National Capital Region, Ontario
Send a Gift Basket to Ottawa.
Order from anywhere and we ship free to any address in Ottawa. 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 Ottawa
Ottawa is Canada's capital and a city shaped by the federal public service, the two universities that anchor it, and a tech sector clustered out in Kanata. When you send a gift here from another part of the country, you are often reaching a busy professional or a family whose days run on meetings and school runs. A box that simply shows up, chosen with care and ready to open, fits that life well.
The capital sits right across the Ottawa River from Gatineau, Quebec, and the whole region works as one. Many people commute across the bridges daily, French and English are both part of ordinary life, and the east end around Orleans has a large francophone community. Wherever your recipient lives, we ship free across Canada in one to three days once on its way, so a little lead time keeps timing easy.
Ottawa's seasons give plenty of reasons to send. The Rideau Canal becomes the world's largest skating rink in the depths of winter, and the Canadian Tulip Festival fills Commissioners Park each May. Because we are online only and post the same way to Centretown or out to Kanata, the address never gets in the way. Every box travels with a handwritten card.
Sending from out of town?
Sending a gift to someone in Ottawa?
Ottawa is Canada's capital and sits across the river from Gatineau, Quebec, together forming the National Capital Region. A large share of recipients are federal public servants, students at the University of Ottawa or Carleton, and tech workers out in the Kanata area west of downtown.
You do not need to be in Ottawa to send one. Order from anywhere in Canada or abroad, enter the recipient's Ottawa 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.
A capital that runs on meetings and commutes makes a gift at the door easy to love.
Packed by hand in Canada and sent with a card in your words. Free shipping to Ottawa in 1 to 3 days once on its way.
Local moments
Why people send gifts in Ottawa
Graduation at uOttawa and Carleton
Ottawa is home to the University of Ottawa, the world's largest French-English bilingual university, and Carleton, so spring and fall convocations bring a steady wave of graduation gifts into the city.
Public-service milestones
With so many residents working in the federal government, retirements, promotions, and end-of-secondment send-offs are common occasions, and a gift sent to a home address keeps things simple.
Tulip Festival season
Each May the Canadian Tulip Festival brings more than three hundred thousand tulips to Commissioners Park by Dows Lake, and the spring visitors it draws make a nice moment to thank a host.
Corporate gifting in Kanata
Kanata's technology park holds hundreds of companies and is often called Silicon Valley North, so client and staff gifting is steady year-round, which we handle for businesses from ninety-nine dollars.
Neighbourhoods
A guide to Ottawa
Free shipping reaches every address in Ottawa, with no surcharge for any neighbourhood. A few of the areas we send to:
Centretown
The downtown core just south of Parliament Hill is dense with apartments and offices, so deliveries here often go to condo buildings and workplaces.
The Glebe
A historic neighbourhood of older homes and mature trees along the Rideau Canal, long one of Ottawa's most sought-after places to live.
Westboro
An established west-end area with tree-lined streets, independent shops, and restaurants, central and well regarded.
Hintonburg
Just west of downtown, known for its art galleries, independent restaurants, and craft breweries, with newer condos alongside renovated older homes.
Sandy Hill
Shaped by its proximity to the University of Ottawa, with a large student population and easy access to downtown.
Orleans
A large east-end community along the Ottawa River with a strong francophone presence, where close to a third of residents report French as their mother tongue.
The boxes
Three sizes, sent free to Ottawa
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 Ottawa
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 Ottawa
Not sure which city the recipient is actually in? We ship free to these other cities and communities near Ottawa as well.
Nearby communities we also reach: Gatineau, Kanata, Orleans, Nepean, Barrhaven, Gloucester.
Why send with us
Why send a gift basket to Ottawa
Free shipping to Ottawa
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 Ottawa.
Questions
Gift basket delivery to Ottawa
How long does gift basket delivery to Ottawa take?
Ottawa is a major shipping hub, so deliveries to central neighbourhoods and the Kanata, Orleans, and Barrhaven suburbs usually land within 1 to 3 days once on its way. Addresses in the rural townships outside the greenbelt may take slightly longer, and there is no same-day option.
Which areas of Ottawa do you deliver to?
Free shipping reaches every address in Ottawa, including Centretown, The Glebe, Westboro, Hintonburg, Sandy Hill, and more. Nearby communities like Gatineau, Kanata, Orleans are covered too. There is no extra charge for any neighbourhood.
Anything to know when sending a gift to Ottawa?
Ottawa sits across the river from Gatineau, Quebec, so confirm whether your recipient is on the Ontario or Quebec side before you send.
Is shipping to Ottawa really free?
Yes. Every order ships free to Ottawa 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 Ottawa?
Yes. We handle corporate orders with delivery to individual addresses across Ottawa and the rest of Ontario. Corporate gifting starts at $99 a box. Email swipeforgifts@gmail.com for a quote.
Somewhere in Ottawa, someone is about to have a better day.
We ship a hand-packed gift basket free to every address in Ottawa, from Centretown to Orleans, with a card in your own words and an honest 1 to 3 business day window. For the bigger picture, see gift baskets across Ontario.