Taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs
Occupation · NOC 2021 75200 · Canada
- NOC 2021 code
- 75200
- TEER
- 5
- Positions on positive LMIAs, all lists
- 144
- Median wage, Canada
- C$19.00 per hour
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 549
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About this occupation
Taxi and limousine drivers drive automobiles and limousines to transport passengers. Chauffeurs drive automobiles and limousines to transport personnel and visitors of businesses, government or other organizations or members of private households. Taxi and limousine drivers are employed by taxi and other transportation service companies, or they may be self-employed. Chauffeurs are employed by businesses, government and other organizations, or private individuals or families.
Example job titles
- airport limousine driver
- company chauffeur
- limousine driver
- private chauffeur
- taxi driver
Main duties
- This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Taxi and limousine drivers
- Pick up passengers and drive them to destinations in taxicabs or limousines
- Help passengers with luggage and with boarding and exiting vehicles and assist passengers with special needs
- Collect flat-rate or taximeter fares
- Maintain travel logs and record cash and credit transactions
- Maintain contact with taxi dispatch unit
- Clean and make minor repairs to vehicle or take vehicle for servicing
- May provide pick up and delivery services on request.
- Chauffeurs
Employment requirements
- Some secondary school education is usually required.
- A minimum of one year of safe driving experience is usually required.
- A Class G driver's licence is required in Ontario, and a Class 4 driver's licence is required in all other provinces and the territories.
- Taxi and limousine drivers require good knowledge of the geographical area to be covered and may have to pass written street/building location and safety examinations.
- Taxi drivers usually require a municipal permit.
- First aid certification may be required.
Temporary foreign worker positions (LMIA)
Positions on positive LMIAs in ESDC employer lists, by year of the list.
Approved positions by year
Data table
| 2017 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 16 |
| 2020 | 1 |
| 2021 | 13 |
| 2022 | 39 |
| 2023 | 12 |
| 2024 | 48 |
| 2025 | 13 |
- Saint John Taxi Ltd14
- WAIVIN FLAGS LTD.13
- Creston Cab Company Inc.11
- 2127423 Manitoba Ltd.10
- Town Taxi (1987) Ltd.6
- 3881785 Manitoba Ltd5
- WHITE CABS LTD5
- All Access Taxi Inc.4
- Nihal Labour Contracting Ltd4
- Transport Nadia Lapointe inc.3
- LOYAL TAXI LTD3
- BRAR BHRA 1313 INC.3
- FLAT RATE CABS INC.3
- Mariam's Footsteps Inc3
- 2236605 Alberta Ltd3
Wages
Median wage by province and territory (2025 release). Hourly unless marked per year.
| Area | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | C$15.00 | C$19.00 | C$30.00 |
| Alberta | C$15.00 | C$23.00 | C$25.24 |
| British Columbia | C$17.85 | C$20.77 | C$36.00 |
| Manitoba | C$16.00 | C$16.00 | C$24.00 |
| Nova Scotia | C$16.50 | C$18.91 | C$23.85 |
| Ontario | C$17.60 | C$18.46 | C$25.75 |
| Quebec | C$16.10 | C$18.00 | C$27.78 |
| Saskatchewan | C$15.35 | C$18.46 | C$28.00 |
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 549
- Vacancies advertised
- 958
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$18.00
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