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Canada Post: return labels and delivery handling (Do not safe drop, Leave at door)

Create Canada Post return labels from SKULabs, and stop Canada Post from safe dropping parcels with the Delivery Handling option (Do not safe drop, Leave at door) set by a shipping rule.

This article covers two Canada Post options in SKULabs: return labels, and the Delivery Handling option that controls whether Canada Post may safe drop a parcel.


Canada Post return labels

With a Canada Post account connected directly to SKULabs, you can create Canada Post return labels the same way as other return labels. See How to create a return on an order and How can I automatically print a return label to include in the box when I ship an order?

  • Returns are domestic only, from an address in Canada to an address in Canada.

  • Use a Canada Post return service: Regular Parcel, Expedited Parcel, Xpresspost or Priority.

  • Canada Post bills a return label only when it's used, so SKULabs shows a cost of 0.

  • Return labels are never manifested, and voiding one in SKULabs doesn't contact Canada Post.


Delivery Handling: Do not safe drop or Leave at door

Canada Post can safe drop a parcel, leaving it in a hidden spot when nobody is home. To control this without paying for a signature:

  1. Go to Settings > Shipping > Rules and add or edit a rule.

  2. Add the action Set delivery handling method (only for shipments via Canada Post direct or EasyPost) and pick an option.

  3. Save.

Once a rule sets it, a Delivery Handling dropdown shows in the ship window, so you can change it for a single shipment. The options are:

  • Do not safe drop: Canada Post won't leave the parcel in a hidden location. Works with Canada Post connected directly and through EasyPost.

  • Leave at door (only via Canada Direct): Canada Post leaves the parcel at the door without a delivery card. Canada Post connected directly only.

Delivery Handling is skipped when the shipment requests a signature, because a signature already prevents safe drop. With Canada Post connected directly, it applies only to shipments within Canada.

Delivery Handling is a different setting from Non Delivery Handling (Return to Sender, Return at Sender's Expense, Abandon), which decides what happens when a parcel can't be delivered. For an error with that option, see Canada Post Error 8716.

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