NOC 75200: Taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs
What taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs do
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.
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
- Pick up or meet employer according to request, appointment or schedule
- Drive employer to destinations in automobile or limousine
- Perform business and personal errands for employer such as delivering and picking up mail, business documents and parcels
- Clean and make minor repairs to vehicle or take vehicle for servicing.
Job titles under NOC 75200
11 job titles are classified here, including airport limousine driver, company chauffeur, limousine driver.
- airport limousine driver
- company chauffeur
- funeral chauffeur
- funeral driver
- hearse driver
- limousine driver
- private chauffeur
- private household chauffeur
- taxi driver
- taxi owner-operator
- taxicab driver
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.
Taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs wages in Canada
Low, median and high hourly wages from Job Bank’s 2025 wage data. Annual figures assume full-time work (1,950 hours a year).
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Canada | $15.00/hr | $19.00/hr | $30.00/hr |
Toronto ON | $17.60/hr | $18.75/hr | $26.92/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $17.85/hr | $21.88/hr | $38.46/hr |
Calgary AB | $15.00/hr | $20.25/hr | $29.60/hr |
Edmonton AB | $15.00/hr | $20.48/hr | $28.68/hr |
Ottawa ON | $17.60/hr | $17.60/hr | $25.00/hr |
Winnipeg MB | $16.00/hr | $16.00/hr | $23.08/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $16.10/hr | $18.00/hr | $27.78/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $17.60/hr | $17.60/hr | $20.00/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $17.60/hr | $20.00/hr | $25.00/hr |
London ON | $17.60/hr | $18.00/hr | $22.00/hr |
Halifax NS | $16.50/hr | $19.15/hr | $25.14/hr |
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC | $17.85/hr | $20.77/hr | $36.00/hr |
Regina Regina–Moose Mountain region, SK | $16.36/hr | $18.68/hr | $28.51/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Nova Scotia | $16.50/hr | $18.91/hr | $23.85/hr |
Quebec | $16.10/hr | $18.00/hr | $27.78/hr |
Ontario | $17.60/hr | $18.46/hr | $25.75/hr |
Manitoba | $16.00/hr | $16.00/hr | $24.00/hr |
Saskatchewan | $15.35/hr | $18.46/hr | $28.00/hr |
Alberta | $15.00/hr | $23.00/hr | $25.24/hr |
British Columbia | $17.85/hr | $20.77/hr | $36.00/hr |
Using NOC 75200 for your resume or Express Entry profile
- IRCC asks you to make sure the main duties listed for your NOC match what you actually did at your job. If they don’t, look for another unit group whose duties do.
- Describe your own work in your own words. Recruiters and ATS software look for concrete tools, results and scope, not text copied from the NOC.
- Applying from outside Canada? Run your resume through the Canadian resume format checker to catch things Canadian employers don’t expect, like a photo or date of birth.
- Use the job title the employer’s posting uses. The 11 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Supervisors, motor transport and other ground transit operators (NOC 72024)
- Taxi dispatcher (NOC 14404)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs?
Taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs are NOC 2021 unit group 75200. Example job titles in this group include airport limousine driver, company chauffeur, limousine driver, private chauffeur.
What TEER is NOC 75200?
NOC 75200 is TEER 5 (Short work demonstration). Usually requires a short work demonstration and no formal education. TEER 4 and 5 work does not count as skilled work experience for Express Entry’s Federal Skilled Worker or Canadian Experience Class programs.
How much do taxi and limousine drivers and chauffeurs earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $19.00/hr, about $37,000 a year full-time, with a range of $15.00/hr to $30.00/hr.
Related occupations
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada, Job Bank wages (2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. OfferJetAI is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. Check IRCC’s NOC guidance before you apply.