Canadian Domestic Shipping Option for Parcels and E-commerce

E-commerce sellers to Canada often inquire as to alternative shipping options within Canada. We have created this post to assist with these inquiries we get on this subject.

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The dominant national carriers include Canada Post, Purolator, UPS and FedEx. There are also emerging regional and final mile carriers who are seeking to expand upon their base customer, Amazon. Some are follow a more traditional model, such as GLS.Others, such as Intelcom, have implemented the ultimate low cost model of a driver with a vehicle and cell phone.

There are many alternative e-commerce delivery providers in Canada which can serve to complement your existing parcel logistics processes to Canada.

Canadian Carriers to Consider For Domestic Shipping

• Canada Post: Most well known and leader for Canadian e-commerce deliveries.
• GLS/Dicom: A division of Royal Mail/ General Logistics Systems (GLS) attempting to capture a greater share of business to consumer market.
• Purolator: A division of Canada Post and leading Canadian carrier. Purolator offers access to Canada for large US shippers to Canada via their Purolator International subsidiary.
• Nationex: A privately held firm specializing in business to business ground shipping in eastern Canada.
• TFI Carriers: A financial holding company of the Saputo family, TFI parcel carriers (representing around 15% of total revenue) include Canpar, ICS and , Loomis.
• Intelcom: Primarily serving major e-commerce sellers with independent "gig economy" drivers offering low cost parcel delivery.
• FedEx and UPS: Well known carriers offering ground and express across Canada
• Local and regional carriers: There are many credible carriers in major cities across Canada (many of whom partner with Jet Worldwide).

Importing ecommerce to Canada via LVS:

For e-commerce orders, the best processes are via the Low Value System / LVS.

Common import fees for consignments shipped via air to Canada can include duty, tax, entry preparation and carrier disbursement fees.

• Jet Worldwide offers transparency and world class logistics support. We are not shy about recommending alternative solutions as necessary (including many listed above).

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