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Strikes at Canada Post: 6 alternatives to get your packages delivered

The holiday season could cost more this year for those sending packages, as Canada Post announced delays in its deliveries, forcing its customers to find alternatives.

During the entire period of Canada Post’s national strike, packages will be “neither processed nor delivered” until the resumption of activities, the Canadian company announced in a press release on Friday.

• Also read: Labor conflict at Canada Post: delays expected in parcel delivery

• Also read: Here are the dates to send your packages so they arrive in time for Christmas

This risks impacting the holiday shopping period, especially in the run-up to Black Friday next week, but also parcel shipments provincially, nationally and even internationally.

If there are other companies providing the same delivery service, their pricing may force customers to pay a little more this year to have a package delivered.

Here are some comparisons made by the QMI Agency to give an idea of ​​the prices, by selecting the cheapest prices on the websites of the largest delivery companies for individuals in Quebec:

At the provincial level

Between Montreal and Quebec

Small package

(dimension 30cm x 10cm x 10 cm – 1kg)

Canada Post: $20.07, 3 business days or $24.40, 1 day

Purolator: 45,28 $, 1 jour

FedEx: $24.36, 1 day

UPS: $33.90, 1 day

Canpar: $50.32, 1 day

GLS: $41.02, 1 day



Oversized package

(150 cm x 20 cm x 50 cm – 20 kg)

Canada Post: $80.02, 3 business days

Purolator: $183.61, 2 days

FedEx: $107.41, 1 day

UPS: $150.47, 2 days

Canpar: $152.65, 1 day

GLS: $325.77, 1 day

Small parcel between Gatineau and Gaspé

Canada Post: $25.37, 4 business days

Purolator: $81.89, 5 days

FedEx: $54.90, 6 days

UPS: $81.34, 6 days

Canpar: $74.69, 2 days

GLS: $55.52, 3 days






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Nationwide

Small parcel between Montreal and Toronto

Canada Post: $18.33, 3 business days, or $23.98, 1 day

Purolator: 61,29 $, 1 jour

FedEx: $27.23, 1 day

UPS: $33.38, 1 day

Canpar: $51.98, 1 day

GLS: $40.32, 1 day

Internationally

Small parcel between Montreal and Orlando, Florida, United States

Canada Post: $22.55, arrival not determined, or $26.01, 7 business days

Purolator: 165,08 $, 1 jour

FedEx: $27.81, 6 days

UPS: $22.83, 6 days

DHL: $94.33, 1 day

Small package between Montreal and ,

Canada Post: $26.04, arrival not determined, or $77.94, 8 business days

Purolator: $243.95, 2 business days

FedEx: $112.04, 6 days

UPS: $112.48, 6 days

DHL: $178.01, 2 days

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