72025 Supervisors, mail and message distribution occupations

What this occupation covers

Supervisors in mail and message distribution supervise and coordinate the activities of workers in the following unit groups: Postal services representatives (64401), Letter carriers (74101), Mail and parcel sorters and related occupations (74100) and Couriers and messengers (74102). They are employed by Canada Post Corporation, courier companies, governments and large corporations.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 7 main duties for this code.

• Coordinate, assign and review the work of postal clerks, couriers and letter carriers engaged in the collecting, sorting and delivering of mail, parcels and other material
• Establish work schedules and procedures and coordinate activities with other work units or departments
• Resolve work-related problems and prepare and submit progress and other reports
• Train workers in job duties, safety procedures and company policies
• Requisition supplies and materials
• Ensure smooth operation of computer systems and equipment and arrange for maintenance and repair work
• May perform the same duties as workers supervised.

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 2 of its 7 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 70021 Postal and courier services managers
• 12013 Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations

Excluded from this code

• Postal and courier services managers (See 70021 Postal and courier services managers)
• Shipping and receiving supervisor (See 12013 Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

assistant postmaster/mistress · courier service supervisor · letter carriers supervisor · mail and postal clerks supervisor · mail carriers supervisor · mail clerks supervisor · mail facilities senior administrator · mail room supervisor · messenger service supervisor · postal clerks supervisor · postal station employees supervisor · postal station supervisor · postal workers supervisor · postmaster/mistress

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is required.
• Several years of experience in the occupation supervised are usually required.
• Physical fitness may be required for some occupations in this unit group.