Dateline: 10/16/11
Canada Post suggests that you mail greetings and gifts by the following dates to ensure that air mail letters, cards and small parcels, and surface mail parcels from Canada arrive at their international destinations in time for the holidays.
| To | Air Mail | Surface Mail |
| (letters and holiday cards) | (parcels) | |
| Africa | November 22 | October 12 |
| Asia | November 29 | October 18 |
| Australia | November 29 | October 18 |
| Caribbean | November 29 | October 25 |
| Central America | November 29 | October 18 |
| Europe | November 29 | October 25 |
| Middle East | November 29 | October 12 |
| South America | November 29 | October 18 |
| United States | December 13 | December 8 |
| For deadlines for mailing holiday cards and parcels inside Canada see Holiday Mail Deadlines Inside Canada 2011. | ||
| And don't forget to Write to Santa! Canada Post volunteers help Santa reply to all his letters. | ||
