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Canadian Postal Code
Appears In: CACDI LDM View
A six-character alphanumeric code defined and maintained by Canada Post Corporation for the purpose of sorting and delivering mail.<br/><br/>Defined based on Forward Sortation Area (FSA) and Local Delivery Unit (LDU). The Postal Code is a six-character uniformly structured, alphanumeric code in the form “ANA NAN” where “A” is an alphabetic character and “N” is a numeric character. <br/><br/>
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Attribute Type
Canadian Postal Code Value String
Notes: The value of a postal code.<br/>
Relationship Target Entity
has
Optional since some addresses are not Canadian and therefore will not have a Canadian postal code<br/><br/>
Address
Constraint
Unique Key: Canadian Postal Code Value