1512 Letter carriers
Letter carriers
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
- 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
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 a 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)
Source: This content has been taken from the official website of CIC
