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Purolator closes its operations for Canadian-bound shipments on a variety of dates throughout the year.
by Paul Bourque
Jan 23, 2025
Key Points
- Purolator closes on 9 national holidays in 2025, including Christmas and New Year’s Day.
- Regional closures affect specific provinces, like Family Day and St. Jean-de-Baptiste Day.
- Seasonal surcharges apply from November 3 to January 18, raising special handling fees.
What is Purolator’s 2025 holiday shipping schedule?
Purolator closes its operations for Canadian-bound shipments on a variety of dates throughout the year. This can be simplified into two groups: national holidays affecting the entire country and regional holidays affecting some but not all territories or provinces. This blog distinguishes those two groups in two easy-to-read tables. In addition, to help you with ever increasing shipping costs we also present Secureship’s shipping calculator, an easy-to-use online tool that can quickly find you big savings with Purolator and other couriers.Table of Contents
- Purolator’s Closures for National Holidays in 2025
- Purolator’s Closures for Regional Holidays in 2025
- Secureship’s Shipping Calculator
- Conclusion
Purolator’s Closures for National Holidays in 2025
All of Purolator’s operations will close down nationally for a total of nine statutory holidays during 2025 as outlined below.
| Holiday | 2025 Date |
|---|---|
| New Year’s Day | Wednesday, January 1 |
| Good Friday | Friday, April 18 |
| Victoria Day | Monday, May 19 |
| Canada Day | Tuesday, July 1 |
| Labour Day | Monday, September 1 |
| National Day for Truth & Reconciliation | Tuesday, September 30 |
| Thanksgiving Day | Monday, October 13 |
| Christmas Day | Thursday, December 25 |
| Boxing Day | Friday, December 26 |
Purolator’s Closures for Regional Holidays in 2025
Beyond the national statutory holidays, Purolator also closes operations in certain territories and provinces for their regional holidays. In these cases, deliveries and pickups may affect only one territory or province or it may include all but one or two of them.
| Holiday | 2025 Date | Provinces and/or Territories Affected |
|---|---|---|
| Family Day/Louis Riel Day | Monday, February 17 | Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario1 |
| National Indigenous Peoples Day | Saturday, June 21 | Yukon and Northwest Territories |
| St. Jean-de-Baptiste Day | Tuesday, June 24 | Quebec |
| Nunavut Day | Wednesday, July 9 | Nunavut |
| Civic Holiday | Monday, August 4 | All regions except for Yukon and Quebec |
| Discovery Day | Monday, August 18 | Yukon |
| Remembrance Day | Tuesday, November 11 | All regions except for Ontario and Quebec |
- Limited operations in British Columbia and Yukon
Secureship’s Shipping Calculator
When you click on Secureship’s shipping calculator, you will see the image below.
And finding an estimate is simple and the tool will quickly generate for you at least half-a-dozen possible delivery options for your parcel.
In short order, you will be guided through the necessary steps to prepare the parcel for shipment, including arranging for its pickup at your door at a time convenient for you. And the best part is the savings you will enjoy – upwards of 50% off of the courier’s retail price.
Conclusion
In 2025, Purolator will close its offices for nine national holidays. In addition, Purolator also shuts down operations in territories and provinces when they celebrate their official holidays.
To help you find shipping options with Purolator when they are open, choose Canada’s premier shipping broker, Secureship. Secureship has a bulk buying agreement with Purolator and several other couriers, which enable you to substantially reduce your shipping costs – and depending on the carrier and the delivery time, it could be up to 50% off the retail price. And as we all know, recent years’ inflation has increased costs for everything, including shipping, which means using Secureship is more important than ever.
About Secureship
Secureship® offers an online service that helps businesses and organizations ship more efficiently and affordably.
Providing instant price shopping across multiple carriers, Secureship is the best choice for reduced rate shipping. In addition, Secureship offers benefits such as a consolidated shipping system regardless of the carrier you choose, built-in address book, convenient invoicing and shipment management.
Visit our shipping estimate tool to see how much you can reduce your shipping expenses.
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