Canada Post Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 18.2k verified e-commerce stores shipping with Canada Post. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 22.3k domains. 18.2k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

Verified stores
18.2k
active stores with physical delivery
Top country
Canada
11,047 verified stores
Top payment signal
PayPal
6,049 stores detected
Top category
Health & Beauty
3,934 verified stores

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· · Next full refresh: June 2026

18.2k verified active stores out of 22.3k detected · 81.7% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce stores with 34.0% of stores with physical delivery (6,023 stores) , followed by Custom (19.6%) and Shopify (18.3%) .

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)

6,023 stores

Custom 19.6%

3,473 stores

Shopify 18.3%

3,239 stores

1,561 stores

1,267 stores

893 stores

350 stores

299 stores

141 stores

133 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Canada Post
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 6023 33.98%
Custom 3473 19.59%
Shopify 3239 18.27%
Wix eCommerce 1561 8.81%
Magento 1267 7.15%
Squarespace Commerce 893 5.04%
BigCommerce 350 1.97%
Lightspeed eCom 299 1.69%
GoDaddy Online Store 141 0.80%
PrestaShop 133 0.75%
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All Stores Distribution

WooCommerce holds 36.4% share of all Canada Post e-commerce stores (7,301) , with Custom at 17.3% and Shopify at 16.4% (May 2026) .

Note: This broader view includes all domains where e-commerce signals were detected, useful for lead generation and competitive analysis. Some may be inactive or non-transactional. For verified active stores, see the default view above.

Top 10 Platforms (All Stores)

7,301 stores

Custom 17.3%

3,473 stores

Shopify 16.4%

3,284 stores

2,020 stores

1,291 stores

1,337 stores

359 stores

300 stores

187 stores

135 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by all stores (May 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for all stores in Canada Post
Platform Total Stores Percentage
WooCommerce 7301 36.41%
Custom 3473 17.32%
Shopify 3284 16.38%
Wix eCommerce 2020 10.07%
Magento 1291 6.44%
Squarespace Commerce 1337 6.67%
BigCommerce 359 1.79%
Lightspeed eCom 300 1.50%
GoDaddy Online Store 187 0.93%
PrestaShop 135 0.67%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty stores with 23.4% of all stores (3,934 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (16.2%) and Arts & Entertainment (9.1%) .

Base: 16,840 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (92.3% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 23.4%

3,934 stores

Clothing & Accessories 16.2%

2,733 stores

Arts & Entertainment 9.1%

1,530 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 8.9%

1,493 stores

Food & Beverages 7.7%

1,293 stores

Toys & Games 7.4%

1,246 stores

Electronics & Technology 4.9%

830 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.4%

740 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 4.3%

731 stores

Home & Garden 4.1%

696 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Canada Post store categories (May 2026)
Distribution of categories in Canada Post e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 3934 23.36%
Clothing & Accessories 2733 16.23%
Arts & Entertainment 1530 9.09%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 1493 8.87%
Food & Beverages 1293 7.68%
Toys & Games 1246 7.40%
Electronics & Technology 830 4.93%
Jewelry & Watches 740 4.39%
Furniture & Home Decor 731 4.34%
Home & Garden 696 4.13%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal stores with 29.2% among AI-verified physical stores (6,049 stores) , followed by American Express (15.4%) and MasterCard (14.1%) .

Base: 11,624 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (52.1% 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 29.2%

6,049 stores

3,199 stores

2,927 stores

1,950 stores

VISA 7.7%

1,598 stores

1,209 stores

1,119 stores

883 stores

Bolt 2.1%

437 stores

387 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Canada Post payment providers (May 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Canada Post e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 6049 29.17%
American Express 3199 15.42%
MasterCard 2927 14.11%
Stripe Connect 1950 9.40%
VISA 1598 7.70%
Interac e-Transfer 1209 5.83%
Apple Pay 1119 5.40%
Google Pay 883 4.26%
Bolt 437 2.11%
BitCoin 387 1.87%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 3,660 new stores were launched in Canada Post , with the highest activity in 2026-04 (574 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-04 15.7%

574 stores launched

2026-03 10.2%

375 stores launched

2026-02 8.3%

304 stores launched

2026-01 10.0%

367 stores launched

2025-12 9.6%

352 stores launched

2025-11 8.5%

310 stores launched

2025-10 7.0%

258 stores launched

2025-09 5.8%

212 stores launched

2025-08 7.7%

280 stores launched

2025-07 9.0%

331 stores launched

2025-06 4.8%

174 stores launched

2025-05 3.4%

123 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Canada Post (May 2026)
Monthly store launches in Canada Post over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-04 574 15.68%
2026-03 375 10.25%
2026-02 304 8.31%
2026-01 367 10.03%
2025-12 352 9.62%
2025-11 310 8.47%
2025-10 258 7.05%
2025-09 212 5.79%
2025-08 280 7.65%
2025-07 331 9.04%
2025-06 174 4.75%
2025-05 123 3.36%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 18,163 active stores in Canada Post are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (1,673 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 9.2%

1,673 active stores

2025 15.1%

2,736 active stores

2024 8.3%

1,506 active stores

2023 6.0%

1,082 active stores

2022 5.6%

1,025 active stores

2021 6.6%

1,194 active stores

2020 6.9%

1,248 active stores

2019 4.4%

802 active stores

2018 4.3%

778 active stores

2017 4.3%

774 active stores

2016 2.6%

465 active stores

2015 2.4%

442 active stores

2014 2.5%

447 active stores

2013 3.1%

563 active stores

2012 2.0%

368 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Canada Post by original launch year (May 2026)
Active stores in Canada Post by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 1673 9.21%
2025 2736 15.06%
2024 1506 8.29%
2023 1082 5.96%
2022 1025 5.64%
2021 1194 6.57%
2020 1248 6.87%
2019 802 4.42%
2018 778 4.28%
2017 774 4.26%
2016 465 2.56%
2015 442 2.43%
2014 447 2.46%
2013 563 3.10%
2012 368 2.03%

Social Media Usage

Instagram stores with 31.0% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (9,308 stores) , followed by Facebook (30.8%) and YouTube (9.5%) .

Base: 13,921 stores with any detectable social profile (62.4% 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 31.0%

9,308 stores

Facebook 30.8%

9,253 stores

YouTube 9.5%

2,855 stores

Twitter 9.0%

2,707 stores

Pinterest 6.2%

1,864 stores

TikTok 5.8%

1,729 stores

LinkedIn 3.7%

1,103 stores

X 3.2%

952 stores

WhatsApp 0.5%

138 stores

Reddit 0.3%

86 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Canada Post (May 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Canada Post e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 9308 31.03%
Facebook 9253 30.85%
YouTube 2855 9.52%
Twitter 2707 9.02%
Pinterest 1864 6.21%
TikTok 1729 5.76%
LinkedIn 1103 3.68%
X 952 3.17%
WhatsApp 138 0.46%
Reddit 86 0.29%

Geographic Distribution

Canada stores with 66.6% (11,047 AI-verified stores) , followed by United States (23.0%) and Brazil (2.4%) .

Base: 16,577 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

Canada 66.6%

11,047 AI-verified stores

3,815 AI-verified stores

403 AI-verified stores

236 AI-verified stores

China 1.2%

194 AI-verified stores

187 AI-verified stores

133 AI-verified stores

81 AI-verified stores

71 AI-verified stores

60 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Canada Post (May 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Canada Post
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Canada 11047 66.64%
United States 3815 23.01%
Brazil 403 2.43%
United Kingdom 236 1.42%
China 194 1.17%
Netherlands 187 1.13%
Australia 133 0.80%
Germany 81 0.49%
Cocos (Keeling) Islands 71 0.43%
Hong Kong 60 0.36%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 22.3k 100.00%
Emails 13.2k 59.04%
Phones 6.3k 28.21%
Ecommerce platform 20.8k 93.15%
Couriers 22.3k 100.00%
Payment Providers 11.6k 52.10%
Categories 17.7k 79.15%
Social Media 13.9k 62.39%

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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Frequently Asked Questions

What data is included in the Canada Post e-commerce intelligence?

We track 18.2k verified Canada Post e-commerce stores with 50+ data points per store: e-commerce platform, product counts, categories, payment providers, shipping carriers, technology stack, merchant-size signals, and available business contact fields.

How is the data collected and how often is it updated?

We continuously crawl 300M+ domains using proprietary web crawlers, AI classification, and technology fingerprinting. The database is refreshed monthly, so you always work with current market data.

How do I access the data?

Self-service plans give you instant access through our web app and REST API. You can search, filter, and segment stores interactively or integrate programmatically into your workflows. View plans →

Can I filter by specific segments?

Yes. You can segment by country, platform, product category, payment provider, shipping carrier, technology stack, store age, cross-border signals, and merchant-size bands. Some advanced signals are plan-gated, and the same field contract is used by the web app, exports, and API.

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