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<p>COVID has affected the lives of every North American. Yet, it can not dampen the spirit of Christmas. Everybody looks forward to this special holiday season to spend some quality time with the loved ones. One of the important part of Christmas holidays are shopping for Christmas gifts. </p>



<h3>What are customer planning?</h3>



<p>During this pandemic, many customers are starting early holiday plans. As per Canada Post, 48 percent of Canadian shoppers plan to shop online exclusively. Moreover, 54% would shop in October or early November. This implies that leading postal services will receive a lot of delivery requests in November. Despite this , there would be many shoppers who resort to last-minute Shopping and they want on time delivery.</p>



<p>It’s a great opportunity for online sellers to grow their business. But, it’s important to know the shipping cut off for all carriers before you put that estimated shipping date on your product. Or else, you will leave your customer waiting and unhappy.</p>



<h3><strong>How the various shipping carriers are preparing for this situation?</strong></h3>



<p>Canada Post is hiring 4000 seasonal employees and 1000 delivery vehicles. The holiday plan also includes weekend delivery in certain communities. They would also add pickup store locations. At certain locations, hours of operation will be increased.</p>



<p>As an online seller, you have to consider the demand surge during this period. Also, there would be surge pricing from many carriers. Make sure your profit is not eroded completely by the Holiday Shipping Charges of carriers. Here are some important tips for online sellers to take into consideration.</p>



<h3><strong>Last day for sending Christmas Mails</strong></h3>



<p>Most of the small businesses often send Christmas Greeting cards to their customers or clients. If you are sending it through Canada Post, then this is a glimpse of the last date of sending those Christmas specials.</p>



<p>Canada – Domestic locations</p>



<p>Local &amp; Regional (within Province) – Send your card latest by December 21</p>



<p>National (outside province) – Send your card latest by December 18</p>



<p>All cards or small packages shipping to USA should be sent by December 7</p>



<p>These are the last day of shipping packages or cards to most favorite locations</p>



<figure class="wp-block-table is-style-stripes"><table class="has-subtle-light-gray-background-color has-background"><tbody><tr><td>Last day to ship</td><td>Ship To Locations</td></tr><tr><td>November 9</td><td>Central &amp; South America &amp; Carribean</td></tr><tr><td>November 11</td><td>Africa, India</td></tr><tr><td>November 15</td><td>Middle East</td></tr><tr><td>November 17</td><td>Asia</td></tr><tr><td>November 19</td><td>New Zealand</td></tr><tr><td>November 22</td><td>Europe, China</td></tr><tr><td>November 23</td><td>Australia</td></tr><tr><td>November 25</td><td>Germany, Switzerland</td></tr><tr><td>December 1</td><td>United Kingdom</td></tr><tr><td>December 3</td><td>Japan</td></tr><tr><td>December 7</td><td>Netharlands, U.S.A</td></tr><tr><td>December 8</td><td>France</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



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<p>All the best for your holiday season!</p>
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