UPS® Peak Surcharges

During periods of extreme volume surges, UPS must keep up with demand and prepare our network to provide outstanding service quality to customers like you. To ensure our network continues to operate effectively during the holiday season, UPS will implement Peak Season Surcharges to Large Packages and Over Maximum Limit as well as Additional Handling charges.

Peak Surcharges apply in addition to all other applicable charges.

UPS Rate Change Information

Effective July 9, 2018 the fee for Over Maximum Limits and the Oversize Pallet Handling Surcharge will increase.

UPS Study: Canadian Online Shoppers Looking For Choice, Control And Convenience

Eighty-three per cent of Canadian shoppers made an online purchase from an international retailer, indicating a need for competitive prices and priority international shipping, according to a recent UPS Pulse of the Online Shopper™ study.

Canada Government seeks comments on CETA regulatory cooperation facilitation by April 11, 2018

The Government of Canada is soliciting comments from all stakeholders regarding issues or sectors that should be considered by the Regulatory Cooperation Forum (RCF) under the Canada-European Union (EU) Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).

UPS® To Invest $500 Million in Canada and Create More Than 1,000 New Jobs

With unprecedented volume fueled by the rise of e-commerce and the growth of Canadian businesses, UPS plans to invest more than $500 million towards facility expansions and technological enhancements in Canada, adding more than 1,000 new jobs. The investment in Canada is included in the company’s previously stated capital expenditures for 2018.

UPS Contributed More Than $2 Million to Canadian Communities in 2017

UPS continues to support the Canadian communities it serves, contributing more than $2 million in grants and charitable donations in 2017. For the 16th consecutive year, UPS Canada was presented with the ‘Thanks a Million’ award, growing its 30 year relationship with the United Way in Canada and raising more than $1.1 million toward United Way initiatives in 2017.

New Non-Stop Flight Speeds Shipments from U.S. to the Middle East

UPS is launching a daily non-stop flight from its Worldport® global air hub in Louisville, KY., to Dubai, UAE, improving time-in-transit from North and South America to key destinations in the Middle East by a full business day. The flight, operated with one of UPS’s new 747-8F freighters, is part of the build out of UPS’s smart global logistics network and takes place as the company plans for its role as official logistics provider for Expo 2020 Dubai.

Reminder: The 2017 version of the Canadian Automated Export Declaration application will expire January 31

The 2017 version of the Canadian Automated Export Declaration (CAED) program software will expire on January 31, 2018, at which point only the 2018 version will be valid. 

UPS Announces 2018 Rate Changes

The 2018 UPS Service and Tariff Guide is now available online.

Single Window Initiative (SWI)

On April 1, 2018, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) will decommission the existing Pre-Arrival Review System (PARS) and Release on Minimum Documentation (RMD) for Other Government Departments (OGDs), now referenced as Participating Government Departments and Agencies (PGAs).

UPS Launches Cargo Bike in Canada

UPS Canada is using a custom-made cargo bike to deliver packages in and around the York University campus, as part of a pilot program to test the potential of delivery by bike in the City of Toronto.