Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia
Send a Gift Basket to Halifax.
Order from anywhere and we ship free to any address in Halifax. Each box is packed by hand in Canada and arrives in 1 to 3 days once on its way with a card in your own words.
- Price
- From $119
- Shipping
- Free
- Delivery
- 1 to 3 days once on its way
Per basket
Across Canada
Hand-packed
Gifting in Halifax
Sending a gift to Halifax means sending it to the largest city in Atlantic Canada and the busiest stretch of coast east of Vancouver. The whole place is organized around the harbour: downtown and the universities on the Halifax side, Dartmouth across the water, and Bedford up the basin. Since the 1996 amalgamation all of that has been one municipality, so an address here can sit on either shore and still be Halifax.
It is a city of students, sailors, port workers and hospital staff. Dalhousie and Saint Mary's anchor the South End, the navy keeps its Atlantic fleet at the base in the harbour, and the port and regional hospitals draw people from across the Maritimes. The person you are sending to might be a first-year in residence, a posted sailor, or a parent who moved into Clayton Park for the schools.
From away, the practical part is timing. We ship free across Canada and a box usually reaches Halifax in one to three days once on its way, with no same-day option, so it helps to send a little early around exam weeks, postings or a Maritime winter storm. Every SwipeGifts box is hand-packed in Ontario with a handwritten card and no prices or packing slip inside, which travels well whether it ends up downtown or across one of the harbour bridges.
Sending from out of town?
Sending a gift to someone in Halifax?
Halifax is the largest city in Atlantic Canada and a hub for universities, the port, and the regional hospitals, so a lot of gifts go to students, military families, and people who moved here for work. The amalgamated Halifax Regional Municipality also folds in Dartmouth and Bedford, so a recipient's address may sit across the harbour from the downtown peninsula.
You do not need to be in Halifax to send one. Order from anywhere in Canada or abroad, enter the recipient's Halifax address at checkout (with any apartment or buzzer number), and add a free handwritten message. We never put a price or packing slip in the box, so it arrives as a gift, not a parcel.
In a harbour city, a good gift crosses the water as easily as the ferry does.
Packed by hand in Canada and sent with a card in your words. Free shipping to Halifax in 1 to 3 days once on its way.
Local moments
Why people send gifts in Halifax
Dalhousie convocation
Dalhousie holds its spring convocation in late May into early June, mostly at the Rebecca Cohn Auditorium in the South End, which makes that stretch a natural one for grad gifts sent into student Halifax.
Navy postings and deployments
Halifax is home port to most of the navy's Atlantic fleet at the country's largest naval base, so send-offs, homecomings and postings are a real and recurring reason people here send and receive gifts.
Welcome to the Maritimes
As Atlantic Canada's main hub for jobs, health care and school, Halifax takes in a lot of newcomers, so a sent housewarming or welcome gift is a common first hello for someone landing far from family.
Riding out a nor'easter
Halifax winters bring nor'easters that can drop a lot of snow at once and a famously late spring, so a comfort gift sent ahead of a rough stretch tends to land at just the right time.
Neighbourhoods
A guide to Halifax
Free shipping reaches every address in Halifax, with no surcharge for any neighbourhood. A few of the areas we send to:
Downtown Halifax
The harbour-front core with the boardwalk, offices and Citadel hill above it, where much of the city's work and nightlife sits.
South End
Home to Dalhousie and Saint Mary's, with tree-lined Victorian streets shared by students, older families and retirees.
North End
An older, mixed and increasingly busy part of town near the harbour, with independent shops and a long working-class history.
Clayton Park
A suburban mainland community of apartments and family homes, well suited to growing families and close to the Mainland Common.
Dartmouth
Across the harbour and known as the City of Lakes, reached by bridge or by the oldest saltwater ferry in North America.
Bedford
An established community up the basin with easy reach to Halifax, Dartmouth and the airport, popular with commuters and families.
The boxes
Three sizes, sent free to Halifax
Pick the size that fits the person. Each one is packed by hand in Canada and ships with a handwritten card. Contents shift with the season, so we keep them a surprise.
Signature
A considered box to send for almost any reason.
Most sentPremier
More range and more weight. The one most people send.
Luxury
A statement box with top-shelf names and real presence.
No two boxes are exactly alike. Photos show the style, not the exact box.
By occasion
Gift baskets we deliver to Halifax
Birthday
For her, him, mom, dad, and friends.
Any Occasion
Thank you, housewarming, just because.
Mother's Day
The small luxuries she talks herself out of.
Father's Day
For the man who says he needs nothing.
Christmas
For everyone on your list.
Valentine's Day
A few things that outlast a bouquet.
Baby
For the baby and the tired parents.
Easter
A grown-up spring box.
Nearby
More places we ship to near Halifax
Not sure which city the recipient is actually in? We ship free to these other cities and communities near Halifax as well.
Nearby communities we also reach: Dartmouth, Bedford, Sackville, Cole Harbour, Eastern Passage, Fall River.
Why send with us
Why send a gift basket to Halifax
Free shipping to Halifax
On every order, no minimum and no promo code. The price you see is the price you pay.
1 to 3 days once on its way
An honest standard transit window. There is no same-day or express upgrade to oversell.
Packed by hand in Canada
Each box is assembled and shipped by hand in Canada, with a free handwritten card.
No price in the box
We never include a receipt or packing slip, so it arrives as a gift, not a parcel.
More on how it works and corporate gifting in Halifax.
Questions
Gift basket delivery to Halifax
How long does gift basket delivery to Halifax take?
Addresses on the Halifax peninsula and in Dartmouth and Bedford are well inside the courier network, so a gift box typically lands in 1 to 3 days once on its way; outlying communities along the Eastern Shore or in the Musquodoboit Valley can sit at the longer end. There is no same-day option.
Which areas of Halifax do you deliver to?
Free shipping reaches every address in Halifax, including Downtown Halifax, South End, North End, Clayton Park, Fairview, and more. Nearby communities like Dartmouth, Bedford, Sackville are covered too. There is no extra charge for any neighbourhood.
Anything to know when sending a gift to Halifax?
The Halifax region folds in Dartmouth and Bedford across the harbour, so check which side of the water your recipient is on.
Is shipping to Halifax really free?
Yes. Every order ships free to Halifax and everywhere else in Canada, with no minimum and no promo code. The price you see is the price you pay.
Do you deliver corporate gifts to Halifax?
Yes. We handle corporate orders with delivery to individual addresses across Halifax and the rest of Nova Scotia. Corporate gifting starts at $99 a box. Email swipeforgifts@gmail.com for a quote.
Somewhere in Halifax, someone is about to have a better day.
We ship a hand-packed gift basket free to every address in Halifax, from Downtown Halifax to Dartmouth, with a card in your own words and an honest 1 to 3 business day window. For the bigger picture, see gift baskets across Nova Scotia.