Canadian Address Accuracy and Postal Resources

Canadian Addressing and Postal Resources

Point of Call Data and the Address Accuracy Program - FAQs – a document that answers the most commonly asked questions related to the Point of Call dataset and the Address Accuracy program from Canada Post.

Canada Post Addressing Guide - Standardized addressing is an important step in ensuring your mail is processed efficiently. This is the official guidelines for things such as Postal Code usage, spacing, characters, font sizes and more.

Mail Preparation and Postal Presorting Guides - a range of guides designed to help mailers and mail service providers prepare and presort their mailings according to Canada Post's requirements.

Rural Addressing Validation and Correction - In January 2014, changes were made to the way address accuracy is completed on many rural addresses which are civic addressed (street addresses). This is an overview of those changes.

Canada Post Glossary - definitions of terms used at Canada Post and in Postal Services Information documents.

Find A Postal Code - Enter the address elements you have on file to generate the Postal Code for that address. Search by City Address, Rural Route, PO Box & more.

Parcel Delivery Time Standards - Find the standard delivery times between any two Canadian locations.

Business Reply Mail - Using Business Reply Mail to increase response rates for your mailing campaigns - specifications, pricing and more.

Container Tags and Labels - Download editable tags and label templates in eps and pdf formats for a wide variety of Canada Post services and products.

Postal Indicia - Download postal indicia artwork for most Canada Post products in eps or pdf format.