Canada Post WooCommerce Shipping Plugin for Rates, Labels and Tracking

This Canada Post Shipping Plugin for WooCommerce provides integration with Canada Post and your WooCommerce website. It is able to provide live shipping rates directly to your customers in their shopping cart and at checkout. Also, it provides up-to-date package information from Canada Post’s Parcel Tracking service. This plugin is fully bilingual in English and Français (French) and is compatible with WPML, a multilingual plugin for Wordpress. Canada Post PDF Shipment Labels can be created on Woocommerce orders. It can be used to ship with in Canada as well as Worldwide.

Shipment Label Creation

Canada Post Shipment Labels can be created from this plugin. PDF Labels can be generated on Woocommerce orders. These can then be printed out and shipped on the package. The tracking number is auto-added to the order in this plugin’s Parcel tracking service. Shipment labels can be generated for Non-Contract (ie. Small Business/Venture one) as well as Contract customers that do not need a Manifest.

Parcel Tracking Service

Package Tracking is available when you enter the PIN (Parcel Identification Number) or Tracking Number into the customers order details. This plugin will automatically look up the most recent and up to date event information available for your order from Canada Post, when you view the order. You can set an automatic email notification to be sent to your customer when the package is mailed or delivered. The tracking information can be set to allow your customer to receive up to date information on their order either as an email notification and/or at your customer order page.

Live Shipping Rates in the Shopping Cart

This shipping plugin uses the product’s weight and dimensions to calculate the most accurate shipping rates. For the rates to work, product weight is required but product dimensions are optional. The shipping cost can be calculated with boxes, if configured.  If desired there is the option to add a mark-up rate to shipping charges.

You are able to choose which services from Canada Post you want to offer your customer (ie. Regular mail, Xpresspost, Expedited, etc).  There is also an option available to add additional handling time if needed. The shipping charges will be calculated and displayed using current and live rates directly from Canada Post. 

An additional feature gives you the option to set up Lettermail; which gives you the ability you to set a flat rate for regular post items that are small enough to be delivered with Canada Post Lettermail within Canada or the US.  In addition this feature can be set for flat rate shipping for sales or promotions.  

Multilingual / Bilingual English and Français (French)

Shipping rates and information from Canada Post can be shown in English or Français (French). This is set by your Wordpress installation or WPML language selection. The plugin includes a language file for French (fr_FR), which provides full French translation for all admin screens and labels. Note: Support communication and documentation is currently only in English.

Multiple warehouses

Define as many shipment points as needed for rates lookup and shipments. It uses geolocation when determining the closest shipment point to the destination postal code. This selection is saved with the Woocommerce order.

Customer Reviews

Canada Post Services Available

Domestic (within Canada)

• Lettermail Canada (Flat Rates Feature)
• Regular Parcel
• Expedited Parcel
• Xpresspost
• Xpresspost Certified
• Priority
• Library Books

To USA

• Lettermail USA  (Flat Rates Feature)
• Expedited Parcel USA
• Priority Worldwide Envelope USA
• Priority Worldwide pak USA
• Priority Worldwide Parcel USA
• Small Packet USA Air
• Tracked Packet – USA
• Xpresspost USA

International

• Xpresspost International
• International Parcel Air
• International Parcel Surface
• Priority Worldwide Envelope Int’l
• Priority Worldwide pak Int’l
• Priority Worldwide parcel Int’l
• Small Packet International Air
• Small Packet International Surface
• Tracked Packet – International

Summary of Features

• Live accurate shipping rates directly in Woocommerce shopping cart and checkout page
• Parcel Tracking: Updates your order with Parcel Tracking details when a PIN/Tracking number is added
• Canada Post Shipment Labels can be created. These PDF Labels can be generated on Woocommerce orders
• Shipment labels work for Non-Contract (ie. Small Business/Venture one) as well as Contract customers that do not need a Manifest.
• Multiple warehouses. You can now define more than one shipping origin for rates lookup and shipments. It uses geolocation when determining the closest shipment point to the destination postal code.
• Ability to add a markup/margin to shipping rates
• Uses Canada Post’s new Web Services (Not SellOnline) for speed and stability
• Ability to use Shipment Boxes in rates calculation
• Lettermail service that can be set as a flat-rate for smaller items or promotions
• Bilingual option in English and French (Translation-ready with Language files (.po/.mo))
• Requires a Canada Post Account/Venture One and API Access (free) – You can simply sign-up online at Canada Post Developer Program

Software Requirements

• Wordpress 3.1 + with WooCommerce 2.4+
• PHP 5.6+ required (Woocommerce recommends PHP 7.2+)
• PHP cURL or fsockopen enabled (with outgoing Firewall configured if required). Uses standard Wordpress wp_remote_request
• Canada Post Account with API Access (free)
  
• PHP SimpleXML  (enabled by default in most PHP setups)

Updates

Version 1.7.19

• PHP 8.2, PHP 8.3 Support
• Woocommerce version support

Version 1.7.18

• Order edit page for Woocommerce HPOS support

Version 1.7.17

• Woocommerce HPOS support

Version 1.7.16

• Support for Woocommerce HPOS (High performance order storage) and order edit page changes

Version 1.7.15

• Woocommerce version support
• Lettermail calculation, increased rounding decimal places

Version 1.7.14

• Update for Tracked package
• Woocommerce version support

Version 1.7.13

• Woocommerce version support

Version 1.7.12

• Wordpress version support, Product price feature

Version 1.7.11

• Wordpress version support
• Shipment labels – Product price matches order item price on customs form

Version 1.7.10

• Woocommerce and Wordpress version support
• PHP 8 support
• Shipment labels – default method selection

Version 1.7.9

• Updated Tracking email notifications

Version 1.7.8

• Woocommerce version support

Version 1.7.7

• Tracking email notification template
• Tracking display and heading customization
• Code improvements

Version 1.7.6

• 3D Box packing updated
• Class rules to exclude Lettermail/Flat rates
• Shipment label form selects the order shipping method by default
• Woocommerce version support

Version 1.7.5

• Canada Post tracking url updated
• Shipment labels to USA include commercial invoice if available
• Woocommerce version support

Version 1.7.4

• Woocommerce version support

Version 1.7.3

• Code improvements
• Woocommerce version support

Version 1.7.2

• Audited code for escaping all translated text and dynamic content
• JavaScript updated
• Localization updated
• Woocommerce version support

Version 1.7.1

• Code improvements
• Woocommerce version support

Version 1.7.0

• Shipment data storage
• Package tracking data storage
• Groundwork to support more shipment features
• International shipment labels: Shipping address province/state not required for certain destinations
• Customs Currency conversion option on shipment
• Code improvements
• Woocommerce version support

Version 1.6.12

• Lettermail/Flat Rate can use Shipping Class in Rate Rules
• Code improvements
• Woocommerce version support

Version 1.6.11

• Product weight or dimension default alternative/failsafe/failover data
• Code improvements
• Woocommerce version support

Version 1.6.10

• Minor improvements
• Woocommerce version support

Version 1.6.9

• Lettermail/flat rates layout improvement
• Option for flat rate subtotal to include or exclude tax.

Version 1.6.8

• Product variations issue fix
• Woocommerce version support

Version 1.6.7

• Margin adjustment feature for each service
• Box definition layout improvements
• Woocommerce version support

Version 1.6.6

• Layout improvements, Woocommerce version support
• Code improvements

Version 1.6.5

• Added options for Tracking information. Now you can select the location of the tracking information as well as the display the tracking number.
• Code improvements

Version 1.6.4

• Code refactoring and small improvements

Version 1.6.3

• Rates for Countries that do not require a postal code
• Code improvements

Version 1.6.2

• French language translation update, thanks to Patrick Pelletier
• Shipment form with Customs description: filters out special characters

Version 1.6.1

• Improved compatibility with Woocommerce 3.x for creating shipment labels

Version 1.6.0

• Added feature for Automatic updates
• Refactoring and code improvements

Version 1.5.19

• Added more details to Rates lookup logging
• Updated Woocommerce 3.x new methods

Version 1.5.18

• Woocommerce 3.x support
• Fixed Optimized box selection.

Version 1.5.17

• Fixed packing issue related to dimensions, Optimized box selection.
• Code improvements

Version 1.5.16

• Refactored Box packing and added Volumetric Box packing algorithm
• Added feature: Exchange Rate (to make it more straightforward than using Margin for rates).
• Code improvements, more data and improved layout for Rates lookup logging.

Version 1.5.15

• Fix for shipment labels when order is created in admin

Version 1.5.14

• Optimized box packing, better box selection and box packing fixes
• Added feature: Limit Sending Address/Warehouses on Products (When using Multiple Sender Addresses)

Version 1.5.13

• Added feature for multiple Class Rules

Version 1.5.12

• Code improvements, fixes

Version 1.5.11

• Added feature to provide HS codes on products
• Code improvements, fixes

Version 1.5.10

• Added feature to provide Shipment templates/default values
• Custom Service names – Added feature to change the service name to a custom names
• New feature to customize the Delivered By label
• Code improvements, fixes

Version 1.5.9

• Updated documentation

Version 1.5.8

• Support for Shipping Zones in Woocommerce 2.6: Please add “Canada Post” to the Shipping zones. For example, click on the “Rest of the World” shipping zone and click “Add Shipping Method” and select “Canada Post”. It is important to do this or the shipping rates will not display in the cart. This is a required step from Woocommerce 2.6+
• Canada Post Shipments: Code improvements.
• Box margin – Allow for negative values

Version 1.5.7

• Updated French Language file translations (fr_FR and fr_CA)
• Canada Post Shipments: Added ability to select boxes to populate package dimensions. Added support for inches/lbs when entering weight and dimensions.

Version 1.5.6

• Added feature to restrict method by Country
• Flat Rate: Added Province/State option for more flat rate flexibility.

Version 1.5.5

• Canada Post Shipments: Fix for including Company Name with USA and International shipment labels
• Flat Rate / Lettermail: Added Province/State option for more flat rate flexibility.

Version 1.5.4

• Fix for products without dimensions

Version 1.5.3

• Updated Create shipment label with some additional options and update for Address line 2
• Date format for Delivery Estimate
• Added support for units inches/lbs, cm/kg
• Code improvements, fixes

Version 1.5

• New Feature: Canada Post Shipment Labels can be created from this plugin. PDF Labels can be generated on Woocommerce orders. These can then be printed out and shipped on the package. The tracking number (for tracked services) will also be auto-added to the order to update the customer.
• New Feature: Settings area has now been organized into Tabs.
• Shipment labels work for Non-Contract (ie. Small Business/Venture one) as well as Contract customers that do not need a Manifest.
• New Feature: Multiple warehouses. You can now define more than one shipping origin for rates lookup and shipments. It uses geolocation when determining the closest shipment point to the destination postal code.
• Many other code improvements have been included in this version. More error checking and handling.
• This version is a massive update to the previous versions but all settings from previous versions will be retained when upgrading.

Version 1.4.4

• Code improvements, fixes

Version 1.4.3

• Code improvements

Version 1.4.2

• Code improvements
• Shipping calculation works with products that have weight only (no dimensions)
• More options added to settings page.

Version 1.4

• New advanced Box Packing Algorithm used to pack boxes for shipping rates.
• Feature added: Multiple shipping packages now supported. When the maximum size/weight of a box is reached, the remaining products are packed into another box and the rates are calculated using these multiple shipping packages.
• Feature added: Products (and Variations) can be marked as “Ready to Ship” / Pre-packaged. These products will not be packed but assumed already packed and ready to ship when calculating rates with Canada Post.
• Feature added: Shipping classes can be used to limit what Canada Post services (ie. Xpresspost or Expedited) to use for groups of products.
• Minimum Woocommerce requirement is Woocommerce 2.1.x (Tested up to latest version)
• Feature added: Order details page now has an “Order Shipping Details” meta box that displays detailed information about the product packaging and calculation, especially with regard to multiple shipping packages.
• Additional options added to Settings page for more control over plugin functionality
• This version is a big update to the previous versions but all settings from previous versions will be retained when upgrading.

Version 1.3.9

• Code improvements in Box packing

Version 1.3.8

• Feature added: Boxes configuration have their own weight and dollar ($) margin to be added to shipping cost if box is used.
• Code improvements

Version 1.3.7

• Feature added: Shipping Margin can now have negative numbers. Ex: Shipping Margin can be -5% to reduce the cost by 5%. Shipping Margin by $ can also be -$5 to reduce shipping cost by $5.
• Lettermail/Flat Rates now have a feature to override Package/Envelope weight so that the live rates and the Lettermail/Flat Rates can have separate Package/Envelope weights in their calculation.
• Lettermail/Flat Rates can be limited by the Cart subtotal. The minimum $ and maximum $ amounts can be configured in each Lettermail/Flat Rate rule.
• In Shipping Methods, the “Delivered by” text now has a span tag wrapped around it with a class to aid in css styling

Version 1.3.6

• Feature added: Shipping Margin with dollar value. Ex: can be used as a Handling fee. Shipping Margin with percent (%) is still available as well.
• Bugfixes and code improvements

Version 1.3.5

• Updated Origin/Source Postal code input validation
• Rates logging feature panel loaded by ajax

Version 1.3.4

• Wordpress 3.8 update
• Bugfixes and code improvements

Version 1.3.3

• Feature added to Validate API Credentials from settings page
• Lettermail/Flat Rates maximum dimensions setting
• Bugfixes and code improvements

Version 1.3

• Shipping calculation now works with products that have weight only (no dimensions)
• Bugfixes and code improvements
• Rates request logging feature added

Version 1.2.1

• Minor update

Version 1.2

• Rates are are sorted by cost from lowest to highest (ascending).
• Parcel Tracking feature enabled and added to plugin
• Live Tracking lookup with Canada Post

Version 1.1

• Complete Bilingual translation completed for Plugin code and provides correct Accept-language (en-CA or en-FR) to Canada Post webservice to display results in chosen language
• Plugin is now fully English and French and supports WPML Multi-language plugin
• Updated Administration options

Version 1.0

• Supports WooCommerce 2.0+
• Initial Release