Shipping with Canada Post
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|This article reviews the features and services available when shipping Canada Post orders through Small Parcel Suite, as well as how to connect a Canada Post carrier account to Small Parcel Suite.
Supported providers
| Label Provider | Supports Canada Post? |
| BUKU Ship | No |
| Pitney Bowes | No |
| ShipEngine | Yes |
Supported features
| Feature | Description | Supported? |
| Adult Signature |
Requires recipient to sign for a delivery and be at least 21 years old |
Yes |
| Carrier Insurance |
Insurance available for purchase through carrier |
Yes |
| Delivery Confirmation |
Allows recipient to receive text or email notification upon delivery |
Yes |
| Domestic Shipping | Shipping supported in U.S. |
Yes |
| Electronic Customs Submission | Commercial invoice is automatically delivered to customs after shipping label is printed | No |
| End of Day (Electronic) | Order is automatically manifested with carrier | No* |
| End of Day (PDF) | Manifest can be downloaded as a PDF file | Yes** |
| International Shipping | Shipping supported outside of U.S. | Yes |
| Label Reference Fields |
Allows up to three label messages per shipping label |
Yes |
| Multi-Package Shipping | Multiple packages allowed per shipment |
No |
| Multiple Accounts | Allows connection of multiple prepaid billing accounts | Yes |
| Rate Shopping |
Returns estimated shipping rates |
Yes |
| Return Labels | Allows printing of return labels | Yes |
| Signature Confirmation |
Requires someone at or near the delivery address to sign at time of delivery |
Yes |
| Tracking | Verification of delivery progress |
Yes |
*Because the Canada Post eLink program requires electronic data transmission for manifests, which our carrier integration does not currently support, we recommend that you check with your Canada Post account representative before using this type of account with 3PL Warehouse Manager.
**Please note that small business accounts have no manifest requirements, but commercial accounts are required to manifest each day's shipments and provide a physical copy to the driver. If you have questions on which of these applies to you, please contact your Canada Post account representative.
Supported services
The ship services listed below are available when shipping Canada Post orders in 3PL Warehouse Manager. Please note that these service names may vary slightly from their official carrier labels.
| Service | Transport Territory |
| Expedited Parcel | Canada |
| Expedited Parcel USA | International |
| International Parcel Air | International |
| International Parcel Surface | International |
| Library Books | Canada |
| Priority | Canada |
| Priority Worldwide Envelope Intl | International |
| Priority Worldwide Envelope USA | International |
| Priority Worldwide Pak Intl | International |
| Priority Worldwide Pak USA | International |
| Priority Worldwide Parcel Intl | International |
| Priority Worldwide Parcel USA | International |
| Regular Parcel | Canada |
| Small Packet Air – USA | International |
| Small Packet International Air | International |
| Small Packet International Surface | International |
| Tracked Packet – International | International |
| Tracked Packet – USA | International |
| Tracked Packet – USA (LVM) | International |
| Xpresspost | Canada |
| Xpresspost Certified | Canada |
| Xpresspost International | International |
| Xpresspost USA | International |
Connection guidelines
Before you can start shipping orders through Canada Post, you must first connect your Canada Post account to Small Parcel Suite from the Small Parcel Settings page.
Once you connect a customer's Canada Post account to Small Parcel Suite, you cannot use your primary warehouse account for that customer when shipping with Canada Post.
- Navigate to the Small Parcel space, then select Settings and choose a customer from the drop-down menu.
- In the Carrier Accounts section, click Create.
- Using the drop-down menus, specify whether you are setting up a 'Warehouse Account' or 'Customer Account', select the relevant warehouse or customer, choose Canada Post, then click Next.
- For 'Account Nickname', enter a descriptive name to identify the account.
- Enter your 'Account Number', 'Contract ID', 'API Key', and 'API Secret' in the corresponding fields, then click Connect to receive a confirmation message.
If you need help retrieving your API credentials, please reach out to your account representative at Canada Post.
Once connected, the carrier account is instantly set up, and your warehouse can start shipping against the account.
Note:
If this carrier account is registered in a country that is different from where your 3PL account is located (defined under Admin > Manage Company Info), you must first reach out to Support so they can update this carrier account's home country before you can begin shipping with the account.
We recommend printing 1–2 test shipping labels at least one business day in advance of needing to print labels for active shipments.
If you plan on connecting multiple accounts for a single carrier, please see Connecting Multiple Accounts for the Same Carrier before repeating Steps 1–5 above.