Canada Post Shipping Carrier Usage Database

Explore 17.7k verified e-commerce stores shipping with Canada Post. Discover logistics partnerships, geographic reach, and carrier adoption.

Detected across 21.8k domains. 17.7k verified as active stores with physical delivery.

· · Next full refresh: May 2026

17.7k verified active stores out of 21.8k detected · 81.5% verification rate

E-commerce Platforms Distribution

WooCommerce leads with 34.3% of stores with physical delivery (5,904 stores) , followed by Custom (19.4%) and Shopify (17.1%) .

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)

5,904 stores

Custom 19.4%

3,349 stores

Shopify 17.1%

2,944 stores

1,584 stores

1,250 stores

903 stores

355 stores

303 stores

144 stores

137 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 platforms by stores with physical delivery (April 2026)
E-commerce platforms distribution for stores with physical delivery in Canada Post
Platform Stores with Physical Delivery Percentage
WooCommerce 5904 34.28%
Custom 3349 19.44%
Shopify 2944 17.09%
Wix eCommerce 1584 9.20%
Magento 1250 7.26%
Squarespace Commerce 903 5.24%
BigCommerce 355 2.06%
Lightspeed eCom 303 1.76%
GoDaddy Online Store 144 0.84%
Big Cartel 137 0.80%
PrestaShop 132 0.77%
OpenCart 98 0.57%
nopCommerce 41 0.24%
Volusion 40 0.23%
Zen Cart 39 0.23%

Categories Distribution

Health & Beauty leads with 23.4% of all stores (3,828 stores) , followed by Clothing & Accessories (16.0%) and Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear (9.0%) .

Base: 16,334 AI-verified stores with physical delivery and detected product categories (92.1% of all verified stores). Percentages show share of stores within each category.

Top 10 Categories

Health & Beauty 23.4%

3,828 stores

Clothing & Accessories 16.0%

2,613 stores

Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 9.0%

1,474 stores

Arts & Entertainment 8.4%

1,372 stores

Food & Beverages 7.9%

1,284 stores

Toys & Games 7.7%

1,250 stores

Electronics & Technology 4.9%

797 stores

Furniture & Home Decor 4.5%

735 stores

Jewelry & Watches 4.5%

730 stores

Home & Garden 4.2%

692 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Canada Post store categories (April 2026)
Distribution of categories in Canada Post e-commerce stores
Category Number of Stores Percentage
Health & Beauty 3828 23.44%
Clothing & Accessories 2613 16.00%
Sporting Goods & Outdoor Gear 1474 9.02%
Arts & Entertainment 1372 8.40%
Food & Beverages 1284 7.86%
Toys & Games 1250 7.65%
Electronics & Technology 797 4.88%
Furniture & Home Decor 735 4.50%
Jewelry & Watches 730 4.47%
Home & Garden 692 4.24%
Gifts & Special Occasions 502 3.07%
Vehicles & Parts 325 1.99%
Business & Industrial 302 1.85%
Tools & Hardware 255 1.56%
Pets & Pet Supplies 175 1.07%

Payment Providers Distribution

PayPal leads with 29.4% among AI-verified physical stores (5,832 stores) , followed by American Express (15.5%) and MasterCard (14.3%) .

Base: 11,288 AI-verified physical stores with detectable payment providers (51.9% 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 29.4%

5,832 stores

3,071 stores

2,830 stores

1,822 stores

VISA 7.7%

1,518 stores

1,192 stores

1,020 stores

793 stores

Bolt 2.1%

426 stores

381 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of top 10 Canada Post payment providers (April 2026)
Distribution of payment providers in Canada Post e-commerce stores
Payment Provider Store Count Market Share
PayPal 5832 29.43%
American Express 3071 15.50%
MasterCard 2830 14.28%
Stripe Connect 1822 9.20%
VISA 1518 7.66%
Interac e-Transfer 1192 6.02%
Apple Pay 1020 5.15%
Google Pay 793 4.00%
Bolt 426 2.15%
BitCoin 381 1.92%
Klarna 333 1.68%
JCB 184 0.93%
Clearpay 144 0.73%
Affirm 138 0.70%
Sezzle 130 0.66%

Store Launch Timeline

Over the past 12 months, 3,250 new stores were launched in Canada Post , with the highest activity in 2026-03 (388 stores) , demonstrating ongoing growth in the e-commerce market.

Last 12 Months

2026-03 11.9%

388 stores launched

2026-02 9.6%

312 stores launched

2026-01 11.6%

378 stores launched

2025-12 11.1%

360 stores launched

2025-11 9.8%

319 stores launched

2025-10 8.2%

267 stores launched

2025-09 6.7%

218 stores launched

2025-08 9.2%

298 stores launched

2025-07 7.4%

239 stores launched

2025-06 4.9%

159 stores launched

2025-05 7.1%

230 stores launched

2025-04 2.5%

82 stores launched

Monthly Trend

Monthly store launches in Canada Post (April 2026)
Monthly store launches in Canada Post over the past 12 months
Month Stores Launched Percentage
2026-03 388 11.94%
2026-02 312 9.60%
2026-01 378 11.63%
2025-12 360 11.08%
2025-11 319 9.82%
2025-10 267 8.22%
2025-09 218 6.71%
2025-08 298 9.17%
2025-07 239 7.35%
2025-06 159 4.89%
2025-05 230 7.08%
2025-04 82 2.52%

Active Stores by Launch Year

Currently, 17,654 active stores in Canada Post are tracked in our database , with the most stores launched in 2026 (1,087 stores still active) . This shows the distribution of currently active stores by their original launch year.

Active Stores by Launch Year

2026 6.2%

1,087 active stores

2025 15.4%

2,725 active stores

2024 8.6%

1,526 active stores

2023 6.2%

1,089 active stores

2022 5.8%

1,029 active stores

2021 6.8%

1,199 active stores

2020 7.1%

1,261 active stores

2019 4.5%

800 active stores

2018 4.4%

780 active stores

2017 4.4%

784 active stores

2016 2.6%

467 active stores

2015 2.6%

452 active stores

2014 2.6%

456 active stores

2013 3.2%

571 active stores

2012 2.1%

367 active stores

Distribution by Launch Year

Active stores in Canada Post by original launch year (April 2026)
Active stores in Canada Post by launch year
Launch Year Active Stores Percentage
2026 1087 6.16%
2025 2725 15.44%
2024 1526 8.64%
2023 1089 6.17%
2022 1029 5.83%
2021 1199 6.79%
2020 1261 7.14%
2019 800 4.53%
2018 780 4.42%
2017 784 4.44%
2016 467 2.65%
2015 452 2.56%
2014 456 2.58%
2013 571 3.23%
2012 367 2.08%
2011 385 2.18%
2010 345 1.95%
2009 308 1.74%
2008 216 1.22%
2007 237 1.34%
2006 188 1.06%
2005 154 0.87%
2004 205 1.16%
2003 200 1.13%
2002 163 0.92%
2001 171 0.97%
2000 194 1.10%
1999 128 0.73%
1998 82 0.46%
1997 52 0.29%
1996 27 0.15%
1995 6 0.03%

Social Media Usage

Instagram leads with 31.0% among stores with at least one detectable social profile (9,137 stores) , followed by Facebook (30.8%) and YouTube (9.5%) .

Base: 13,690 stores with any detectable social profile (62.9% 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%

9,137 stores

Facebook 30.8%

9,084 stores

YouTube 9.5%

2,813 stores

Twitter 9.2%

2,711 stores

Pinterest 6.3%

1,846 stores

TikTok 5.7%

1,680 stores

LinkedIn 3.7%

1,085 stores

X 3.1%

928 stores

WhatsApp 0.4%

131 stores

Reddit 0.3%

84 stores

Visual Distribution

Distribution of social media platforms in Canada Post (April 2026)
Distribution of social media platforms in Canada Post e-commerce stores
Social Platform Store Count Market Share
Instagram 9137 30.97%
Facebook 9084 30.79%
YouTube 2813 9.54%
Twitter 2711 9.19%
Pinterest 1846 6.26%
TikTok 1680 5.70%
LinkedIn 1085 3.68%
X 928 3.15%
WhatsApp 131 0.44%
Reddit 84 0.28%

Geographic Distribution

Canada leads with 70.3% (11,035 AI-verified stores) , followed by United States (19.9%) and Brazil (2.6%) .

Base: 15,691 AI-verified stores across 20 countries. Percentages show share among AI-verified stores.

Top 10 Countries

Canada 70.3%

11,035 AI-verified stores

3,122 AI-verified stores

404 AI-verified stores

216 AI-verified stores

163 AI-verified stores

120 AI-verified stores

China 0.6%

90 AI-verified stores

71 AI-verified stores

67 AI-verified stores

61 AI-verified stores

Visual Distribution

Geographic distribution of stores using Canada Post (April 2026)
Geographic distribution of stores using Canada Post
Country AI-Verified Store Count Market Share
Canada 11035 70.33%
United States 3122 19.90%
Brazil 404 2.57%
United Kingdom 216 1.38%
Netherlands 163 1.04%
Australia 120 0.76%
China 90 0.57%
Germany 71 0.45%
Cocos (Keeling) Islands 67 0.43%
Hong Kong 61 0.39%
France 54 0.34%
India 52 0.33%
Poland 38 0.24%
Japan 36 0.23%
South Africa 33 0.21%
Singapore 29 0.18%
Iceland 28 0.18%
Ireland 25 0.16%
Romania 24 0.15%
Italy 23 0.15%

Data Coverage

Field Rows count Coverage
Website 21.8k 100.00%
Emails 13.0k 59.55%
Phones 3.5k 16.18%
Ecommerce platform 20.3k 93.23%
Couriers 21.8k 100.00%
Payment Providers 11.3k 51.85%
Categories 17.1k 78.74%
Social Media 13.7k 62.88%

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 17.7k 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.

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, 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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