Claims for Canada Post lost/late/damaged shipments, after buying label thru Shopify shipping

Topic summary

Topic: How to handle Canada Post claims for labels purchased via Shopify Shipping when the merchant isn’t the carrier account owner.

Key guidance:

  • For shipment issues (late, lost, damaged) or rerouting, contact Canada Post Support directly, even if the label was bought through Shopify’s Canada Post account.
  • If a Canada Post claim is approved, the refund/credit is applied to your Shopify account, not directly by Canada Post to you.
  • You can view the credit in Shopify under Settings > Billing on the applicable invoice.

Notes:

  • This addresses concern about not being the carrier account owner when filing a claim.
  • A Shopify help article was provided for additional details.

Status: Question answered with clear steps; no unresolved disagreements or outstanding questions indicated.

Summarized with AI on January 12. AI used: gpt-5.

Suppose I buy a Canada Post shipping label through Shopify Shipping, and then the package is late or lost/damaged. If it was my own business account I could easily make a claim and CP would refund the fee or payout the insurance to my account. But it’s not my account, it’s Shopify’s account. So my two questions are 1) how do I file the claim, being not the account owner? and 2) if the claim is successful, will the refund credit arrive back to my Shopify account?

Hello @SDca ,

If you need help with your Canada Post shipment, such as rerouting a package or submitting a claim, you can contact Canada Post Support.

if your Canada Post claim is successful, the credit is applied to your Shopify account. You can access this by going to Settings > Billing and clicking the applicable invoice.

See article for details.