Canada Post Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 29.7k verified e-commerce stores shipping with Canada Post. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 33.0k domains. 29.7k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: April 2026

29.7k verified active stores out of 33.0k detected · 90.1% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

Shopify leads with 51.7% of stores with physical delivery (15,121 stores) , followed by WooCommerce (19.4%) and Custom (11.6%) .

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 51.7%

15,121 stores

5,677 stores

Custom 11.6%

3,406 stores

1,610 stores

1,262 stores

816 stores

359 stores

319 stores

173 stores

138 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (March 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Canada Post
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
Shopify 15121 51.66%
WooCommerce 5677 19.40%
Custom 3406 11.64%
Wix eCommerce 1610 5.50%
Magento 1262 4.31%
Squarespace Commerce 816 2.79%
BigCommerce 359 1.23%
Lightspeed eCom 319 1.09%
Big Cartel 173 0.59%
PrestaShop 138 0.47%
GoDaddy Online Store 125 0.43%
OpenCart 115 0.39%
ShopBase 61 0.21%
nopCommerce 43 0.15%
Zen Cart 43 0.15%

Categories Distribution

Clothing & Accessories leads with 23.1% of all stores (5,146 stores) , followed by Health & Beauty (21.1%) and Food & Beverages (8.7%) .

Base: 22,245 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (74.9% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Clothing & Accessories 23.1%

5,146 stores

Health & Beauty 21.1%

4,683 stores

Food & Beverages 8.7%

1,934 stores

Jewelry & Watches 8.6%

1,908 stores

Electronics & Technology 6.2%

1,384 stores

Arts & Entertainment 6.2%

1,376 stores

Home & Garden 5.4%

1,204 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 4.0%

882 stores

Gifts & Special Occasions 3.5%

771 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 3.3%

729 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Canada Post store categories (March 2026)
Distribution of categories in Canada Post e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Clothing & Accessories 5146 23.13%
Health & Beauty 4683 21.05%
Food & Beverages 1934 8.69%
Jewelry & Watches 1908 8.58%
Electronics & Technology 1384 6.22%
Arts & Entertainment 1376 6.19%
Home & Garden 1204 5.41%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 882 3.96%
Gifts & Special Occasions 771 3.47%
Furniture & Home Decor 729 3.28%
Vehicles & Parts 521 2.34%
Toys & Games 518 2.33%
Pets & Pet Supplies 490 2.20%
Tools & Hardware 359 1.61%
Collectibles & Hobbies 340 1.53%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 26.9% among AI-verified physical stores (8,152 stores) , followed by American Express (17.9%) and MasterCard (14.8%) .

Base: 15,059 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (45.7% 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 26.9%

8,152 stores

5,431 stores

4,490 stores

2,513 stores

2,020 stores

VISA 6.5%

1,972 stores

1,646 stores

1,376 stores

Bolt 2.2%

655 stores

614 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Canada Post payment providers (March 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Canada Post e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 8152 26.87%
American Express 5431 17.90%
MasterCard 4490 14.80%
Stripe Connect 2513 8.28%
Apple Pay 2020 6.66%
VISA 1972 6.50%
Google Pay 1646 5.43%
Interac e-Transfer 1376 4.54%
Bolt 655 2.16%
Klarna 614 2.02%
BitCoin 378 1.25%
Sezzle 354 1.17%
JCB 308 1.02%
Affirm 274 0.90%
Clearpay 156 0.51%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 4,680 new stores were launched in Canada Post , with the highest activity in 2026-02 (435 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-02 9.3%

435 stores launched

2026-01 11.5%

536 stores launched

2025-12 10.4%

486 stores launched

2025-11 9.4%

438 stores launched

2025-10 8.9%

415 stores launched

2025-09 6.5%

303 stores launched

2025-08 8.5%

396 stores launched

2025-07 6.8%

317 stores launched

2025-06 5.6%

262 stores launched

2025-05 7.3%

341 stores launched

2025-04 6.6%

308 stores launched

2025-03 9.5%

443 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Canada Post (March 2026)
Monthly store launches in Canada Post over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-02 435 9.29%
2026-01 536 11.45%
2025-12 486 10.38%
2025-11 438 9.36%
2025-10 415 8.87%
2025-09 303 6.47%
2025-08 396 8.46%
2025-07 317 6.77%
2025-06 262 5.60%
2025-05 341 7.29%
2025-04 308 6.58%
2025-03 443 9.47%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 29,487 active stores in Canada Post are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (973 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 3.3%

973 active stores

2025 14.5%

4,269 active stores

2024 7.6%

2,233 active stores

2023 5.8%

1,704 active stores

2022 5.7%

1,678 active stores

2021 7.6%

2,227 active stores

2020 8.7%

2,580 active stores

2019 5.1%

1,500 active stores

2018 5.1%

1,510 active stores

2017 5.0%

1,475 active stores

2016 3.2%

944 active stores

2015 2.9%

844 active stores

2014 2.8%

826 active stores

2013 3.5%

1,024 active stores

2012 2.1%

633 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Canada Post by original launch year (March 2026)
Active stores in Canada Post by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 973 3.30%
2025 4269 14.48%
2024 2233 7.57%
2023 1704 5.78%
2022 1678 5.69%
2021 2227 7.55%
2020 2580 8.75%
2019 1500 5.09%
2018 1510 5.12%
2017 1475 5.00%
2016 944 3.20%
2015 844 2.86%
2014 826 2.80%
2013 1024 3.47%
2012 633 2.15%
2011 641 2.17%
2010 579 1.96%
2009 444 1.51%
2008 365 1.24%
2007 389 1.32%
2006 318 1.08%
2005 278 0.94%
2004 366 1.24%
2003 321 1.09%
2002 276 0.94%
2001 278 0.94%
2000 309 1.05%
1999 214 0.73%
1998 134 0.45%
1997 87 0.30%
1996 56 0.19%
1995 12 0.04%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 32.0% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (18,104 stores) , followed by Facebook (30.2%) and YouTube (9.8%) .

Base: 22,903 stores with any detectable social profile (69.5% 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 32.0%

18,104 stores

Facebook 30.2%

17,093 stores

YouTube 9.8%

5,548 stores

Twitter 8.5%

4,804 stores

TikTok 7.3%

4,111 stores

Pinterest 6.7%

3,773 stores

LinkedIn 2.8%

1,599 stores

X 2.3%

1,316 stores

WhatsApp 0.3%

167 stores

Vimeo 0.2%

127 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Canada Post (March 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Canada Post e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 18104 31.96%
Facebook 17093 30.18%
YouTube 5548 9.79%
Twitter 4804 8.48%
TikTok 4111 7.26%
Pinterest 3773 6.66%
LinkedIn 1599 2.82%
X 1316 2.32%
WhatsApp 167 0.29%
Vimeo 127 0.22%

Geographic Distribution

Canada leads with 74.7% (20,551 AI-verified stores) , followed by United States (16.9%) and United Kingdom (1.5%) .

Base: 27,503 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

Canada 74.7%

20,551 AI-verified stores

4,646 AI-verified stores

419 AI-verified stores

414 AI-verified stores

247 AI-verified stores

226 AI-verified stores

157 AI-verified stores

China 0.5%

146 AI-verified stores

116 AI-verified stores

93 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Canada Post (March 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Canada Post
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Canada 20551 74.72%
United States 4646 16.89%
United Kingdom 419 1.52%
Brazil 414 1.51%
Australia 247 0.90%
Netherlands 226 0.82%
Hong Kong 157 0.57%
China 146 0.53%
Germany 116 0.42%
France 93 0.34%
India 84 0.31%
Cocos (Keeling) Islands 68 0.25%
Singapore 53 0.19%
Japan 49 0.18%
Malaysia 42 0.15%
Vietnam 39 0.14%
Spain 39 0.14%
Sweden 39 0.14%
South Africa 39 0.14%
Ireland 36 0.13%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 33.0k 100.00%
Emails 24.0k 72.86%
Phones 5.6k 16.85%
Ecommerce platform 32.5k 98.49%
Couriers 33.0k 100.00%
Payment Providers 15.1k 45.67%
Categories 23.5k 71.15%
Social Media 22.9k 69.46%

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 29.7k verified Canada Post e-commerce stores with 50+ data points per store: e-commerce platform, product counts, categories, payment providers, shipping carriers, estimated traffic, technology stack, and verified business contacts.

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.

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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, store size, product category, payment provider, shipping carrier, traffic tier, and more. All filtering is available through both the web app and API.

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