Does Purolator deliver on weekends?

Does Purolator deliver on Saturday?

Yes, as a paid option on one service. Purolator calls it Saturday Service, and its terms offer it on Purolator Express within Canada. A parcel picked up on a Friday is delivered by end of day Saturday. A parcel picked up on a Saturday is delivered by end of day on the business day Purolator specifies. The shipper selects the option, and Purolator adds a charge for it.

Purolator’s terms set these conditions:

• The address must be an eligible Saturday delivery point from that origin. Purolator doesn’t publish the list.
• The parcel can’t be left in a Purolator drop box, and it has to reach Purolator before the local cut-off time.
• Each piece must weigh 70 lb or less for Purolator’s Saturday commitment to apply.
• Remote points are excluded. Purolator won’t take Heavyweight shipments, oversized pieces or dangerous goods picked up on a Saturday for Saturday Service.

Purolator Ground is less clear. The Shipping in Canada page lists “Pick-up and delivery services available on Saturdays” under Ground, while the terms offer Saturday Service on Express only. Purolator says its terms govern where the two differ, so plan Ground deliveries for Monday to Friday.

Does Purolator deliver on Sunday?

Not with its standard services. Its terms and service guide describe a Saturday option and nothing for Sundays. The exception is QuickShip, an e-commerce service Purolator sells to online retailers with next-day delivery by 9 pm “including on weekends.” Weekend pickups for QuickShip are only in select markets and need Purolator’s approval first, and a parcel picked up on a Sunday gets a Tuesday estimated delivery date.

The peak-season page on purolator.com also mentions next-day delivery “7 days a week.” The terms include no Sunday service, so don’t count on Sunday for a Purolator Ground or Purolator Express parcel.

How late does Purolator deliver?

Until 9 pm. Purolator’s terms define end of day as 9:00 p.m. in the receiver’s local time, and both Purolator Ground and Purolator Express deliver by end of day. The morning options arrive earlier, but only at select points:

From November 1, 2026 to March 14, 2027, the morning services run an hour later into Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and the Northwest Territories: 9 am becomes 10 am and 10:30 am becomes 11:30 am. End-of-day deliveries keep the 9 pm time. Purolator says this winter change now happens every year.

Purolator also sells Express 12PM and evening services, delivered between 5:30 and 9 pm in major cities, to shippers who book through an automated shipping system. For a parcel already on its way, Purolator’s tracking page shows the estimated delivery date, and Purolator says the time of day depends on the service the sender chose. The delivery time calculator shows how many business days each Purolator service takes between two postal codes.

Deliveries to homes and businesses

The times above apply to homes and businesses alike, and Purolator doesn’t publish separate delivery hours for businesses. What differs is what happens when nobody is there:

• At a home, Purolator makes one attempt. If no one answers, the driver leaves a delivery notice, and the parcel waits at a pickup location for 5 business days.
• At a business, Purolator makes up to three attempts before the parcel goes back to the depot for a 5 business day hold.
• Drivers may leave a parcel at the door when it looks safe to do so.

Parcels to businesses are signed for at no extra charge. A parcel to a home goes without a signature unless the sender asks for one, which costs extra.

What a business day means for transit

Purolator counts transit time in business days. Saturdays, Sundays and the holidays Purolator observes don’t count, so a parcel with two business days in transit that ships on a Thursday is due on Monday. Purolator’s closures also differ by province. On Remembrance Day, Purolator works only in Ontario and Quebec, so a parcel going anywhere else arrives a day later. The Purolator holiday schedule lists every closure.

Purolator location hours

Purolator doesn’t publish one set of opening hours, because they vary by location. Its pickup page says many Purolator drop boxes and parcel lockers are open 24/7, while retail partners and Quick Stop kiosks keep local business hours. Some drop boxes close when the building they’re in closes. Each location’s hours are in Purolator’s location finder, which can also show only the places open now.

Purolator’s phone line, 1 888 SHIP-123, is staffed from 8 am to 8 pm local time. Live chat agents work Monday to Friday, and its virtual assistant answers around the clock. Our Purolator drop-off and pickup guide covers which locations take a parcel that already has a label.

Weekends with a ProtonShip label

ProtonShip quotes include Purolator Ground, Purolator Express, Purolator Express 10:30 AM and Purolator Express 9 AM, but not Purolator’s paid Saturday Service, so a Purolator label from us is delivered on a business day. The quote’s delivery estimate counts business days and skips the holidays Purolator publishes for the provinces the parcel leaves from and goes to.

To get a parcel moving before the weekend, hand it to Purolator by the location’s cut-off on Friday. Our weekend delivery guide compares Purolator with the other carriers, some of which deliver parcels on Saturdays.