Quick answer: Canadian Thanksgiving is Monday 12 October 2026 — two days away. To feed 8–12 without living at the stove all weekend, use Pierina drop-off catering from 3954 Bd Leman, Laval: homemade trays by quote, not four weekly Family carts. We do not sell a turkey SKU. Office hours Mon–Fri 10:00–15:00 are planning only. Request a catering quote if you still have seats open.
The weekend before the Monday table
Friday 10 October is when grocery carts overflow and ovens queue. Hosts in Brossard, Fabreville and NDG often split the work: someone handles dessert, someone sets the table, someone else was supposed to cook two mains and gave up at 4:00 p.m. Saturday.
Drop-off catering puts hotel pans on your counter — pasta, roasts, vegetables, salads — cooked on the MAPAQ line you already know from the weekly menu. No banquet servers. Not a 150-person hall.
Eight to twelve seats: math without guesswork
Family weekly portions serve four in grams on mains; soups are 900 ml in millilitres. Multiplying Family by three creates fridge Tetris and uneven leftovers. Catering uses portions per person for a one-shot meal.
| Guests | Wrong tool | Right tool |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Catering quote (usually overkill) | Weekly or permanent Family |
| 8–12 | Three Family trays + hope | Quoted drop-off |
| 15 office desks Friday | Weekly cart | Corporate catering |
What lands on the table — honestly
Homemade trays from the same recipes as weeknight food: baked dishes, grain-friendly sides, soup pots, optional salad paths via assemble your salad. No invented turkey product; if turkey is your tradition, the butcher stays in the picture and Pierina fills the rest.
Read holiday catering in Montreal and Laval and 15 caterer questions before you sign anywhere.
Logistics: delivery ~50 km, pickup clocks
Catering timing is in your quote. Weekly pickup remains Sunday 4:00–7:00 p.m. only — including tomorrow 11 October if you ordered on time — not Wednesday pickup. Delivery for weekly orders: Sunday or Wednesday 3:00–7:00 p.m. within the zone on meal delivery zones.
If you already cooked — permanent for Monday fatigue
After Monday, the permanent menu (open from 1 October) handles Tuesday collapse without waiting for next Sunday. No subscription.
Saturday vs Monday service — read your quote
Some hosts serve Saturday 10 October when out-of-town guests arrive. Others serve only Monday 12 October. Catering drop-off timing is whatever date the quote confirms — it is not tied to weekly Sunday cook unless you also ordered weekly for that separate window.
Fridge reality for 8–12
Even drop-off trays need clearing space before guests arrive. Plan garbage bags, foil for hold, and a shelf for salad components if ordered. Portions remain in grams and millilitres on labels — not bulk kilograms.
After the meal
Leftovers from catering pans reheat like weekly food because the line is shared. Tuesday you may still want permanent menu when turkey-heavy plates (from your butcher) need a break.
West Island and South Shore hosts
Pointe-Claire, Kirkland, Longueuil and Brossard often validate inside ~50 km — confirm at quote time on the zones guide, not from memory.
Host checklist for 8–12 without a weekend at the stove
Confirm head count Friday morning. Clear serving counters. Confirm drop-off time in your quote — not the weekly Sunday window unless that is a separate order. Keep one hot hold tray and one cold salad path. Borrow serving spoons; Pierina drop-off does not include banquet staff.
Saturday 10 October is when many grocery stores peak — ordering drop-off reduces one line item from your list. You may still buy rolls, wine, or a turkey from your butcher; we do not sell turkey as a Pierina SKU.
Sunday weekly pickup 4:00–7:00 p.m. can still happen for weeknight insurance while Monday is the holiday table — two timelines, label fridges clearly.
FAQ: Thanksgiving dinner catering Montreal
Can I still book for Monday 12 October?
Ask via quote immediately — kitchen capacity is finite.
Is drop-off the same as weekly delivery?
No. Catering is appointment-based; weekly is cart + Wednesday lock.
Do you deliver to Longueuil and the West Island?
Within ~50 km of Laval when the address validates — Longueuil, Pointe-Claire, Kirkland among others.
Pizza or banquet service?
Neither — homemade from Laval, drop-off only.
Feeding eight to twelve for Canadian Thanksgiving without cooking all weekend is a logistics problem, not a willpower problem. Quoted drop-off from Pierina’s Laval line puts homemade trays on your counter — not servers, not a turkey SKU from us, not Wednesday pickup at the kitchen. Keep weekly Family for four on a separate track if you also need weeknight insurance after the holiday.
From one Laval stove to Greater Montreal tables
Pierina – Plats Maison cooks at 3954 Bd Leman, Laval QC H7E 1A1 under MAPAQ. Weekly menu orders lock Wednesday 11:59 p.m. America/Montreal; pickup is Sunday 4:00–7:00 p.m. only. Delivery runs within about 50 km on Sunday if you select it, or Wednesday 3:00–7:00 p.m. — not Wednesday pickup at the counter. Permanent menu (from 1 October 2026) orders any day without that weekly cutoff. Catering is drop-off by quote — not a banquet hall, not a pizza peel, not a 150-person wedding factory. Portions on retail menus use grams and 900 ml soup pots in millilitres, never kilograms. Family serves four. There is no subscription.
Good food brings people together. If eight to twelve chairs need feeding and the weekend is already full, let the Laval kitchen carry the trays — you keep the guest list.