Tracking exact courier location requires GPS hardware paired with fleet management software. If you operate your own delivery fleet, platforms like Onfleet ($149–$550 USD/month for 2,000–10,000 tasks), Route4Me ($249–$449 CAD/month), or Circuit for Teams give real-time driver locations, ETAs, and proof-of-delivery photos. Drivers install mobile apps that ping GPS coordinates every 10–30 seconds. If you're using third-party carriers, Canada Post, UPS, and FedEx offer tracking APIs that return latitude/longitude coordinates at scan events, not continuous streaming. Canada Post's Track Web Service updates roughly every 1–3 hours during transit, mostly at sorting facilities and delivery depots. For continuous tracking, you need to contract with carriers that offer premium services like UPS My Choice or FedEx Delivery Manager, which push updates to customers but still don't stream live GPS. For e-commerce businesses tracking outbound shipments, integrate your Shopify or WooCommerce store with AfterShip or Narvar. These platforms consolidate tracking from 1,100+ carriers worldwide and can trigger customer notifications at key milestones. They don't provide meter-by-meter GPS trails but show checkpoint updates and predicted delivery windows. Key considerations: GPS accuracy degrades in downtown cores (Toronto's Financial District, Old Montreal) due to building interference, typically within 5–15 meters. Battery drain is a concern for driver devices; most apps allow adjustable ping intervals. Privacy regulations matter if you track employees—Ontario's Employment Standards Act requires transparency about monitoring. At Ottawa SEO, when clients ask about courier tracking for local service businesses, we typically recommend Onfleet for under 20 drivers or Route4Me for larger fleets because both integrate with Google Maps APIs and offer white-label customer tracking pages. For pure e-commerce order tracking, AfterShip's free tier handles up to 50 shipments/month and covers the major Canadian carriers without custom development.