Canada Post is filling weekend parcel, rural carrier, letter carrier, postal clerk, mail service courier and holiday season jobs. On Indeed, its postal clerks report about $22.40 an hour and its mail carriers about $24.10.
Many of these openings begin as relief, part-time or seasonal work. Postal staff often move from there into a permanent route or plant shift.
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- Six postal jobs and the hours behind them
- Which roles call for a driver’s licence
- Getting through the fingerprint check faster
- Where Canada Post lists its openings
Six ways to start working for Canada Post
Parcel Delivery Part-Time
WeekendsLoad a Canada Post van at the depot and drop off online orders at homes and parcel lockers on Saturdays and Sundays.
📌 Suits you when you: want steady weekend hours around school or another job
Rural and Suburban Mail Carrier, On-call Relief
Own vehicleCover a regular carrier’s route in your own car: sort the mail at the post office, then fill rural and community mailboxes.
📌 Suits you when you: own a roomy vehicle and know the local back roads
Letter Carrier, Temporary
On footPut letters and flyers in delivery order, then walk the route with a satchel, scanning parcels as you go.
📌 Suits you when you: like walking outdoors, even in snow and rain
Postal Clerk
Sorting plantFeed letters and parcels into sorting machines, pull out the ones that jam or misread, and fill containers for each route.
📌 Suits you when you: can stay on your feet and keep a fast rhythm
Mail Service Courier
Company truckEmpty the red street boxes, collect outgoing mail from offices and bring every bag back to the plant on schedule.
📌 Suits you when you: have a clean driving record and like being on the road
Holiday Season Postal Clerk or Delivery Agent
SeasonalHelp plants and depots handle the December parcel surge by sorting, scanning and loading, with overtime when volumes spike.
📌 Suits you when you: need extra income over the holidays and have no experience yet
Canada Post hours and licence rules compared
Pay follows the union scale, so the bigger difference between these roles is how many hours you get and whether you drive. Check both before choosing.
💡 Book your fingerprints the day you’re asked: no one starts until the criminal record check clears, so an early appointment gets you on the schedule sooner. Drivers should order their driver’s abstract at the same time.
Your Canada Post application, from profile to alert
Create a candidate profile, search by city and turn on alerts for the role you picked. Holiday postings go up in the fall, and weekend parcel jobs appear as each depot adds routes.
Look up Canada Post jobs in your town, from depots to sorting plants.
Your application goes directly into Canada Post’s hiring system.
Apply at Canada PostHourly amounts come from what Canada Post employees report on Indeed, apart from the letter carrier range, taken from Job Bank. Hours and licence rules are based on the new CUPW agreements and Canada Post job ads.