Job prospects Food Delivery Driver in Québec

Explore current and future job prospects for people working as a "food delivery driver" in Québec or across Canada.

Job opportunities in Québec

The recent trends from the past 3 years were updated on July 25, 2025. The job outlooks over the next 3 years were updated on December 10, 2025.

Prospects over the next 3 years

The employment outlook will be Moderate for delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors (NOC 75201) in Quebec for the 2025-2027 period.

The following factors contributed to this outlook:

• Employment growth will lead to a few new positions.
• Several positions will become available due to retirements.
• There are several unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.

Employment in this occupation is linked to household consumption, as well as and trends that influence trade and transportation.

Household consumption of goods has been growing steadily for several years, stimulating the demand for delivery services. However, the climate of uncertainty surrounding US tariffs could slow the economy and consumption, and reduce hiring in some companies in the short term.

Technological advances in logistics, such as navigation and communication systems, improve the efficiency of road transport by optimizing routes and reducing delivery times. These productivity gains moderate the demand for these drivers. Nevertheless, the increasing use of online shopping should offer promising prospects for delivery services.

Here are some key facts about delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors in Quebec:

• Approximately 28,800 people work in this occupation.
• Delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors mainly work in the following sectors:
  • Postal service, couriers and messengers (NAICS 491, 492): 26%
  • Wholesale trade (NAICS 41): 14%
  • Other retail stores (NAICS 44-45, except 445): 13%
  • Food services and drinking places (NAICS 722): 10%
  • Truck transportation (NAICS 484): 7%
• The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
  • Full-time workers: 72% compared to 82% for all occupations
  • Part-time workers: 28% compared to 18% for all occupations
• 52% of delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors work all year, while 48% work only part of the year, compared to 62% and 38% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 40 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
• 32% of delivery service drivers and door-to-door distributors are self-employed compared to an average of 12% for all occupations.
• The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
  • Men: 91% compared to 52% for all occupations
  • Women: 9% compared to 48% for all occupations
• The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
  • no high school diploma: 21% compared to 12% for all occupations
  • high school diploma or equivalent: 28% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: 21% compared to 19% for all occupations
  • college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 15% compared to 22% for all occupations
  • bachelor's degree: 9% compared to 17% for all occupations
  • university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: less than 5% compared to 11% for all occupations

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Source Labour Market Information | Prospects Methodology

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