Key Highlights
Nerds Gummy Clusters were Canada’s most-ordered candy on DoorDash in October 2024.
Twix, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, and Cadbury Caramilk Chocolate Bars are emerging stars for Halloween’s fan favourite based on recent ordering data from early October 2025.
Eyeliner pencils, black mascara, theatrical blood, and black lipstick are must-have Halloween beauty staples.
It’s called spooky season for a reason: Halloween isn’t just one night of costumes and candy anymore. As a weekend of tricks and treats creeps across the country, DoorDash is helping Canadians avoid the horror of an empty candy bowl — and a house full of disappointed ghosts and goblins.
DoorDash concocted a potion of ordering insights* from October 2024, illuminating just how Canadians turned the platform for last-minute deliveries of candy, makeup, and bites of food that don’t come with a side of fangs. Here’s what Canada ordered most in the days leading up to and on Halloween night:
What’s In The Never-Ending Candy Bowl
You might be wondering what’s the most beloved type of candy: sweet or sour? Canadians are toeing the line between classic chocolates and goosebump-inducing sour confections for Halloween, creating a candy bowl that’s sure to appeal to any sweet tooth. The top ten most popular candies ordered on DoorDash in Canada in October 2024 were:
Nerds Gummy Clusters
Twix King Sized Bars
Huer Sour Rainbow Streamers
Nestle Bulk Candy (Kit Kat, Aero, Smarties, Coffee Crisp)
Cadbury Milk Chocolate Bars
Reese's Peanut Butter Cups
Kit Kat Four Finger Bars
Blue Raspberry Livewires
Snickers Peanut Milk Chocolate Bars
Hershey's Cookies & Cream Bars
That being said, Twix, Reese's Peanut Butter Cups, and Cadbury Caramilk Chocolate Bars are emerging stars for Halloween’s fan favourite based on recent ordering data from early October 2025.
Sunset on Halloween is expected slightly after 6:00pm this year, corresponding closely with when the most candy-related orders were placed on DoorDash last year: 6:45pm. Fire up your app (not your broomstick) to avoid the disappointment of turning off your porch lights early and bringing the candy bowl inside empty this year.
Where Glam Meets Ghoul After Dark
As Halloween crept closer, Canadians weren’t just ordering candy. They were getting ready for fright night in tandem with last-minute beauty essentials. We’ll take all the beauty tricks, hold the treats. The top five most-ordered beauty products on DoorDash in Canada in October 2024 were:
Eyeliner Pencils
Black Mascara
Theatrical Blood
Black Lipstick
Black Stick Makeup
These bold beauty essentials paired perfectly with Canada’s most popular Halloween costume on DoorDash: cat costumes. Regional trends showed Canadians adding their own flair to their costumes:
Customers ordered matte eyelashes the most in Calgary and Edmonton, whereas eyelash curlers topped the list in Vancouver.
Customers in Toronto prepped with primer, while those in Montreal were already preparing to close the night by ordering facial cleansing wipes more than any other beauty product.
Even the most glamorous ghouls have to call it a night eventually.
How To Order A Feast Fit For Fright Night
Halloween wouldn’t be complete without dinner on the table and beverages available before the candy begins flowing.
The most popular cuisine across major metropolitan cities including Vancouver, Calgary, and Edmonton ordered on Halloween via DoorDash was American, followed by Canadian, Italian, and Japanese (in no particular order). When it comes to alcoholic beverages**, cities had their own preferences:
Vancouver: Beer
Calgary: Wine
Edmonton: Vodka
Toronto: Wine
Whether it’s candy, makeup, or a last-minute dinner before the doorbell rings, DoorDash makes it easy to get what you need, fast. Download DoorDash now to see what sweet savings are in store from now through Halloween from your favourite haunts.
* According to DoorDash ordering data in Canada from October 2024.
** Must be 19+ to order alcohol, except where 18+ is permissible in Alberta, Manitoba, and Québec. Drink responsibly. Alcohol delivery available only in select markets.
