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By Chris Brown

Canada Post revises parcel shipping deadlines

Dec 14, 2020 | 11:00 AM

OTTAWA – Time was already running short to get your parcels mailed, and now, high demand has forced Canada Post to revise its shipping deadlines.

If you are sending a parcel nationally by regular mail, you have until Tuesday, December 15 to get it sent for it to arrive at its destination before Christmas. The deadline for Flat Rate Box or Xpress Post is Thursday, December 17. You have one extra day if you’re sending it by Priority Mail.

Regionally, the deadline for Regular Parcel is December 16, and December 18 for all other levels.

If you are just sending within your city or town, you have until December 18 for all shipping methods.

In a release, Canada Post says, this past weekend, it delivered about 1.1 million parcels across the country and does not expect it to slow down this week or next.

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“Even with processing and delivery moving well with additional resources, there is a limit to what we can safely process and deliver. Customers should expect delays,” the release reads. “Please track your items to follow their progress as we work to deliver.”

In the fall, Canada Post added more than 4,000 seasonal employees, increased its fleet by more than 1,000 vehicles, and worked with commercial customers to manage the flow of parcels.