FlashBird insightsQ1 2026
A closer look at how parcels move through Greater Toronto and Montréal. Real delivery records. Clear regional benchmarks.
Published · Quarterly report
of orders delivered the same day
01 / Regional benchmarks
Compare delivery volume, same-day share and the median time from pickup to doorstep.
Median same-day delivery time
Scale: 0–6 hours · pickup to doorstep
| Region | Deliveries | Same-day share | Median same-day time | Peak hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greater Toronto Area | 27,564 | 90% | 5.9 hours | 5–7pm |
| Montréal | 17,996 | 38% | 5.2 hours | 3–6pm |
Hourly volumes include all deliveries. Median delivery times apply only to parcels delivered the same day.
02 / Delivery patterns
Hourly delivery volumes, shown on the same scale for both regions. All times are Eastern.
Across more than 27,000 GTA deliveries in Q1 2026, 90% were completed same-day, with a median pickup-to-doorstep time of 5.9 hours. The fastest high-volume corridor was Vaughan → Toronto at a median of 4.7 hours; the busiest was Mississauga → Toronto. Delivery volume peaked between 5pm and 7pm.
Deliveries by hour
In Montréal, FlashBird delivered same-day parcels in a median of 5.2 hours in Q1 2026, with delivery volume peaking in the afternoon (3–6pm).
Deliveries by hour
| Hour of day | Greater Toronto Area | Montréal |
|---|---|---|
| 12am | 18 | 1 |
| 1am | 0 | 0 |
| 2am | 0 | 0 |
| 3am | 0 | 0 |
| 4am | 0 | 0 |
| 5am | 0 | 0 |
| 6am | 0 | 4 |
| 7am | 0 | 27 |
| 8am | 1 | 126 |
| 9am | 25 | 337 |
| 10am | 142 | 633 |
| 11am | 171 | 668 |
| 12pm | 162 | 438 |
| 1pm | 147 | 332 |
| 2pm | 340 | 1,706 |
| 3pm | 2,493 | 2,161 |
| 4pm | 4,373 | 2,170 |
| 5pm | 4,587 | 2,070 |
| 6pm | 4,766 | 2,135 |
| 7pm | 4,392 | 1,945 |
| 8pm | 3,243 | 1,582 |
| 9pm | 1,876 | 1,151 |
| 10pm | 668 | 442 |
| 11pm | 160 | 68 |
03 / Behind the numbers
Figures are drawn from FlashBird's own delivery records for Q1 2026 (January 1 – March 31, 2026, America/Toronto). "Same-day" means orders fulfilled the same calendar day they were picked up. Delivery time is measured from the pickup scan to proof-of-delivery, for same-day orders only, and reflects the median (half of deliveries were faster) alongside the mean. The Greater Toronto Area figures are based on 24,483 timed same-day deliveries; Montréal on 6,228. All figures are aggregated; no customer, merchant, or driver information is included, and any data point resting on fewer than 50 deliveries is suppressed. Updated quarterly.
FlashBird Same-Day Delivery Index — Q1 2026 edition · Data © FlashBird, licensed CC-BY-4.0 (free to quote and redistribute with attribution).
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