Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Updated Products: PCCF & PCFRF

2015 April RELEASE: Postal CodeOM Conversion File – Postal CodesOM by Federal Ridings File

The Postal CodeOM Conversion File (PCCF) and Postal CodesOM by Federal Ridings File (PCFRF) are now available on the DLI EFT to authorized DLI institutions.

These files reflect postal codeOM data from the Canada Post Corporation up to and including November 2014.

Access to the data products is subject to the End-use Licence Agreement for Postal CodeOM Conversion File, Postal Codes OM by Federal Ridings File and Postal CodeOM Conversion File Plus (“data product”).

The Postal CodeOM Conversion File (PCCF) links six-character postal codesOM to standard geographic areas such as dissemination areas, census tracts, and census subdivisions. By linking postal codesOM to standard geographic areas, the file facilitates the extraction and subsequent aggregation of data for selected geographic areas. The PCCF also associates each postal codeOM with a longitude and latitude coordinate to support mapping applications.

The Postal CodesOM by Federal Ridings File (PCFRF) provides a link between the six-character postal codeOM and Canada's federal electoral districts. A federal electoral district (FED) is any place or territorial area entitled to return a Member of Parliament (MP) to serve in the House of Commons and is commonly referred to as a federal riding.

Reference guides have been produced for each of these products. These guides describe the content of the product, as well as providing information on data quality, record layouts and methodology.

<http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/92-154-g/92-154-g2015001-eng.htm>

EFT : /MAD_DLI_PCCF/Root/2015

Thank you.

OM. Postal code is an official mark of Canada Post Corporation.