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Postal code conversion file

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Principal investigator: Statistics Canada. Geography Division

Disseminated by: Statistics Canada Data Liberation Initiative.

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Date PCCF: original edition
[About]		 Health PCCF+
[About] 		PCCF: one record per postal code edition
[About] 		Postal code/federal ridings file
[About] 		Postal code population weight file
[About]
2006 Census geography

2010, October

Released 2011-02

Access data (coming soon)
Restricted

Download version 5h files (all of Canada)

User guide
Notes on editing the .prb and .geo files
Released 2011-02-10, updated 2011-03-30
Restricted

 

2003 Representation Order
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User Guide

October 2010 postal codes

 

2009, December

Realeased 2010-07

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Documentation

Download version 5g files
User guide
Notes on editing the .prb and .geo files
Released 2010-07-20
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2009, March
Created 2009-06-16;
Released 2009-07-08		 Access data
Restricted
Documentation 		Download version 5e files
User guide
Notes on editing the .prb and .geo files
Released 2009-07-21
Restricted 		  2003 Representation Order
Data & documentation [Restricted] 		See Postal code/federal ridings file
2008, September
Created 2009-01-27;
Released 2009-01-29		 Email Data Library Service for access to data.
Documentation 		Download version 5d files
User guide (version 5d)
Notes on editing the .prb and .geo files
Released 2009-03-18
Restricted 		  2003 Representation Order
Access data [Restricted]
Documentation 		See Postal code/federal ridings file
2008, March
Created 2008/05/28;
Released 2008/07/15		 Reference guide
SPSS syntax file
Census division names
2003 R.O. FED names
Statistical area classification (CMA/CA) names 		Download version 5c files
User guide (version 5c)
Notes on editing the .prb and .geo files
Released 2008/12/11
Note: Error in WCFUDUPS file
Restricted 		  2003 Representation Order
Data and documentation 		See Postal code/federal ridings file
2007, September
Created 2008/01/18;
Released 2008/02/01		 Reference guide
SPSS syntax file
Census division names
2003 R.O. FED names
Statistical area classification (CMA/CA) names 		    2003 Representation Order
Data and documentation 		See Postal code/federal ridings file
2007, April
Version 2
Created 2007/11/01;
Released 2007/11/09		 Reference guide
About version 2
List of affected postal codes
SPSS syntax file
Census division names
2003 R.O. FED names
Statistical area classification (CMA/CA) names 		    2003 Representation Order
Codebook
SPSS syntax file
For access to data,
contact Data Library Service 		 
2001 Census geography
2007, January
Created 2006/12/20;
Released 2007/01/31 		Access data
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Corrected postal codes
Codebook
Record layout of names files
SPSS syntax file
Census division names
1996 R.O. FED names
2003 R.O. FED names
Statistical area classification (CMA/CA) names 		User guide (version 4j)
Notes on editing the .prb and .geo files
Download version 4J files
Released 2007/03/06
Restricted 		  2003 Representation Order
Codebook
SPSS syntax file
For access to data,
contact Data Library Service 		See Health PCCF+
2006, June
Created 2006/06/13;
Released 2006/08/14 		  User guide (version 4h)
Notes on editing the .prb and .geo files
Download version 4H files
Restricted 		    See Health PCCF+
2005, October
Created 2006/01/11;
Released 2006/01/31 		Codebook
Record layout of names files
SPSS syntax file
Census division names
1996 R.O. FED names
2003 R.O. FED names
Statistical area classification names 		User guide (version 4g)
Notes on editing the .prb and .geo files
Download version 4G files
Restricted 		    See Health PCCF+
2005, February
Codebook
Record layout of names files
SPSS syntax file
Census division names
1996 R.O. FED names
2003 R.O. FED names
Statistical area classification names 		User manual (version 4f)
Download version 4F files
Restricted 		  2003 Representation Order
Codebook
SPSS syntax file
For access to data,
contact Data Library Service 		See Health PCCF+
2004, July Codebook
Record layout of names files
SPSS syntax file
Census division names
1996 R.O. FED names
2003 R.O. FED names
Statistical area classification names 		User manual (version 4e)
Download version 4E files
Restricted 		SAS commands
SPSS syntax file
Contact DLS for access to data		 2003 Representation Order
Codebook
SPSS syntax file
For access to data,
contact Data Library Service 		See Health PCCF+
2003, December Codebook
Record layout of names files
SPSS syntax file
Census division names
1996 R.O. FED names
2003 R.O. FED names
Statistical area classification names 		User manual
Download version 4D files
Restricted		 SAS commands
SPSS syntax file
Contact DLS for access to data		 2003 Representation Order
Codebook
SPSS syntax file
For access to data,
contact Data Library Service 		See Health PCCF+
2003, June Codebook
SPSS syntax file
Contact DLS for access to data		 User guide
Readme file
Download version 4C files
[Rev. 2004/03/24]
Restricted		 SAS commands
SPSS syntax file
Contact DLS for access to data		 2003 Representation Order
Codebook
SPSS syntax file
1996 Representation Order
Codebook
SPSS syntax file
Contact DLS for access to data		 See Health PCCF+
2003, January Codebook
SPSS syntax file
Contact DLS for access to data		 Version 4B
Restricted 		SAS commands
SPSS syntax file
Contact DLS for access to data		 Codebook
SPSS syntax file
Contact DLS for access to data		 See Health PCCF+
2002, September Codebook
SAS control commands
SPSS syntax file
Contact DLS for access to data		   SAS commands
SPSS syntax file
Contact DLS for access to data		 Codebook
SPSS syntax file
For access to data,
contact Data Library Service 		Documentation
Access data
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1996 Census geography
2002, May Access data
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Codebook
SPSS syntax file
SAS commands
Contact DLS for access to data		 Version 3J
Restricted 		SPSS syntax file
SAS commands
Contact DLS for access to data		   See Health PCCF+
2001, November Codebook
SPSS syntax file
SAS commands
Contact DLS for access to data		   SPSS syntax file
SAS commands
Contact DLS for access to data		 Codebook
SPSS syntax file
For access to data,
contact Data Library Service 		 
2001, June Codebook
SPSS syntax file
SAS commands
Contact DLS for access to data		 Version 3G
Restricted 		SPSS syntax file
SAS commands
For access to data,
contact Data Library Service 		Codebook
SPSS syntax file
For access to data,
contact Data Library Service 		See Health PCCF+
2000, November Codebook
SPSS syntax file
SAS commands
Contact DLS for access to data		 Version 3F
Restricted 		SPSS syntax file
SAS commands
Contact DLS for access to data		 Codebook
SPSS syntax file
For access to data,
contact Data Library Service 		See Health PCCF+
2000, June Codebook
SPSS syntax file
SAS commands
For access to data,
contact Data Library Service 		Version 3E
Restricted 		  Codebook
SPSS syntax file
SAS commands
For access to data,
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1999, October Codebook
SPSS syntax file
SAS commands
Contact DLS for access to data		 Version 3D
Restricted 		  Codebook
SPSS syntax file
Contact DLS for access to data		 See Health PCCF+
1999, January Codebook
SPSS syntax file
SAS commands
Contact DLS for access to data		 Version 3
Restricted 		  Codebook
SPSS syntax file
Contact DLS for access to data		  
1998, May Codebook
SPSS syntax file
SAS commands
For access to data,
contact Data Library Service 		    Codebook
Contact DLS for access to data		  
1998, February Contact DLS for access to data        
1997, December Contact DLS for access to data        
1996, May         Codebook
Contact DLS for access to data
1991 Census geography
1997, January       Codebook
[WordPerfect format]
SPSS syntax file
For access to data,
contact Data Library Service 		 
1991, December Codebook
SAS commands
SPSS syntax file
Contact DLS for access to data		        
1986 Census geography
1991, January SPSS syntax file
Contact DLS for access to data		        
1988, January Codebook
SPSS syntax file
Contact DLS for access to data		        
1981 Census geography
1984, November SPSS syntax file
Contact DLS for access to data 		       
1983, April Documentation
Contact DLS for access to data 		       

PCCF (original edition)

The original version of the Postal code conversion file; contains all historical as well as current records for each postal code. Also may contain multiple records for those instances in which one postal code covers more than one enumeration area. E.g. the Nov. 2001 file contains 814,747 postal codes, but 968,237 postal code records.

Health PCCF+

PCCF+ (Geocodes/PCCF) Version 3 consists of a SAS control program and a series of reference files derived from the most recent Statistics Canada Postal Code Conversion File (PCCF) and the June 1996 Weighted Conversion File (WCF). It automatically assigns a full range of geographic identifiers (down to enumeration area and latitude, longitude) based on postal codes. It is consistent and logical in the way it does this. Any incorrect coding due to errors in the underlying reference files can easily be corrected once identified. To do such coding by manual methods would require highly skilled coders with much time and access to the full mailing address or property description. Even so, the results of manual coding would tend to be less accurate (particularly in urban areas), and they could inadvertently introduce systematic bias (especially in rural areas).

Postal code conversion file - recoded (one record per postal code)

Generated by University of Toronto Data Library Service from the original PCCF file as disseminated by Statistics Canada. Consists of a subset of 'best' current postal code with enumeration area record matches; one record per postal code, with codes for all higher geographic areas of which the enumeration area is part. E.g. the Nov. 2001 file contains 814,747 postal codes and 814,747 postal code records.

SPSS syntax file to generate this version:

Postal code population weight file

Provides users with a population 'weight' for postal codes with multiple links on the PCCF. The weight associated with each record represents the proportion of the population reporting the postal code with a specific enumeration area. The 1996 file contains: 588,414 postal codes, but 633,879 postal code to enumeration area links.

Postal code federal ridings file (PCFR)

Provides a link between the postal code and the federal riding in which it is located. E.g. the January 2000 file contains 729,628 postal codes and 734,966 records (2,631 postal codes are linked to two or more federal ridings).

Data Library Service, University of Toronto