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Note: The methodology used in the Global Open Data Index has changed over time; significantly so between 2015 and 2016. For this reason, the results are not directly comparable over time.

What data is expected?

A database of postcodes/zipcodes and the corresponding spatial locations in terms of a latitude and a longitude (or similar coordinates in an openly published coordinate system). The data has to be available for the entire country. See our methodology section for more information.

  • Zipcodes
  • Addresses
  • Coordinates (latitude, longitude)
  • Data available for entire country

How open is the data?

The full specification for the file format can be found at: https://www.canadapost.ca/cpo/mc/assets/pdf/business/postalcodetechspecs_en.pdf. Canada Post is a crown corporation and request to make this file open to the public has been made on numerous occasions.

Thank you Tracey P. Lauriault for contributing to the Global Open Data Index.

Data location   https://www.canadapost.ca/web/en/products/details.page? - Postal Code Address Data
Data licence   Unknown
Data format   AsciiDoc
Reviewer   Danny Lämmerhirt
Submitters   Danny Lämmerhirt
Last modified   Tue Apr 04 2017 14:08:41 GMT+0000 (UTC)

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  • Danny Lämmerhirt

Submitters

  • Danny Lämmerhirt
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