1512 – Letter carriers

Letter carriers sort and deliver mail, record delivery of registered mail and collect money for cash-on-delivery parcels. They are employed by Canada Post Corporation.

Profile

Index of titles

Example titles

• Letter carrier
• Mail carrier
• Mail collector
• Mail deliverer
• Postal carrier
• Postal service deliverer
• Postal worker
• Postman/woman
• Priority post carrier
• Rural mail carrier
• Special delivery mail carrier

Main duties

This group performs 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.

Exclusions

• Couriers, messengers and door-to-door distributors (1513)
• Letter carrier supervisors (in 1214 Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations)
• Mail, postal and related workers (1511)