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Discussion => Shipping => Topic started by: Xerox5 on December 09, 2012, 10:13 pm

Title: Shipping Within Canada
Post by: Xerox5 on December 09, 2012, 10:13 pm
I couldn't find a post that fully helped me so forgive me if this topic is redundant, but I have some questions about shipping within Canada. That is to say the shipping of product both originates and is received within Canada.

Does anyone know what scans/protocols are done to packages of these nature?
Say I ship a package out of BC, does it get kicked to Ottawa or Quebec for X-Ray and the like, or does it simply go to a larger hub where it gets sorted only, then sent off to the destination?
What I mean in a general sense is where do the packages/letters travel and what happens to them?

Any help would be mint, thank you
Title: Re: Shipping Within Canada
Post by: fredflintstone on December 09, 2012, 11:09 pm
No Xrays on domestic packs unless they suspect a problem

Packs from BC all go through Richmond, then onto the delivery
Title: Re: Shipping Within Canada
Post by: Xerox5 on December 10, 2012, 12:37 am
Once the packages get sent to a bigger hub for sorting I assume sniffer dogs come into play? Or is that only on international type deliveries?
Title: Re: Shipping Within Canada
Post by: fredflintstone on December 10, 2012, 01:00 am
They never use sniffer dogs at CanadaPost.

Customs hubs in Richmond, Missasauga and QC can use them though. But they dont just run dogs over all the mail.

You're overthinking this.
Title: Re: Shipping Within Canada
Post by: Xerox5 on December 10, 2012, 01:06 am
Nah mate, just getting the big picture and confirming thoughts, thank you for your help.