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It's all in the planning...
Time to think about overseas holiday mailing!

Oct. 3, 2007

Though the weather is still warm and our thoughts may be more focused on the beginning of the hockey season or turkey dinners, it's never too early to start planning overseas holiday mailings.

Canada Post offers several options (for every budget and speed requirement) to ensure gifts and greetings arrive on time for the holidays - no matter where they're going or when you're ready to send them! Use the information in the charts below to assist in planning your mailings.

Suggested mailing dates for delivery to the United States and other countries:

DESTINATION	BY AIR † (from all locations in Canada ) Letters, Cards & Parcels	BY SURFACE (from all locations in Canada) Small Packages & Parcels
Africa	Nov. 26	Oct. 12
Asia	Dec. 3	Oct. 19
Australia	Dec. 3	Oct. 19
Caribbean	Dec. 3	Oct. 26
Central/South America	Nov. 26	Oct. 19
Europe	Dec. 3	Oct. 26
Middle East	Dec. 3	Oct. 12
New Zealand	Dec. 3	Oct. 12
U.S.A.	Dec. 10	Nov. 23

*International Parcel-Air service is available only to the destinations not served by Xpresspost-International.

Suggested mailing dates for delivery within Canada:

Cards and letters...

Last December, Canada Post handled more than 900 million letters and packages -- that's a lot of mail! To ensure your holiday cards and letters arrive on-time, they should be mailed by December 19 (for local delivery), December 18 (for delivery within your province) or by December 17 (delivery outside your province, within Canada).

Parcels...

	Major Urban Centres	Non-major Urban Centres	Northern Regions and Remote Centres
LOCAL	Dec. 20 - regular parcel Dec. 21 - XpresspostTM / Priority CourierTM	Dec. 20 - regular parcel Dec. 21 - XpresspostTM / Priority CourierTM	Dec. 20 - regular parcel Dec. 21 - XpresspostTM / Priority CourierTM
WITHIN PROVINCE	Dec. 17 - regular Parcel Dec. 21 - Xpresspost/ Priority Courier	Dec. 14 - regular parcel Dec. 20 - Xpresspost/ Priority Courier	Dec. 12 - regular parcel Dec. 17 - Xpresspost/ Priority Courier
NATIONAL	Dec. 11 - regular parcel Dec. 20 - Xpresspost Dec. 21 - Priority Courier	Dec. 06 - regular parcel Dec. 19 - Xpresspost/ Priority Courier	Dec. 05 - regular parcel Dec. 13 - Xpresspost/ Priority Courier