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There are a great number of projects that interface with Geocoder.ca for geocoding functionality. That number currently stands at over 10,000 organizations, mainly comprised of various government agencies, research institutions, universities and various non-for-profits. Contact us for a complete list.

Output format

https://geocoder.ca/?locate=

API access

For developers & applications

One HTTPS endpoint for forward, reverse, postal, geoparse and autocomplete. Returns XML, JSON, JSONP or CSV. Reading your first result in minutes.

✓ Forward, reverse & postal lookups
✓ Batch tools, polygons, census enrichment
✓ Pay-as-you-go or subscription

Create an API account Read the docs →

Data products

For teams who want the dataset

License the Canadian & U.S. address and postal database. Run it on your own servers with no per-call billing and no caching restrictions — the data is yours.

✓ Downloadable address & postal data
✓ Self-hosted, offline-capable
✓ Flat, predictable cost

Description Canada Postal Code Boundaries on AWS →

What it does

One endpoint, the full toolkit

Everything in the examples, grouped by what you'd actually reach for.

Forward

Address, postal/ZIP or intersection → coordinates.

Reverse

Latitude, longitude → nearest address & corner.

Postal / ZIP

Full 6-character Canadian postal & US ZIP+4 lookup.

Autocomplete

As-you-type suggestions. Demo →

Geoparse

Pull locations out of free text. Try it →

Batch & polygons

batchpostal, showaddrs, postal-in-polygon, getpolygon.

Places (POIs)

Nearest points of interest with reverse lookups.

Census data

Enrich results with StatsCan census attributes.

Run it your way

Hosted, on AWS, or fully in-house

The same geocoder, wherever your data needs to live.

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Hosted API

Call geocoder.ca directly. Nothing to run, scales with you.
API docs →

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AWS Marketplace

Launch your own Geocoder.ca server as an AMI in your AWS account.
Get the AMI →

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Local database

License the dataset and run it entirely on your own infrastructure.
Data products →

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