NOC 70021: Postal and courier services managers

Postal and courier services managers plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the activities and operations in postal facilities and in establishments that provide courier services. They are employed by Canada Post Corporation and by courier companies.

Express Entry eligibility

• Skilled work (TEER 0 to 3): yes, TEER 0.
• Canadian Experience Class: counts as skilled Canadian work (1 year in the last 3 years).
• Federal Skilled Worker Program: counts as skilled work (1 year of continuous work in the last 10 years).
• Federal Skilled Trades Program: not one of the eligible trades.
• High-wage occupation (from November 3, 2026): yes, 1.5× tier.

TEER 0: Management occupations. Every program has other requirements too, such as language test results and, for FSW, a points test.

Category-based draws

NOC 70021 is not on any of IRCC’s occupation category lists. You can still be invited in general, Canadian Experience Class or other program draws.

Category lists checked on canada.ca on 2026-10-17. IRCC category-based selection

CRS points for work in NOC 70021

With 12+ months of Canadian work here, from November 3, 2026, by years of skilled Canadian work:

See Canadian work points and the median-wage rule.

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

• Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the activities and operations of postal facilities and courier service companies, or of operational divisions within Canada Post and courier service companies
• Coordinate the duties of supervisors and other staff
• Manage the accurate and expedient movement of mail and parcels through postal and parcel sorting facilities
• Review effectiveness of assigned operations and implement changes to postal and courier operations
• Prepare and submit budget estimates and administer the expenditures of postal and courier facilities
• Interview, hire and provide training for staff.

For Express Entry your duties must match the lead statement and most of the main duties above.

Example job titles

• collection and delivery operations manager - postal service
• mail operations manager
• mail processing plant manager
• messenger service manager
• parcel processing plant manager
• post office manager
• postal station superintendent
• production control manager - postal service

Employment requirements

• A university degree or college diploma is usually required.
• Several years of supervisory or operational experience within a postal or courier facility are usually required.

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