. December 15 December 13 December 12
  Xpresspost™ International Tracked Packet/Small Packet
Europe December 11 December 7
Asia/Australia/New Zealand December 11 December 7
Central and South America December 08 December 1
Africa December 08 December 1
Middle East December 11 December 7
  Letter Post
Canada - Within a City December 19
Canada - Within a Province December 18
Canada - Across Provinces December 15
U.S. December 12
Europe December 7
Asia/Australia/New Zealand December 7
Central and South America December 1
Africa December 1
Middle East December 7

Holiday Shipping and Mailing Products

Avery has the labels, cards and templates you need to get holiday ready! Best of all, your favourite Avery products and custom projects are produced in Canada and shipped from Canada!

White Rectangle Labels

The perfect shape for shipping and mailing! Available in a variety of different sizes and colours.

Printable Cards

Packaged, printable cards in a selection of formats, for gifting to greeting and everything in between.

Order Custom Printed Holiday Cards and Labels Now

Have your holiday labels and cards professionally printed, packed, and shipped right to your door, with Avery WePrint, our new professional printing service. Simply choose the cards and labels best suited to your project, upload your art, or design online using our holiday templates. Then send your order, and we’ll do the rest. Your perfectly personalized holiday is only a few clicks away!

Custom Printed Cards

We can help turn any picture into the perfect holiday card; whether it’s a shot of your schnauzer, a festive phrase, or an adorable family photo.

Custom Printed Labels

Add a professional, yet personalized touch to client gifts, candles, baked goods and more with our holiday templates, and custom printed labels.

Personalize Easy-to-Use Holiday Templates

Easily add a personalized touch to all your festive letters, cards, parcels, return address labels and more. Our FREE and easy-to-use Avery Design & Print Online software has thousands of available templates to help you customize all your holiday mailing projects and finish them rapidly.

Spend Less Time! Our designs can be easily customized and applied to any of our products, giving you a uniform look. Just click the template you like and customize. Click Preview & Print and then make a selection under Apply Design to Another Product.

 

Ideas and Inspiration

Avery has great ideas and tips to help you complete your holiday projects. Let Avery inspire you with festive designs and templates to add that personal touch to all your homemade gifts, holiday cards and parcels. Explore some of our articles to inspire you this holiday season and help you along the way to create one-of-a-kind and thoughtful gifts.

Small Business Marketing During the Holidays

When you run a small business, marketing during the holidays can provide unlimited opportunities to expand your footprint and connect with customers year-round. 

Wrap Around Address Labels

The holidays are barrelling towards us like a sleigh pulled by a flock of reindeer! ‘Tis the season to unlock your inner Martha Stewart and get crafty and creative.  

Build a Personalized Gift Basket

Here is how to create thoughtful, personalized gift baskets for the holidays and beyond!

* Shipping deadlines subject to change. Visit the official CanadaPost website for the most updated deadlines.