Canada Post Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 30.5k verified e-commerce stores shipping with Canada Post. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 36.2k domains. 30.5k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: March 2026

30.5k verified active stores out of 36.2k detected · 84.2% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 53.7% of stores with physical delivery (16,142 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (19.4%) and Custom (10.6%) .

Note: This distribution covers only stores selling physical products with active shopping carts and physical product shipping. Digital products, services, and non-transactional sites are excluded. All stores are verified by our proprietary AI model to ensure accurate e-commerce classification.

Top 10 Platforms (Physical Delivery)

Shopify 53.7%

16,142 stores

5,826 stores

Custom 10.6%

3,190 stores

1,566 stores

1,347 stores

607 stores

390 stores

329 stores

196 stores

137 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (February 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Canada Post
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 16142 53.66%
WooCommerce 5826 19.37%
Custom 3190 10.60%
Wix eCommerce 1566 5.21%
Magento 1347 4.48%
Squarespace Commerce 607 2.02%
BigCommerce 390 1.30%
Lightspeed eCom 329 1.09%
Big Cartel 196 0.65%
GoDaddy Online Store 137 0.46%
PrestaShop 119 0.40%
OpenCart 86 0.29%
ShopBase 59 0.20%
nopCommerce 46 0.15%
Volusion 43 0.14%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 23.1% of all stores (5,289 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (21.2%) and Food & Beverages (8.8%) .

Base: 22,939 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (75.3% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 23.1%

5,289 stores

Health & Beauty 21.2%

4,864 stores

Food & Beverages 8.8%

2,022 stores

Jewelry & Watches 8.3%

1,905 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.2%

1,412 stores

Arts & Entertainment 6.1%

1,399 stores

Home & Garden 5.5%

1,256 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 3.9%

886 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 3.5%

793 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 3.2%

743 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Canada Post store categories (February 2026)
Distribution of categories in Canada Post e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 5289 23.06%
Health & Beauty 4864 21.20%
Food & Beverages 2022 8.81%
Jewelry & Watches 1905 8.30%
Electronics & Technology 1412 6.16%
Arts & Entertainment 1399 6.10%
Home & Garden 1256 5.48%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 886 3.86%
Gifts & Special Occasions 793 3.46%
Furniture & Home Decor 743 3.24%
Vehicles & Parts 560 2.44%
Toys & Games 553 2.41%
Pets & Pet Supplies 539 2.35%
Collectibles & Hobbies 362 1.58%
Tools & Hardware 356 1.55%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 26.6% among AI-verified physical stores (8,211 stores) , followed by American Express (18.1%) and MasterCard (15.0%) .

Base: 18,072 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (50.0% coverage of all stores). Percentages show share of detected provider instances (stores may use multiple providers).

Detected from checkout/payment scripts and provider tags; off-site/manual payments excluded where undetectable.

Top 10 Payment Providers

PayPal 26.6%

8,211 stores

5,581 stores

4,643 stores

2,586 stores

VISA 6.5%

2,002 stores

1,933 stores

1,586 stores

1,425 stores

Bolt 2.2%

667 stores

528 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Canada Post payment providers (February 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Canada Post e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 8211 26.57%
American Express 5581 18.06%
MasterCard 4643 15.03%
Stripe Connect 2586 8.37%
VISA 2002 6.48%
Apple Pay 1933 6.26%
Google Pay 1586 5.13%
Interac e-Transfer 1425 4.61%
Bolt 667 2.16%
Klarna 528 1.71%
BitCoin 412 1.33%
Paddle 400 1.29%
Sezzle 355 1.15%
JCB 311 1.01%
Affirm 260 0.84%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 4,869 new stores were launched in Canada Post , with the highest activity in 2026-01 (539 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-01 11.1%

539 stores launched

2025-12 8.3%

403 stores launched

2025-11 8.3%

403 stores launched

2025-10 10.0%

487 stores launched

2025-09 7.9%

387 stores launched

2025-08 9.9%

481 stores launched

2025-07 7.7%

375 stores launched

2025-06 6.6%

322 stores launched

2025-05 7.8%

381 stores launched

2025-04 7.2%

351 stores launched

2025-03 10.4%

504 stores launched

2025-02 4.8%

236 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Canada Post (February 2026)
Monthly store launches in Canada Post over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-01 539 11.07%
2025-12 403 8.28%
2025-11 403 8.28%
2025-10 487 10.00%
2025-09 387 7.95%
2025-08 481 9.88%
2025-07 375 7.70%
2025-06 322 6.61%
2025-05 381 7.83%
2025-04 351 7.21%
2025-03 504 10.35%
2025-02 236 4.85%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 30,234 active stores in Canada Post are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (542 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 1.8%

542 active stores

2025 15.7%

4,733 active stores

2024 7.6%

2,290 active stores

2023 5.8%

1,750 active stores

2022 5.5%

1,673 active stores

2021 7.7%

2,331 active stores

2020 8.8%

2,659 active stores

2019 5.1%

1,544 active stores

2018 5.2%

1,572 active stores

2017 4.9%

1,488 active stores

2016 3.3%

986 active stores

2015 2.9%

871 active stores

2014 2.9%

869 active stores

2013 3.4%

1,021 active stores

2012 2.2%

662 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Canada Post by original launch year (February 2026)
Active stores in Canada Post by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 542 1.79%
2025 4733 15.65%
2024 2290 7.57%
2023 1750 5.79%
2022 1673 5.53%
2021 2331 7.71%
2020 2659 8.79%
2019 1544 5.11%
2018 1572 5.20%
2017 1488 4.92%
2016 986 3.26%
2015 871 2.88%
2014 869 2.87%
2013 1021 3.38%
2012 662 2.19%
2011 674 2.23%
2010 573 1.90%
2009 470 1.55%
2008 388 1.28%
2007 395 1.31%
2006 325 1.07%
2005 291 0.96%
2004 372 1.23%
2003 337 1.11%
2002 282 0.93%
2001 285 0.94%
2000 324 1.07%
1999 228 0.75%
1998 134 0.44%
1997 92 0.30%
1996 53 0.18%
1995 20 0.07%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 31.7% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (18,788 stores) , followed by Facebook (30.1%) and YouTube (9.9%) .

Base: 24,515 stores with any detectable social profile (67.8% of all stores). Percentages show share of detected platform instances (stores may use multiple platforms).

Links and embeds detected on public pages; private/hidden profiles not counted.

Top 10 Social Platforms

Instagram 31.7%

18,788 stores

Facebook 30.1%

17,805 stores

YouTube 9.9%

5,884 stores

Twitter 8.6%

5,073 stores

TikTok 7.3%

4,313 stores

Pinterest 6.6%

3,928 stores

LinkedIn 2.9%

1,694 stores

X 2.4%

1,392 stores

WhatsApp 0.3%

165 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

133 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Canada Post (February 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Canada Post e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 18788 31.75%
Facebook 17805 30.09%
YouTube 5884 9.94%
Twitter 5073 8.57%
TikTok 4313 7.29%
Pinterest 3928 6.64%
LinkedIn 1694 2.86%
X 1392 2.35%
WhatsApp 165 0.28%
Vimeo 133 0.22%

Geographic Distribution

Canada leads with 77.8% (20,639 AI-verified stores) , followed by United States (13.3%) and United Kingdom (1.7%) .

Base: 26,543 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

Canada 77.8%

20,639 AI-verified stores

3,533 AI-verified stores

444 AI-verified stores

435 AI-verified stores

243 AI-verified stores

218 AI-verified stores

170 AI-verified stores

China 0.6%

146 AI-verified stores

88 AI-verified stores

83 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Canada Post (February 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Canada Post
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Canada 20639 77.76%
United States 3533 13.31%
United Kingdom 444 1.67%
Brazil 435 1.64%
Australia 243 0.92%
Netherlands 218 0.82%
Hong Kong 170 0.64%
China 146 0.55%
Germany 88 0.33%
France 83 0.31%
India 82 0.31%
Cocos (Keeling) Islands 80 0.30%
Malaysia 72 0.27%
Japan 59 0.22%
Vietnam 49 0.18%
Singapore 47 0.18%
Romania 44 0.17%
South Africa 41 0.15%
Ireland 36 0.14%
Belgium 34 0.13%

Dataset Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 36.2k 100.00%
Emails 26.7k 73.85%
Phones 6.1k 16.92%
Ecommerce platform 33.4k 92.41%
Couriers 36.2k 100.00%
Payment Providers 18.1k 49.96%
Categories 24.2k 67.00%
Social Media 24.5k 67.77%

Coverage reflects detectability from public website analysis. Payment providers and shipping carriers are identified from checkout pages and shipping widgets. Stores using off-site payment flows or custom shipping integrations may not be detected. Actual adoption rates are higher than shown.

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