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The Canadian Postal Code Dataset, last updated on 2017-09-01 00:15:14, with 656 new records, has a total of 983421 unique postal codes.
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The Canadian Crowdsourced Postal Codes Geocoded Dataset consists of 4 databases:

1. Summary File - Canada Postal Code Dataset (983421 unique postal codes as of the last update on 2017-09-01 00:15:14) Sample: 

"PostCode","Latitude","Longitude","City","Province","CityAlt","Neighborhood","Time Zone","Name","Area Code"

"G1A1A3","46.808643","-71.215256","Québec","QC","Quebec","Vieux-Quebec","UTC-05:00","America/Montreal","581"
"G1A1A4","46.808643","-71.215256","Québec","QC","Quebec","Vieux-Quebec","UTC-05:00","America/Montreal","581"
"G1A1A5","46.808142","-71.214923","Québec","QC","Quebec","Vieux-Quebec","UTC-05:00","America/Montreal","581"
"G1A1A8","46.817426","-71.212300","Québec","QC","Quebec","Vieux-Quebec","UTC-05:00","America/Montreal","581"
"G1A1A9","46.817611","-71.212510","Québec","QC","Quebec","Vieux-Quebec","UTC-05:00","America/Montreal","581"
"G1A1B4","46.809317","-71.216464","Québec","QC","Quebec","Vieux-Quebec","UTC-05:00","America/Montreal","581"
"G1A1B5","46.811087","-71.214564","Québec","QC","Quebec","Vieux-Quebec","UTC-05:00","America/Montreal","581"
"G1A1B7","46.817037","-71.211242","Québec","QC","Quebec","Vieux-Quebec","UTC-05:00","America/Montreal","581"
"G1A1B8","46.817038","-71.211242","Québec","QC","Quebec","Vieux-Quebec","UTC-05:00","America/Montreal","581"
"G1A1B9","46.817039","-71.211242","Québec","QC","Quebec","Vieux-Quebec","UTC-05:00","America/Montreal","581"
"G1A1C1","46.817040","-71.211242","Québec","QC","Quebec","Vieux-Quebec","UTC-05:00","America/Montreal","581"
"G1A1C2","46.817041","-71.211242","Québec","QC","Quebec","Vieux-Quebec","UTC-05:00","America/Montreal","581"
"G1A1C3","46.817042","-71.211242","Québec","QC","Quebec","Vieux-Quebec","UTC-05:00","America/Montreal","581"
"G1A1C5","46.809002","-71.215495","Québec","QC","Quebec","Vieux-Quebec","UTC-05:00","America/Montreal","581"
"G1A1C6","46.816820","-71.212041","Québec","QC","Quebec","Vieux-Quebec","UTC-05:00","America/Montreal","581"

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2. Complete File - Canada Postal Address Database (18592287 records as of 2017-09-03 14:37:08) Sample: 
"PostCode","Number","Street","City","Province","Latitude","Longitude","Street Name","Type","Direction","Confidence","aType","Unit","Count"

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"K2C1N2","1295","PRINCE OF WALES DR","OTTAWA","ON","45.371634","-75.706800","PRINCE OF WALES","DR","","1","NonRes","","1"
"K2C1N2","1301","PRINCE OF WALES DR","Ottawa","ON","45.371697","-75.706074","PRINCE OF WALES","DR","","1","NonRes","","1"
"K2C1N2","1315","PRINCE OF WALES DR","Ottawa","ON","45.371510","-75.705080","PRINCE OF WALES","DR","","1","NonRes","","1"
"K2C1N5","1435","PRINCE OF WALES DR","Ottawa","ON","45.369154","-75.700748","PRINCE OF WALES","DR","","1","Res","916","177"
"K2C1N5","1435","PRINCE OF WALES DR","Ottawa","ON","45.370316","-75.701609","PRINCE OF WALES","DR","","1","Res","918","177"
"K2C1N5","1435","PRINCE OF WALES DR","Ottawa","ON","45.370316","-75.701609","PRINCE OF WALES","DR","","1","Res","917","177"
"K2C1N5","1435","PRINCE OF WALES DR","Ottawa","ON","45.370316","-75.701609","PRINCE OF WALES","DR","","1","Res","914","177"
"K2C1N5","1435","PRINCE OF WALES DR","Ottawa","ON","45.370316","-75.701609","PRINCE OF WALES","DR","","1","Res","909","177"
"K2C1N5","1435","PRINCE OF WALES DR","Ottawa","ON","45.370316","-75.701609","PRINCE OF WALES","DR","","1","Res","908","177"
"K2C1N5","1435","PRINCE OF WALES DR","Ottawa","ON","45.370316","-75.701609","PRINCE OF WALES","DR","","1","Res","907","177"
"K2C1N5","1435","PRINCE OF WALES DR","Ottawa","ON","45.370316","-75.701609","PRINCE OF WALES","DR","","1","Res","906","177"
"K2C1N5","1435","PRINCE OF WALES DR","Ottawa","ON","45.370316","-75.701609","PRINCE OF WALES","DR","","1","Res","905","177"

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"Confidence" is the geocoding confidence score. A score of "1" means "rooftop" geocoding result, everything else is interpolated.
"aType" is the address type. It takes one of two values: "Res" -> Residential Address, or "NonRes" -> Non Residential.
"Unit" is the unit/apartment/suite/etc number (if applicable.)
"Count" is the number of units/apartments/suites/etc in the address.

3. Canada Postal Code Polygons Sample: (polygons of postal codes in dataset #1) 

Point id,PostCode,Latitude,Longitude
1,K1T1M6,45.356181,-75.637801
2,K1T1M6,45.356827,-75.63782
3,K1T1M6,45.356339,-75.639029
4,K1T1M6,45.356019,-75.639709
4. Postal Code and Census Information File Sample: (additional census information for postal codes in dataset #1) 
"PostCode","Latitude","Longitude","City","Province","CityAlt","Neighborhood","Time Zone","Name","Area Code","Census_Subdivision_cmauid","Census_Subdivision_pruid","Census_Subdivision_ername","Census_Subdivision_csdtype","Census_Subdivision_cmatype","Census_Subdivision_cdname","Census_Subdivision_csduid","Census_Subdivision_cdtype","Census_Subdivision_sacty
pe","Census_Subdivision_saccode","Census_Subdivision_prname","Census_Subdivision_cmapuid","Census_Subdivision_csdname","Census_Subdivision_cduid","Census_Subdivision_ccsname","Census_Subdivision_eruid","Census_Subdivision_ccsuid","Census_Subdivision_cmaname","Aggregate_Dissemination_pruid","Aggregate_Dissemination_cdname","Aggregate_Dissemination_cdtype","Aggregate_Dissemination_cduid","Aggregate_Dissemination_adauid","Aggregate_Dissemination_prname","Population_Ecumene_ecumene","Population_Ecumene_ecuid","Census_Consolidated_Subdivision_pruid","Census_Consolidated_Subdivision_cdname","Census_Consolidated_Subdivision_cdtype","Census_Consolidated_Subdivision_ccsname","Census_Consolidated_Subdivision_cduid","Census_Consolidated_Subdivision_ccsuid","Census_Consolidated_Subdivision_prname","Dissemination_Block_cmauid","Dissemination_Block_pruid","Dissemination_Block_ctuid","Dissemination_Block_ername","Dissemination_Block_csdtype","Dissemination_Block_ctname","Dissemination_Block_cmatype","Dissemination_Block_csduid","Dissemination_Block_cdname","Dissemination_Block_dbuid","Dissemination_Block_cdtype","Dissemination_Block_sactype","Dissemination_Block_adauid","Dissemination_Block_saccode","Dissemination_Block_dauid","Dissemination_Block_prname","Dissemination_Block_cmapuid","Dissemination_Block_dbrplamx","Dissemination_Block_feduid","Dissemination_Block_dbrplamy","Dissemination_Block_csdname","Dissemination_Block_fedname","Dissemination_Block_cduid","Dissemination_Block_ccsname","Dissemination_Block_eruid","Dissemination_Block_ccsuid","Dissemination_Block_cmaname","Census_Metropolitan_Areas_And_Census_Agglomeration_pruid","Census_Metropolitan_Areas_And_Census_Agglomeration_cmauid","Census_Metropolitan_Areas_And_Census_Agglomeration_cmatype","Census_Metropolitan_Areas_And_Census_Agglomeration_prname","Census_Metropolitan_Areas_And_Census_Agglomeration_cmaname","Census_Metropolitan_Areas_And_Census_Agglomeration_cmapuid","Designated_Place_pruid","Designated_Place_dpluid","Designated_Place_dplname","Designated_Place_prname","Designated_Place_dpltype","Census_Division_pruid","Census_Division_cdname","Census_Division_cdtype","Census_Division_cduid","Census_Division_prname","Federal_Election_frname","Federal_Election_revdt","Federal_Election_creadt","Federal_Election_enname","Federal_Election_nid","Federal_Election_provcode","Federal_Election_quipopcnt","Federal_Election_fednum","Federal_Election_decpopcnt","Federal_Election_reporder","Census_Tract_cmauid","Census_Tract_pruid","Census_Tract_ctuid","Census_Tract_cmatype","Census_Tract_ctname","Census_Tract_prname","Census_Tract_cmaname","Census_Tract_cmapuid","Economic_Region_pruid","Economic_Region_ername","Economic_Region_eruid","Economic_Region_prname","Dissemination_Area_cmauid","Dissemination_Area_pruid","Dissemination_Area_ctuid","Dissemination_Area_ername","Dissemination_Area_csdtype","Dissemination_Area_ctname","Dissemination_Area_cmatype","Dissemination_Area_csduid","Dissemination_Area_cdname","Dissemination_Area_cdtype","Dissemination_Area_sactype","Dissemination_Area_adauid","Dissemination_Area_saccode","Dissemination_Area_dauid","Dissemination_Area_prname","Dissemination_Area_cmapuid","Dissemination_Area_csdname","Dissemination_Area_cduid","Dissemination_Area_ccsname","Dissemination_Area_eruid","Dissemination_Area_ccsuid","Dissemination_Area_cmaname","Population_Centre_cmauid","Population_Centre_pruid","Population_Centre_pcclass","Population_Centre_pcuid","Population_Centre_cmatype","Population_Centre_pcname","Population_Centre_pctype","Population_Centre_pcpuid","Population_Centre_prname","Population_Centre_cmaname","Population_Centre_cmapuid","Census_Agricultural_pruid","Census_Agricultural_caruid","Census_Agricultural_carename","Census_Agricultural_carfname","Census_Agricultural_prname"","ISED","ISEDname"

"K2C1N5","45.368932","-75.701939","Ottawa","ON","Ottawa","Rideau View","UTC-05:00","America/Toronto","613","505","35","Ottawa","CV","B","Ottawa","3506008","CDR","1","505","Ontario","35505","Ottawa","3506","Ottawa","3510","3506008","Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part / partie de l'Ontario)","35","Ottawa","CDR","3506","35060141","Ontario","35","Ottawa","CDR","Ottawa","3506","3506008","Ontario","505","35","5050020.01","Ottawa","CV","0020.01","B","3506008","Ottawa","35060539004","CDR","1","35060141","505","35060539","Ontario","35505","7472133.34571000","35075","1184736.10221000","Ottawa","Ottawa Centre / Ottawa-Centre","3506","Ottawa","3510","3506008","Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part / partie de l'Ontario)","35","505","B","Ontario","Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part / partie de l'Ontario)","35505","35","Ottawa","CDR","3506","Ontario","Ottawa-Centre","","20131005","Ottawa Centre","{685CEE05-174D-4EE4-837E-A70ECC5A86BB}","ON","0","35075","113619","2013","505","35","5050020.01","B","0020.01","Ontario","Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part / partie de l'Ontario)","35505","35","Ottawa","3510","Ontario","505","35","5050020.01","Ottawa","CV","0020.01","B","3506008","Ottawa","CDR","1","35060141","505","35060539","Ontario","35505","Ottawa","3506","Ottawa","3510","3506008","Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part / partie de l'Ontario)","505","35","4","0616","B","Ottawa - Gatineau","1","350616","Ontario","Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part / partie de l'Ontario)","35505","35","3504","Eastern Ontario Region","Région de l'Est de l'Ontario","Ontario","ON45360757","Ottawa"

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Our canadian crowdsourced postal code dataset contains over 950,000 postal codes. (As of the last update on 2017-09-01 00:15:14, 656 new records were added and the exact number is 983421 unique postal codes, all verified and geocoded to street level accuracy)

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