Overview

Canada’s postal codes are alphanumeric, like Dutch, Irish, and British postcodes. Canadian postal codes are in the format A1A 1A1, where A is a letter and 1 is a digit, with a space separating the third and fourth characters. Although postal codes are usually assigned to geographical areas, special codes are sometimes assigned to individual addresses or to institutions that receive large volumes of mail, such as government agencies and large commercial companies.

Canadian Postal Codes typically represent a limited number of delivery points (a few houses, or several roads in more rural areas). Canadian Postal Codes provides the post codes of any location within the Canadian postal region. As areas grow or shrink in population and mail delivery, Canada Post will adjust the Postal Codes and which delivery points they service. It is quite common for several Postal Codes to either change or be retired each month.

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Data dictionary: List of tables and columns :

Following are the list of datasets belonging to Canada postal code.

POSTCODE_CAN

This dataset contains the postal code of the area along with its coordinate (a coordinate is a global address given as two numbers. The two numbers are a location’s latitude number and its longitude number [“Lat/Long”]).

Colum Name Data Type Description
POSTCODE TEXT A Canadian postal code is a six-character Text that forms part of a postal address in Canada
LATITUDE NUMBER latitude of the internal point
LONGITUDE NUMBER longitude of the internal point
CITY TEXT This is the city field in Canada
PROVINCE TEXT This is the Province field in Canada and a text field
CITYALT TEXT Equal name as of city or alternate name
NEIGHBORHOOD TEXT A district or community within a town or city
TIME_ZONE TEXT Is an area that observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial and social purposes.
NAME TEXT Name of the area
AREA_CODE TEXT Code of the area name

Usage

Lookup city, province and related neighborhood for a postcode (e.g. city Cape Broyle )

POSTCODE_CAN_ADDRESS

The POSTCODE_CAN_ADDRESS dataset provides the postcode of an address. It also provides the GEONUMBER for a particular area (e.g. a house number). Nearby locations have similar geonumbers. Canadian geonumbers range from 2472540428642 to 1265540868972. You may use Geonumbers instead of latitude,longitude on 3geonames.org. The CanData dataset has the direction and confidence, which is the geocoding confidence score. It has also a address type: residential or non-residential as “RES” or “NON-RES”

Colum Name Data Type Description
POSTCODE TEXT A Canadian postal code is a six-character Text that forms part of a postal address in Canada
NUMBERS NUMBER Number in the address field
STREET TEXT stree a paved urban thoroughfare
CITY TEXT Name of the city
PROVINCE TEXT a region identifiable by a group of similar physiographic features whose characteristics are markedly in contrast with surrounding areas
LATITUDE NUMBER latitude of the internal point
LONGITUDE NUMBER longitude of the internal point
STREET_NAME TEXT Name of the street
TYPE TEXT Residency type (RES or NON-RES)
DIRECTION TEXT Direction of the postal code location
CONFIDENCE TEXT Confidence is the geocoding confidence score. A score of “1” means “rooftop” geocoding result, everything else is interpolated.
ATYPE TEXT is the address type. It takes one of two values: “Res” -> Residential Address, or “NonRes” -> Non Residential.
UNIT TEXT “Unit” is the unit/apartment/suite/etc number (if applicable.)
COUNTS NUMBER “Count” is the number of units/apartments/suites/etc in the address.
GEONUMBER NUMBER It is a unique location identifier based on the Hilbert curve. Nearby locations have similar geonumbers. Canadian geonumbers range from 2472540428642 to 1265540868972. You may use Geonumbers instead of latitude,longitude on 3geonames.org

Usage

Example 1

Get address details for a particular post code e.g. ‘P6C6H5’

Example 2

Get POSTCODE, NUMBERS, STREET, CITY AND PROVINCE IN ORDER OF RESIDENCE TYPE of all CANADA REGIONS

POSTCODE_CAN_POLYGON

This dataset contains the post code and its geographic shape. It shows the polygon and multipolygon along with the number of vertices. The geography contains the geographic coordinates such as latitude and longitude and builds a shape out of it.

Colum Name Data Type Description
ZIP TEXT A Canadian postal code is a six-character Text that forms part of a postal address in Canada
VERTICES NUMBER Number of vertices the polygon contains
GEOMETRY GEOGRAPHY Geographical Boundaries

Usage

Example 1

Get the details(LATITUDE, LONGITUDE,GEOMETRY and its VERTICES) of the post code L2E1P2

Example 2

Get the details(GEOMETRY and its VERTICES) of the city Niagara Falls

POSTCODE_CAN_CENSUS

The POSTCODE_CAN_CENSUS dataset holds the postcode of the smaller area units such as census subdivisions, aggregate dissemination, consolidated census subdivisions, dissemination block which uniquely identifies a census subdivision (composed of the 2-digit province/territory unique identifier followed by the 2-digit census division code and the 3-digit census subdivision code). The purpose of the dataset is to get the details of the Canadian census information. It is demonstrated in the example1 given below. It also has federal election areas in English version and French version.

Column Name Data Type Description
POSTCODE TEXT A Canadian postal code is a six-character Text that forms part of a postal address in Canada
LATITUDE NUMBER latitude of the internal point
LONGITUDE NUMBER longitude of the internal point
CITY TEXT This is the city field in Canada
PROVINCE TEXT a region identifiable by a group of similar physiographic features whose characteristics are markedly in contrast with surrounding areas
CITYALT TEXT Equal name as of city or alternate name
NEIGHBORHOOD TEXT A district or community within a town or city
TIME_ZONE TEXT Is an area that observes a uniform standard time for legal, commercial and social purposes.
NAME TEXT Name of the area
AREA_CODE TEXT Area code
CENSUS_SUBDIVISION_CMAUID TEXT Census Metropolitan area unique identification for census subdivision
CENSUS_SUBDIVISION_PRUID TEXT Uniquely identifies a province or territory
CENSUS_SUBDIVISION_ERNAME TEXT Economic region name.
CENSUS_SUBDIVISION_CSDTYPE TEXT Census subdivisions are classified according to designations adopted by provincial/territorial or federal authorities.
CENSUS_SUBDIVISION_CMATYPE TEXT A one-character field identifying whether the unit is a census metropolitan area, a tracted census agglomeration or a non-tracted census agglomeration.
CENSUS_SUBDIVISION_CDNAME TEXT Census division name
CENSUS_SUBDIVISION_CSDUID TEXT Uniquely identifies a census subdivision (composed of the 2-digit province/territory unique identifier followed by the 2-digit census division code and the 3-digit census subdivision code)
CENSUS_SUBDIVISION_CDTYPE TEXT Census division type
CENSUS_SUBDIVISION_SACTYPE TEXT The Statistical Area Classification groups census subdivisions according to whether they are a component of a census metropolitan area, a census agglomeration, a census metropolitan influenced zone or the territories.
CENSUS_SUBDIVISION_SACCODE TEXT The 3-digit Statistical Area Classification code.
CENSUS_SUBDIVISION_PRNAME TEXT Province or territory name
CENSUS_SUBDIVISION_CMAPUID Character (5) Uniquely identifies the provincial/territorial part of a census metropolitan area/census agglomeration (composed of the 2-digit province/territory unique identifier followed by the 3-digit census metropolitan area/census agglomeration unique identifier).
CENSUS_SUBDIVISION_CSDNAME TEXT Census subdivision name.
CENSUS_SUBDIVISION_CDUID TEXT Uniquely identifies a census division (composed of the 2-digit province/territory unique identifier followed by the 2-digit census division code).
CENSUS_SUBDIVISION_CCSNAME TEXT Census consolidated subdivision name.
CENSUS_SUBDIVISION_ERUID TEXT Uniquely identifies an economic region (composed of the 2-digit province/territory unique identifier followed by the 2-digit economic region code).
CENSUS_SUBDIVISION_CCSUID TEXT Uniquely identifies a census consolidated subdivision (composed of the 2-digit province/territory unique identifier followed by the 2-digit census division code and the 3-digit census consolidated subdivision code).
CENSUS_SUBDIVISION_CMANAME TEXT Census metropolitan area or census agglomeration name
AGGREGATE_DISSEMINATION_PRUID TEXT Uniquely identifies a province or territory
AGGREGATE_DISSEMINATION_CDNAME TEXT Census division name
AGGREGATE_DISSEMINATION_CDTYPE TEXT Census division type
AGGREGATE_DISSEMINATION_CDUID TEXT Uniquely identifies a census division (composed of the 2-digit province/territory unique identifier followed by the 2-digit census division code).
AGGREGATE_DISSEMINATION_ADAUID TEXT Aggregate dissemination area unique identification. Aggregate dissemination areas (ADA) “cover the entire country and, where possible, have a population between 5,000 and 15,000 based on the previous census population counts
AGGREGATE_DISSEMINATION_PRNAME TEXT Province or territory name
POPULATION_ECUMENE_ECUMENE TEXT file type
POPULATION_ECUMENE_ECUID TEXT file type id
CENSUS_CONSOLIDATED_SUBDIVISION_PRUID TEXT Uniquely identifies a province or territory
CENSUS_CONSOLIDATED_SUBDIVISION_CDNAME TEXT Census division name
CENSUS_CONSOLIDATED_SUBDIVISION_CDTYPE TEXT Census division type
CENSUS_CONSOLIDATED_SUBDIVISION_CCSNAME TEXT Census consolidated subdivision name.
CENSUS_CONSOLIDATED_SUBDIVISION_CDUID TEXT Uniquely identifies a census division (composed of the 2-digit province/territory unique identifier followed by the 2-digit census division code).
CENSUS_CONSOLIDATED_SUBDIVISION_CCSUID TEXT Uniquely identifies a census consolidated subdivision (composed of the 2-digit province/territory unique identifier followed by the 2-digit census division code and the 3-digit census consolidated subdivision code).
CENSUS_CONSOLIDATED_SUBDIVISION_PRNAME TEXT Province or territory name
DISSEMINATION_BLOCK_CMAUID TEXT Census Metropolitan area unique identification for census subdivision
DISSEMINATION_BLOCK_PRUID TEXT Uniquely identifies a province or territory
DISSEMINATION_BLOCK_CTUID TEXT census tract unique id
DISSEMINATION_BLOCK_ERNAME TEXT Economic region name.
DISSEMINATION_BLOCK_CSDTYPE TEXT Census subdivisions are classified according to designations adopted by provincial/territorial or federal authorities.
DISSEMINATION_BLOCK_CTNAME TEXT census tract name
DISSEMINATION_BLOCK_CMATYPE TEXT A one-character field identifying whether the unit is a census metropolitan area, a tracted census agglomeration or a non-tracted census agglomeration.
DISSEMINATION_BLOCK_CSDUID TEXT Uniquely identifies a census subdivision (composed of the 2-digit province/territory unique identifier followed by the 2-digit census division code and the 3-digit census subdivision code)
DISSEMINATION_BLOCK_CDNAME TEXT Census division name
DISSEMINATION_BLOCK_DBUID TEXT Dissemination block unique id
DISSEMINATION_BLOCK_CDTYPE TEXT Census division type
DISSEMINATION_BLOCK_SACTYPE TEXT The Statistical Area Classification groups census subdivisions according to whether they are a component of a census metropolitan area, a census agglomeration, a census metropolitan influenced zone or the territories.
DISSEMINATION_BLOCK_ADAUID TEXT Statistics Canada has created a new sub-provincial census dissemination geography called ‘aggregate dissemination area’ (ADA). The intent of the ADA geography is to ensure the availability of census data, where possible, across all regions of Canada.
DISSEMINATION_BLOCK_SACCODE TEXT The 3-digit Statistical Area Classification code.
DISSEMINATION_BLOCK_DAUID TEXT Uniquely identifies a dissemination area (composed of the 2-digit province/territory unique identifier followed by the 2-digit census division code and the 4-digit dissemination area code).
DISSEMINATION_BLOCK_PRNAME TEXT Province or territory name
DISSEMINATION_BLOCK_CMAPUID TEXT Uniquely identifies the provincial/territorial part of a census metropolitan area/census agglomeration (composed of the 2-digit province/territory unique identifier followed by the 3-digit census metropolitan area/census agglomeration unique identifier).
DISSEMINATION_BLOCK_DBRPLAMX TEXT
DISSEMINATION_BLOCK_FEDUID TEXT Uniquely identifies a federal electoral district (composed of the 2-digit province/territory unique identifier followed by the 3-digit federal electoral district code).
DISSEMINATION_BLOCK_DBRPLAMY TEXT
DISSEMINATION_BLOCK_CSDNAME TEXT Census subdivision name.
DISSEMINATION_BLOCK_FEDNAME TEXT Federal electoral district name
DISSEMINATION_BLOCK_CDUID TEXT Uniquely identifies a census division (composed of the 2-digit province/territory unique identifier followed by the 2-digit census division code).
DISSEMINATION_BLOCK_CCSNAME TEXT Census consolidated subdivision name.
DISSEMINATION_BLOCK_ERUID TEXT Uniquely identifies an economic region (composed of the 2-digit province/territory unique identifier followed by the 2-digit economic region code).
DISSEMINATION_BLOCK_CCSUID TEXT Uniquely identifies a census consolidated subdivision (composed of the 2-digit province/territory unique identifier followed by the 2-digit census division code and the 3-digit census consolidated subdivision code).
DISSEMINATION_BLOCK_CMANAME TEXT Census metropolitan area or census agglomeration name
CENSUS_METROPOLITAN_AREAS_AND_CENSUS_AGGLOMERATION_PRUID TEXT Uniquely identifies a province or territory
CENSUS_METROPOLITAN_AREAS_AND_CENSUS_AGGLOMERATION_CMAUID TEXT Census Metropolitan area unique identification for census subdivision
CENSUS_METROPOLITAN_AREAS_AND_CENSUS_AGGLOMERATION_CMATYPE TEXT A one-character field identifying whether the unit is a census metropolitan area, a tracted census agglomeration or a non-tracted census agglomeration.
CENSUS_METROPOLITAN_AREAS_AND_CENSUS_AGGLOMERATION_PRNAME TEXT Province or territory name
CENSUS_METROPOLITAN_AREAS_AND_CENSUS_AGGLOMERATION_CMANAME TEXT Census metropolitan area or census agglomeration name
CENSUS_METROPOLITAN_AREAS_AND_CENSUS_AGGLOMERATION_CMAPUID TEXT Uniquely identifies the provincial/territorial part of a census metropolitan area/census agglomeration (composed of the 2-digit province/territory unique identifier followed by the 3-digit census metropolitan area/census agglomeration unique identifier).
DESIGNATED_PLACE_PRUID TEXT Uniquely identifies a province or territory
DESIGNATED_PLACE_DPLUID TEXT Designated place unique id
DESIGNATED_PLACE_DPLNAME TEXT Designated place name
DESIGNATED_PLACE_PRNAME TEXT Province or territory name
DESIGNATED_PLACE_DPLTYPE TEXT Designated place type
CENSUS_DIVISION_PRUID TEXT Uniquely identifies a province or territory
CENSUS_DIVISION_CDNAME TEXT Census division name
CENSUS_DIVISION_CDTYPE TEXT Census division type
CENSUS_DIVISION_CDUID TEXT Uniquely identifies a census division (composed of the 2-digit province/territory unique identifier followed by the 2-digit census division code).
CENSUS_DIVISION_PRNAME TEXT Province or territory name
FEDERAL_ELECTION_FRNAME TEXT Federal electoral district name in French.
FEDERAL_ELECTION_REVDT TEXT
FEDERAL_ELECTION_CREADT TEXT
FEDERAL_ELECTION_ENNAME TEXT Federal electoral district name in English
FEDERAL_ELECTION_NID TEXT Federal electoral unique GUID
FEDERAL_ELECTION_PROVCODE TEXT Federal electoral province code
FEDERAL_ELECTION_QUIPOPCNT TEXT
FEDERAL_ELECTION_FEDNUM NUMBER 5 digit federal election number
FEDERAL_ELECTION_DECPOPCNT TEXT Number of federal election count in december
FEDERAL_ELECTION_REPORDER TEXT Federal election report order
CENSUS_TRACT_CMAUID TEXT Census Metropolitan area unique identification for census subdivision
CENSUS_TRACT_PRUID TEXT Uniquely identifies a province or territory
CENSUS_TRACT_CTUID TEXT Uniquely identifies a census tract within a census metropolitan area/census agglomeration (composed of the 3-digit census metropolitan area/census agglomeration unique identifier followed by the 7.2-character census tract name)
CENSUS_TRACT_CMATYPE TEXT A one-character field identifying whether the unit is a census metropolitan area, a tracted census agglomeration or a non-tracted census agglomeration.
CENSUS_TRACT_CTNAME TEXT census tract name
CENSUS_TRACT_PRNAME TEXT Province or territory name
CENSUS_TRACT_CMANAME TEXT Census metropolitan area or census agglomeration name
CENSUS_TRACT_CMAPUID TEXT Uniquely identifies the provincial/territorial part of a census metropolitan area/census agglomeration (composed of the 2-digit province/territory unique identifier followed by the 3-digit census metropolitan area/census agglomeration unique identifier).
ECONOMIC_REGION_PRUID TEXT Uniquely identifies a province or territory
ECONOMIC_REGION_ERNAME TEXT economic region name
ECONOMIC_REGION_ERUID TEXT Uniquely identifies an economic region (composed of the 2-digit province/territory unique identifier followed by the 2-digit economic region code).
ECONOMIC_REGION_PRNAME TEXT Province or territory name
DISSEMINATION_AREA_CMAUID TEXT Census Metropolitan area unique identification for census subdivision
DISSEMINATION_AREA_PRUID TEXT Uniquely identifies a province or territory
DISSEMINATION_AREA_CTUID TEXT Uniquely identifies a census tract within a census metropolitan area/census agglomeration (composed of the 3-digit census metropolitan area/census agglomeration unique identifier followed by the 7.2-character census tract name)
DISSEMINATION_AREA_ERNAME TEXT economic region name
DISSEMINATION_AREA_CSDTYPE TEXT Census subdivisions are classified according to designations adopted by provincial/territorial or federal authorities.
DISSEMINATION_AREA_CTNAME TEXT census tract name
DISSEMINATION_AREA_CMATYPE TEXT A one-character field identifying whether the unit is a census metropolitan area, a tracted census agglomeration or a non-tracted census agglomeration.
DISSEMINATION_AREA_CSDUID TEXT Uniquely identifies a census subdivision (composed of the 2-digit province/territory unique identifier followed by the 2-digit census division code and the 3-digit census subdivision code)
DISSEMINATION_AREA_CDNAME TEXT Census division name
DISSEMINATION_AREA_CDTYPE TEXT Census division type
DISSEMINATION_AREA_SACTYPE TEXT The Statistical Area Classification groups census subdivisions according to whether they are a component of a census metropolitan area, a census agglomeration, a census metropolitan influenced zone or the territories.
DISSEMINATION_AREA_ADAUID TEXT Statistics Canada has created a new sub-provincial census dissemination geography called ‘aggregate dissemination area’ (ADA).
DISSEMINATION_AREA_SACCODE TEXT The Statistical Area Classification code is a three-digit code that identifies which census metropolitan area
DISSEMINATION_AREA_DAUID TEXT Dissemination area unique id
DISSEMINATION_AREA_PRNAME TEXT Province or territory name
DISSEMINATION_AREA_CMAPUID TEXT Uniquely identifies the provincial/territorial part of a census metropolitan area/census agglomeration (composed of the 2-digit province/territory unique identifier followed by the 3-digit census metropolitan area/census agglomeration unique identifier).
DISSEMINATION_AREA_CSDNAME TEXT Census subdivision name.
DISSEMINATION_AREA_CDUID TEXT Uniquely identifies a census division (composed of the 2-digit province/territory unique identifier followed by the 2-digit census division code).
DISSEMINATION_AREA_CCSNAME TEXT Census consolidated subdivision name.
DISSEMINATION_AREA_ERUID TEXT Uniquely identifies an economic region (composed of the 2-digit province/territory unique identifier followed by the 2-digit economic region code).
DISSEMINATION_AREA_CCSUID TEXT Uniquely identifies a census consolidated subdivision (composed of the 2-digit province/territory unique identifier followed by the 2-digit census division code and the 3-digit census consolidated subdivision code).
DISSEMINATION_AREA_CMANAME TEXT Census metropolitan area or census agglomeration name
POPULATION_CENTRE_CMAUID TEXT Census Metropolitan area unique identification for census subdivision
POPULATION_CENTRE_PRUID TEXT Uniquely identifies a province or territory
POPULATION_CENTRE_PCCLASS TEXT Population center class
POPULATION_CENTRE_PCUID TEXT Population center UNIQUE ID
POPULATION_CENTRE_CMATYPE TEXT A one-character field identifying whether the unit is a census metropolitan area, a tracted census agglomeration or a non-tracted census agglomeration.
POPULATION_CENTRE_PCNAME TEXT Population center name
POPULATION_CENTRE_PCTYPE TEXT Population cente type
POPULATION_CENTRE_PCPUID TEXT Population cente unique id
POPULATION_CENTRE_PRNAME TEXT Province or territory name
POPULATION_CENTRE_CMANAME TEXT Census metropolitan area or census agglomeration name
POPULATION_CENTRE_CMAPUID TEXT Uniquely identifies the provincial/territorial part of a census metropolitan area/census agglomeration (composed of the 2-digit province/territory unique identifier followed by the 3-digit census metropolitan area/census agglomeration unique identifier).
CENSUS_AGRICULTURAL_PRUID TEXT Uniquely identifies a province or territory
CENSUS_AGRICULTURAL_CARUID TEXT Census agricultural unique id
CENSUS_AGRICULTURAL_CARENAME TEXT Census agricultural name in English
CENSUS_AGRICULTURAL_CARFNAME TEXT Census agricultural name in French
CENSUS_AGRICULTURAL_PRNAME TEXT Province or territory name
ISED TEXT Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada ( ISED ) works with Canadians in all areas of the economy and in all parts of the country to improve conditions for investment, enhance Canada’s innovation performance, increase Canada’s share of global trade and build a fair, efficient and competitive marketplace.
ISEDNAME TEXT Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada ( ISED ) works with Canadians in all areas of the economy and in all parts of the country to improve conditions for investment, enhance Canada’s innovation performance, increase Canada’s share of global trade and build a fair, efficient and competitive marketplace.
PROVINCIAL_RIDING_OF TEXT Canadian provincial electoral districts have boundaries that are non-coterminous with those of the federal electoral districts, except for districts in the province of Ontario, where districts outside Northern Ontario are coterminous.

Usage

Example 1

Get the details(POSTCODE,CITY, LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, PROVINCE, NEIGHBORHOOD, TIME_ZONE, CENSUS_SUBDIVISION_CDNAME, CENSUS_CONSOLIDATED_SUBDIVISION_CDNAME) for the census tract name Montréal

Example 2

Get the details(POSTCODE,CITY, LATITUDE, LONGITUDE, PROVINCE, NEIGHBORHOOD, TIME_ZONE, CENSUS_SUBDIVISION_CDNAME, CENSUS_CONSOLIDATED_SUBDIVISION_CDNAME) of the city Sainte-Thérèse