Canadian postal abbreviations for provinces and territories

The following article deals with the official postal abbreviations for provinces and territories of Canada as they are canadienne des postes recommended as an addressing standard of the Canadian postal authority Canada Post Corporation, or Société. The abbreviations are intended to facilitate the delivery of mail and allow the postal sorting by automated optical address recognition.

The abbreviations were chosen so that there are no overlaps with the postal abbreviations of the 50 U.S. states showed.

Addressing Example

English

Addressing is done according to the pattern:

PAT ANYONE 1643 DUNDAS ST W APT 27 TORONTO ON M6K 1V2

The abbreviation for the province ( here: ON) appears between the community name (eg Toronto ) and postal code ( here: M6K 1V2 ).

Addressing is done according to the pattern:

PAT AUCUNE 1643 RUE BEAUDRY O APP 27 MONTRÉAL QC H3Z 2Y7

The abbreviation for the province ( here: QC) appears between the community name ( here: Montréal) and postal code ( here: H3Z 2Y7 ).