1512 Letter carriers
Category: Business, finance and administration occupations
Major Group 15 : Distribution, tracking and scheduling co-ordination occupations
Letter carriers sort and deliver mail, record delivery of registered mail and collect money for cash-on-delivery parcels. Letter carriers are employed by Canada Post Corporation.
Example Titles
letter carrier
postman/woman
rural mail carrier
Main duties
Letter carriers perform some or all of the following duties:
- Organize mail by address and load into mailbag
- Deliver letters, small parcels and other printed matter along established routes
- Deliver telegrams, special delivery and express mail
- Collect payment for cash-on-delivery service
- Record delivery of registered mail
- Leave notices indicating that items could not be delivered and the location where they can be picked up
- Return undeliverable mail to postal station.
Employment requirements
- Some secondary school education is required.
- Two weeks to one month of training is provided by Canada Post Corporation.
Additional information
- Progression to supervisory positions is possible with additional training or experience.
To submit your assessment application under the 2015 Canadian Immigration quota, click here
CanadianExpressEntry.com