You’ve got a Canpar delivery notice with a code starting in W, or a barcode that just won’t load. Canpar lets you track several ways — and picking the right one usually fixes it. Here’s how to track your Canpar Express parcel, read the statuses, and get a delivery alert, all in one app.
Track your Canpar parcel in one app
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How to track your Canpar Express parcel
- Go to the tracking portal at portal.canpar.com and choose the Barcode or Reference option.
- Enter your barcode (tracking) number, or a reference number with your shipper number or destination postal code.
- Or paste the barcode into Package Tracker, which detects the carrier automatically and sends a delivery alert.
For the full journey across every carrier, see how to track any package.
Four ways to track a Canpar parcel
Canpar is unusual in giving you several tracking inputs, which is handy when one isn’t working:
- Barcode number — the main tracking number, on the label and in your confirmation email.
- Reference number — paired with the shipper number or your destination postal code.
- Delivery notice number — if you missed a delivery, use the code on your notice that starts with W.
- Postal code — used alongside a reference to confirm the shipment.
Your barcode is alphanumeric, usually a letter followed by 13 or 21 digits.
What is Canpar Express?
Canpar Express is one of Canada’s leading small-parcel couriers, founded in 1976 and owned by TFI International since 2002. It runs a hub-and-spoke network of 60+ terminals coast to coast, delivering across all ten provinces and to the continental United States.
Canpar services and delivery times
Delivery time depends on the service the sender chose and the distance. Check the estimate on your shipment.
| Service | Typical timeframe |
|---|---|
| Canpar Ground | Economical scheduled service across Canada |
| Canpar Select | Next business day regionally, or about two days nationwide (money-back guarantee) |
| Canpar Express | Guaranteed expedited delivery across Canada |
| To the US | Cross-border to the continental United States, plus customs |
Never miss a Canpar delivery
Package Tracker alerts you when your Canpar parcel is out for delivery, so you’re ready to receive it or arrange redelivery.
Canpar tracking statuses explained
| Status | What it means |
|---|---|
| Shipment created | The label is made but Canpar hasn’t scanned the parcel yet. |
| In transit | Moving through the hub-and-spoke network between terminals. |
| At delivery terminal | Reached the local terminal that covers your address. |
| Out for delivery | On the truck for delivery today. |
| Delivery attempted | No one available; a W delivery notice was left. |
| Delivered | Handed over, left per instructions, or picked up. |
Why your Canpar tracking is not updating
- Overloaded hub. When a sorting hub is busy, parcels can miss a timely scan and tracking goes quiet.
- Wrong number. An inaccurate barcode is the most common cause — confirm it with the shipper.
- Just created. A new label can take a while to show its first terminal scan.
- Weekend or holiday. Ground shipments move on business days, so tracking can pause.
If it’s stuck, see package stuck in transit. If the number won’t load, here’s the fix: tracking number not working.
Missed a Canpar delivery?
If no one’s home, Canpar leaves a delivery notice with a number starting in W. Enter that W number in the tracker to see your options, then arrange a redelivery or pickup. Have the notice and a piece of ID handy for collection.
Canpar customer service
For help with a parcel, call Canpar on 1-800-387-9335 (Mon–Fri 8:00 a.m.–8:00 p.m. EST), or use live chat on canpar.com (Mon–Fri 10:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m. EST). Have your barcode or W notice number ready.
Frequently asked questions
Go to portal.canpar.com, choose Barcode or Reference, and enter your barcode, or a reference number with your shipper number or postal code. You can also paste the barcode into Package Tracker, which detects the carrier automatically and sends a delivery alert.
It’s an alphanumeric barcode, usually a letter followed by 13 or 21 digits. You’ll find it on the shipping label and in the sender’s confirmation email.
If you miss a delivery, Canpar leaves a delivery notice with a number that starts with W, printed at the top. Enter that number in the tracker to arrange a redelivery or pickup.
Yes. You can track with a reference number paired with the shipper number or destination postal code, or with the W delivery notice number if you missed a delivery.
Canpar Express is a Canadian small-parcel courier founded in 1976 and owned by TFI International. It runs 60+ terminals coast to coast and delivers across Canada and to the continental US.
It depends on the service: Ground is economical scheduled delivery, Select is next business day regionally or about two days nationwide with a money-back guarantee, and Express is guaranteed expedited. Check your shipment for the estimate.
Common reasons are an overloaded sorting hub causing a missed scan, an inaccurate barcode, a freshly created label, or a weekend. Confirm the number with the shipper if it never loads.
Select is Canpar’s value expedited service: next business day regionally or about two business days nationwide, at up to 40% less than some competing express options, with a money-back delivery guarantee.
Yes. Canpar delivers across all ten Canadian provinces and to the continental United States, with customs clearance on cross-border parcels.
Canpar leaves a W delivery notice. Enter the W number in the tracker to arrange a redelivery or pickup, and bring the notice plus ID to collect.
Call 1-800-387-9335, Monday to Friday 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. EST, or use live chat on canpar.com. Have your barcode or W notice number ready.
Yes. Add the barcode to Package Tracker and follow your Canpar parcel alongside everything else, across 1,700+ carriers in one app.
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