Canadian Postal Code

A 6-character alphanumeric code defined and maintained by Canada Post Corporation for the purpose of sorting and delivering mail.

Defined based on Forward Sortation Area (FSA) and Local Delivery Unit (LDU). The Postal Code is a uniformly structured, in the form “ANA NAN” where “A” is an alphabetic character and “N” is a numeric character.

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  • Canadian Postal Code Value

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Attributs

AttributTypeMultiplicitéNote sur l’attribut
Canadian Postal Code Value String 1
The value of a postal code, e.g., "1AB2C3" (not a real code).
Canadian Postal Code Type Code Codeable Concept 0..1
Uniquely specifies the type of addresses used to identify the points of call served by the postal code. Value Set: https://www.canadapost-postescanada.ca/cpc/doc/en/marketing/postal-code-conversion-file-reference-guide.pdf
Canadian Postal Code Latitude Decimal 0..1
The geographic latitude of a postal code.
Canadian Postal Code Longitude Decimal 0..1
The geographic longitude of a postal code.
Canadian Postal Code Birth Date Date 0..1
The approximate date when the postal code became effective. All postal codes created before April 1983 were given a birth date of ‘19830401’.
Canadian Postal Code Retired Date Date 0..1
The approximate date when a postal code was retired. All postal codes retired before April 1983 have ‘19830401’ as the retirement date. Some postal codes have been retired and reintroduced at a later date. Active postal codes have a retirement date of ‘19000001’.

Relations

Classe d’origine Multiplicité d’origine Relation Classe de destination Multiplicité de destination
Address 0..* has (aggregation) Canadian Postal Code 0..1
Province Or Territory Forward Sortation Area 1 has Canadian Postal Code 1..*
Dissemination Area 1 has Canadian Postal Code 1..*

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Institut canadien d’information sur la santé. Canadian Postal Code. Consulté le 02 novembre 2026.