Apply in person at each Post Office where you would like to receive your mail and request an application for general delivery service. There is no charge. Please bring government-issued photo identification, even if issued by a foreign country.
Does Canada Post do General Delivery?
We use General Delivery when you can’t receive mail through any other available free mode of delivery. For example, if we don’t otherwise have a free mode of delivery available in your area. General Delivery is also offered to the travelling public for a period of up to 4 months.
How do I get something sent to General Delivery?
No application is required for General Delivery. Persons interested in General Delivery should speak with the postmaster. Limitations on the amount of time you are able to use General Delivery, if any, are determined by the postmaster.
What happens to General Delivery mail?
In more populated urban areas, most post office locations DO accept General Delivery. However, they then route General Delivery mail to a central location, often the hub of that city, where addressees can retrieve their mail. In smaller towns, this may mean just driving a mile or two, parking, and walking in.
How does Canada Post delivery work?
Collect on Delivery (or cash on delivery) is a Canada Post service. It allows the sender to collect up to $5,000 from the person receiving a delivery. You can use it on shipments sent within Canada. We collect the payment on behalf of the sender before handing over the parcel, and send it securely to the shipper.
What does Canada Post do if you’re not home?
If you can’t be home for a delivery or your package is too big for the community mailbox or parcel locker, you can set a delivery preference. This gives you the option to set a safe-drop location (outside your home) like the side door or the front desk of your lobby.
Will FedEx deliver to a post office general delivery?
The only way to deliver to domestic P.O. boxes is to select FedEx Ground Economy. It’s possible to ship to P.O. boxes in Puerto Rico and some international destinations via FedEx Express.
How do I address a mailpiece sent to General Delivery?
(More on that later.) “GENERAL DELIVERY” is the actual address line, and using “9999” as the ZIP+4 also indicates general delivery.
Can you still send mail General Delivery?
Yes, anyone can use the General Delivery service, but you are only allowed to use the service for thirty days at one location. After this time, you need to move to a new area and begin collecting your mail from a different post office.
How long will post office hold General Delivery?
Find out how long the post office will hold your package. The typical length is two weeks, but some may be longer. You will want to make sure there are no size restrictions on packages. If they don’t accept larger boxes, they will reject the shipment.
Can General mail be tracked?
USPS Tracking® service provides end-to-end item tracking and is available for most domestic mail products that are large enough and that are addressed to domestic locations, including to limited Army Post Offices (APOs), Fleet Post Offices (FPOs), Diplomatic Post Offices (DPO) destinations and to ZIP Codes in U.S.
What does the post office do with mail that Cannot be delivered?
If items can’t be delivered or returned, the Postal Service donates, recycles, discards, or auctions them off. Auctions of unclaimed items are popular with the reseller community, although it’s a risk-reward proposition.
Will Amazon ship to general delivery?
General delivery is a mail service where you pick up your mail at the post office. Just using “general delivery” in the address isn’t enough, Amazon will ship via UPS for those, and that won’t work. Technically, having the PO box there makes it an invalid address, but it gets delivered fine.
How long does Canada Post take to deliver regular mail?
The delivery standard for regular mail sent inside Canada is: Two business days for local mail. Three business days within the province. Four days for national mail.
Does Canada Post fly or drive mail?
Johan is correct. Canada Post uses planes. They may still use trains as well but for that delivery it would be a plane.
What is the difference between courier and Canada Post?
Like postal services, courier services facilitate the transportation of letters and packages either domestically or internationally. The key difference between postal services and courier services, however, is that the latter are typically private organizations.
What happens if a package needs a signature and no one is home?
If the shipment requires a direct or adult signature, then someone must be available to sign in person. If someone is not home to sign for a direct or adult signature, the courier will leave a door tag or reattempt delivery.
Is Canada Post self sufficient?
Canada Post has a long-standing mandate to serve all Canadians while remaining financially self-sufficient, and so it funds its operations with the revenue generated from the sale of its products and services, not taxpayer dollars.
What does Canada Post do with undelivered parcels?
We’ll destroy it. We’ll price the item as required and forward it to either the sender or addressee. If we can’t find an address, we’ll sell the item (or otherwise dispose of it) and the proceeds will be credited to Canada Post.
Does FedEx deliver to Post Office in Canada?
FedEx currently delivers to major cities. They do not provide service to rural/remote locations, or to PO Boxes/Post Offices. If you intend for your delivery to go to a PO Box, or you wish to reroute your parcel to a Post Office, please ensure to select “Canada Post Expedited Parcels” instead when checking out!
Can you ship a package to a Post Office for pickup?
Letters and packages will be held securely at your Post Office until you pick them up or request they be delivered to your home. Plan ahead. Ship using Hold for Pickup. When shipping packages, you can choose the Hold for Pickup option, and the recipients can collect their packages at their local Post Office.