Connect Canada Post to AIMS360 apparel ERP for real-time rates, label printing, pickups, tracking, and customs, built for fashion brands shipping Canada.
Connect AIMS360 directly to Canada Post web services for real-time rates, label printing, pickup scheduling, and tracking—built for fashion brands shipping DTC and wholesale across Canada and internationally.
Pull live Canada Post pricing and estimated delivery dates at order entry or pack-out, with your negotiated commercial rates applied automatically.
Generate Canada Post shipping labels, manifests, and pickup requests directly inside AIMS360 with no copy-paste from external portals.
Tracking numbers post back to sales orders, Shopify, and EDI ASN 856 transactions—plus electronic customs forms for international parcels.
From the moment an order enters AIMS360—whether DTC from Shopify, wholesale from a sales rep, or EDI dropship from a retailer—Canada Post services are available end-to-end inside the apparel ERP. Built on Canada Post's REST web services, the integration handles rating, shipping, tracking, returns, and pickup as native AIMS360 workflows.
Add your Developer Program API keys and parcel agreement details to AIMS360. Setup typically takes 1–2 business days with sandbox testing first.
For every parcel, AIMS360 calls Canada Post for live rates and compares against UPS, FedEx, Purolator, GLS, DHL, and USPS in one view.
Print Canada Post labels in PDF or 4x6 thermal format, with UCC 128 carton labels and pack hierarchies for wholesale and EDI orders.
Create, update, or cancel Canada Post pickup requests at your warehouse or 3PL through the integrated pickup API.
For international parcels, AIMS360 builds electronic CN22/CN23/CP72 declarations using HS codes and country of origin from your style master.
Tracking numbers post back to AIMS360 sales orders, Shopify, EDI 856 ASNs, and returns portals like Loop, ReturnGO, and REDO.
Issue Canada Post Return Service labels tied to RMAs in AIMS360, with inbound tracking and disposition flowing into inventory and accounting.
Compare Canada Post costs to other carriers, monitor on-time delivery, and reconcile invoices against expected rates from a single dashboard.
Whether you're a Toronto-based DTC brand shipping to Vancouver or a US apparel label fulfilling Canadian wholesale orders, AIMS360 makes Canada Post a first-class carrier inside your apparel software stack—right alongside UPS, FedEx, and Purolator.
The AIMS360 Canada Post integration connects your apparel ERP directly to Canada Post web services so you can pull real-time rates, generate shipping labels, schedule pickups, and track parcels without leaving AIMS360. It supports both domestic Canadian shipments and international parcels with customs documentation.
Yes. To get negotiated parcel rates, you'll need a Canada Post commercial account with a parcels agreement and your own API keys from the Canada Post Developer Program. AIMS360 supports both Contract Shipping (for commercial customers) and Non-Contract Shipping for smaller brands using Solutions for Small Business.
AIMS360 supports the full range of Canada Post parcel services including Regular Parcel, Expedited Parcel, Xpresspost, Priority, Tracked Packet (domestic and international), Small Packet (Air and Surface), and Xpresspost International. Rate shopping pulls live pricing and estimated delivery dates for each service tied to your account.
Yes. AIMS360's batch label printing lets you generate hundreds of Canada Post labels at once, complete with customer addresses, tracking barcodes, and service codes. Labels print in PDF or thermal formats (4x6 ZPL for Zebra printers), and tracking numbers post back to each sales order automatically.
Yes. The integration generates customs declarations (CN22, CN23, CP72) electronically with mandatory fields like HS codes, country of origin, and item descriptions populated from your AIMS360 style master. This satisfies EU electronic customs data requirements and speeds up cross-border clearance for fashion brands shipping internationally from Canada.
Yes. AIMS360 uses the Canada Post pickup web services to schedule on-demand pickups at your warehouse, showroom, or third-party location—ideal for ship-from-store and 3PL workflows. You can create, update, and cancel pickup requests directly from the shipping module, with cut-off times validated against your postal code.
AIMS360 routes Canada Post labels for EDI dropship orders the same way it handles UPS or FedEx—pulling carrier and service from the retailer's routing guide, generating compliant labels, and feeding tracking numbers back into the ASN 856 EDI transaction. This keeps Canadian retailers like Hudson's Bay, SSENSE, and Aritzia compliant without manual data entry. Learn more about our EDI integration.
Yes. AIMS360 generates Canada Post Return Service labels and Authorized Returns documents tied to your RMA workflow. Return tracking numbers sync back to the original sales order so your team can monitor inbound returns and trigger receipts, refunds, or exchanges automatically.
Absolutely. AIMS360 is a true multi-carrier shipping platform inside our fashion ERP software. You can ship with UPS, FedEx, USPS, Canada Post, Purolator, GLS, and DHL Express from a single screen, with rate shopping rules that auto-select the cheapest on-time service per order. This is especially valuable for brands fulfilling cross-border between the US and Canada.
Canada Post offers the widest residential delivery network in Canada, making it ideal for DTC apparel shipments to consumers, while Purolator typically wins on B2B and time-definite commercial deliveries. AIMS360's rate shopping engine compares both side-by-side so you can pick the best service per order based on cost, speed, and delivery type.
Yes. Shopify orders flowing into AIMS360 through the apparel ERP Shopify integration can be fulfilled with Canada Post labels and tracking numbers, with tracking automatically pushed back to Shopify so customers receive branded shipment notifications. This works across Shopify, Shopify Plus, Shopify POS, and Shopify B2B.
Sign up for the Canada Post Developer Program to get your API keys, then provide those credentials to your AIMS360 implementation manager. Setup typically takes one to two business days including testing in the Canada Post sandbox before going live. Book a demo to see the full workflow.
From Vancouver to Halifax—and across the US border—AIMS360 makes Canada Post a first-class carrier inside your fashion ERP. See the integration live in 30 minutes.
