Letter Carrier - Delivery Agent

Canada Post; St. Thomas; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A national delivery service is hiring an on-call delivery agent in St. Thomas, ON. The role requires a valid driver's license and physical capability to lift packages. Responsibilities include sorting, delivering mail, and driving a postal vehicle. Candidates who enjoy working outdoors and providing service to Canadians will find this job appealing. The position offers competitive pay and training, with potential opportunities for permanent employment.

Benefits

Competitive pay

Classroom and on-the-job training

Opportunities for permanent employment

Qualifications

• Valid Class 5 or Class G driver's license with three years of safe driving.
• Ability to lift up to 22.7kg and carry up to 15.9kg.
• Capacity to work in various weather conditions.
• Availability for on-call work.
• Ability to read, write and speak English or French.

Responsibilities

• Sort and prepare deliveries at the depot each day.
• Drive a Canada Post vehicle to deliver mail and packages.
• Unload incoming mail and packages back at the depot.

Skills

Customer service experience

Driving experience

Education

Valid Class 5 or Class G driver's license

Job description

Letter Carrier - Delivery Agent

Location: St. Thomas, ON, CA

• Job Requisition Id: 194588
• Business Function: Delivery Agent or Letter Carrier
• Primary City: St. Thomas
• Other Location(s): (none listed)
• Province: Ontario
• Employment Type: Temporary - New
• Employment Status: Temporary
• Language Requirement: English Essential
• Number of Vacancies: 4
• Salary: 23.81
• Job Closing Date: 2025/12/26

Job Description

Canada Post is an exciting place to work, delivering billions of items to Canadians each year. As a temporary, on‑call delivery agent (also known as a letter carrier), you will be the face of Canada Post in your community and ensure customers and businesses receive the mail and parcels they are waiting for.

Is this you? It’s a great fit for someone who:

• Enjoys being outside and active year‑round
• Wants to work for a great national company
• Would be proud to serve fellow Canadians

Job Responsibilities

• Start the day in the depot, sorting and preparing the day’s deliveries
• Load and drive a Canada Post postal vehicle
• Deliver mail and packages by foot or by vehicle to customers on your route
• Return to the depot to unload incoming mail and packages for later delivery

Qualifications

What must you have?

• A valid Class5 or ClassG driver’s licence with a safe driving record for at least 3 years (driver’s abstract required)
• The physical ability to lift mail items weighing up to 22.7kg (50lb) and carry items weighing up to 15.9kg (35lb) regularly throughout the day
• The ability to work in all types of weather
• The availability to be on‑call
• The ability to read, write and speak English and/or French

These help, too!

• Experience in customer service
• Experience making deliveries or working as a driver

In return, we offer:

• Competitive pay
• Extensive classroom and on‑the‑job training about duties and safety on the job
• Opportunities for permanent employment

Other Information

Today’s Canada Post – Canada Post is an e‑commerce powerhouse, delivering billions of items every year. We help small businesses grow, enrich lives in remote communities, and connect Canadians with one another and the rest of the world. We enrich lives in remote communities. We connect Canadians with one another and to the rest of the world.

We like to promote from within and can offer you a career rather than a job. While, like all of our delivery agents, you’ll start out on a temporary, on‑call basis, you’ll have the opportunity to grow with us and obtain a permanent position … even try out new jobs in different areas of the company.

Canada Post’s values and behaviours

Our Values – Trust, Respect and Deliver represent our fundamental promise to ourselves, our expectations of one another, and our shared duty to our country.

Our behaviours – Make the call, Know the destination, Deliver for others, Ignite our pride embody our values, bringing them to life and guiding our actions.

We’re committed to living these values and practicing these behaviours every day. Learn more about the values and behaviours by visiting the Canada Post website.

All qualified candidates will be considered; however, preference will be given to Indigenous People (First Nations, Métis or Inuit) or Persons with disabilities. This is a special measure employment equity initiative and candidates from this group who wish to qualify for preferential consideration must self‑identify.

Accessibility

Canada Post is committed to fostering an equitable, respectful, and caring workplace where everyone is welcome and has equal opportunity, where diversity is valued and celebrated, and where we work together to remove barriers and promote accessibility. If you are contacted regarding a job opportunity, please advise if you require an accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Employment Equity

Canada Post is committed to creating a safe workplace that embraces and celebrates everyone. We are committed to employment equity and encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Persons with disabilities, Members of visible minorities, and Women.

Disability is defined as a persistent or episodic physical, sensory, or mental health condition and/or functional limitation. Disability includes both visible and hidden conditions and/or limitations that may impact vision, hearing, mobility, flexibility, dexterity, pain, learning, developmental, mental/psychological, and memory.

Information on our Equity, diversity & inclusion national strategy and our Indigenous reconciliation strategy can be found at the following links.

A conflict of interest is when an employee’s interests (personal, financial or business) or relationships (family or close personal relationships) interfere, or appear to interfere, with the interests of Canada Post. To know if a conflict exists, please refer to the Canada Post code of conduct.