Postal Code Conversion File Plus (PCCF+) Version 8A, December 2022 Postal Codes

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Statistics Canada, 2023, "Postal Code Conversion File Plus (PCCF+) Version 8A, December 2022 Postal Codes", https://hdl.handle.net/11272.1/AB2/0LDK7U, Abacus Data Network, V1

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Description	Overview The PCCF+ is a SAS control program and set of associated datasets derived from the PCCF, a 2021 postal code population weight file, the Geographic Attribute File, Health Region boundary files, and other supplementary data. PCCF+ automatically assigns a range of Statistics Canada standard geographic areas and other geographic identifiers based on postal codes. PCCF+ differs from the PCCF in that it: Uses population-weighted random allocation for many postal codes that link to more than one geographic area. Options are available for institutional postal codes. Procedures are included to link partial postal codes to geographic identifiers where possible. Problem records and diagnostics are provided in the program output, along with reference information for possible solutions. The geographic coordinates, which represent the standard geostatistical areas linked to each postal code on the PCCF, are commonly used to map the distribution of data for spatial analysis (e.g., clients, activities). In April 1983, the Geography Division released the first version of the PCCF, which linked postal codes to 1981 census geographic areas and included geographic coordinates. PCCF+ was first created using the 1986 census and has been updated regularly with population weight files calculated for each census from 1991 through 2021. Purpose of PCCF+ The purpose of the PCCF+ is to provide a link between six-character postal codes produced by the Canada Post Corporation (CPC), standard 2021 Census geographic areas (such as dissemination areas, census subdivisions, and census tracts) produced by Statistics Canada, and supplementary administrative areas and neighbourhood income quintiles. Postal codes do not respect census geographic boundaries and so may be linked to more than one standard geographic area, or assigned to more than one set of coordinates. Therefore, one postal code may be represented by more than one record. The PCCF product, produced by Statistics Canada, provides links between postal codes and all recorded matches to census geography. PCCF+ uses the PCCF but provides additional functionality in that it uses a population-weighted matching process for some residential postal codes where more than one geographic code is possible. PCCF+ also provides routines for institutional postal codes and for historic postal codes. The postal codes are linked to the geographic areas used in the 2021 Census of Population. The reference date for these geographic areas is January 1, 2021. The previous version (7E) linked to the 2016 Census of Population geographic areas. The PCCF+ Version 8A includes a population-weighting file calculated from the 2021 Census population counts Neighbourhood income quintiles and deciles have been calculated from 2021 Census population data. The routine that allowed geocoding of historical postal codes in British Columbia (V1H, V9G, prior 1998) has been removed. (2023-03) From Statistics Canada 2023-07-13 Two errors in PCCF+ 8A were identified and corrected in PCCF+ 8A1. The details are as follows: Error1: Neighbourhood Income variables Version 8A erroneously used median individual income to calculate the single person equivalent variables. This error impacted the following variables (BTIPPE, ATIPPE, QABTIPPE, QNBTIPPE, DABTIPPE, DNBTIPPE, QAATIPPE, QNATIPPE, DAATIPPE, and DNATIPPE) in the GEOREF21.SES21.txt and geo_sesref.sas7bdat files. Version 8A1 corrected this error by using median household-level income. Compared to Version 8A, about 40% of quintiles had the same classification and 100% of quintiles had the same classification +/- 1 category. Similarly, about 25% of deciles had the same classification and 100% of deciles had the same classification +/- 1 category. The above comparisons are representative of both the national and CMA quintile and decile rankings Error2: Truncation of the 2016 Dissemination Area Version 8A erroneously truncated the 2016 Dissemination Area (DA) code (DA16UID) in the GEOREF21.GAF21.txt and geo_gaf21.sas7bdat files. Version 8A1 corrected this issue and updated the GEOREF21.GAF21.txt and geo_gaf21.sas7bdat files to ensure accurate and complete 8-digit representation of the DAs. It is recommended to use PCCF+ version 8A1 (2023-07-28)
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	2021 PC-DA Weight File Reference Info.pdf Documentation/Adobe PDF - 182.8 KB Published Mar 28, 2023 20 Downloads MD5: c03d38f90ce94e4dd73ae724d527efbf 2021 Postal Code - Dissemination Area weight file reference information Documentation	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	CPCREF.AIRSTAGE.V2212.txt Data/ASCII/Plain Text - 4.4 KB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: 8fdd629517307c268f965b29005e97e3 CPCost air stage delivery list (6+ months per year) DataASCII	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	CPCREF.BLDGNAM.V2212.txt Data/ASCII/Plain Text - 24.8 MB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: 59976407c9eff971341a414c7d607fa5 Building names and addresses (mostly non-residential) DataASCII	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	CPCREF.EGMRES.V2212.txt Data/ASCII/Plain Text - 2.4 MB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: c9b84f42d8e7179802f8d54029dc4740 Flag for possible residential postal codes despite institutional type DataASCII	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	CPCREF.INSTFLG.V2212.txt Data/ASCII/Plain Text - 62.1 KB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: 8a0963f8baeaa2bbb751e0ac50734f9c Flag for potential institutional postal codes DataASCII	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	CPCREF.NADR.V2212.txt Data/ASCII/Plain Text - 2.9 MB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: e839ee7eb234257e3dfef6fbf6ac2028 Number of address records for each postal code DataASCII	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	cpc_airstage.sas7bdat Data/SAS/Plain Text - 128.0 KB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: 3aa60a8b8cc32d666e68ce77f1b3d6c8 CPCost air stage delivery list (6+ months per year) DataSAS	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	cpc_bldgnam.sas7bdat Data/SAS/Plain Text - 24.6 MB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: beb3e4480aa949156c18f08ecfdd785c Building names and addresses (mostly non-residential) DataSAS	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	cpc_egmres.sas7bdat Data/SAS/Plain Text - 2.3 MB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: de5e87dace64b1f9f03b7d8fa3db141b Flag for possible residential postal codes despite institutional type DataSAS	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	cpc_instflg.sas7bdat Data/SAS/Plain Text - 128.0 KB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: b60d1b933dc199e8760bdc701d158c6c Flag for potential institutional postal codes DataSAS	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	cpc_nadr.sas7bdat Data/SAS/Plain Text - 3.6 MB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: 36ea2f6a026a1d9544965339e7b90d6d Number of address records for each postal code DataSAS	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	DA_Nat_wgt_2021.txt Data/ASCII/Plain Text - 15.0 MB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: e2c0c01b8bb492a65810110e7dd4970f Complete 2021 Census-DA weight file DataASCII	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	GEOREF21.DABLKPNT21.txt Data/ASCII/Plain Text - 2.2 MB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: d93f6634657e18afd22bbf9353bcb824 Pointer file for dissemination area and dissemination block DataASCII	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	GEOREF21.GAF21.txt Data/ASCII/Plain Text - 323.5 MB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: 9cde3cdaac5332d1f0cf680587a08aa8 Subset of geographic attribute file DataASCII	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	GEOREF21.HRDEF.txt Data/ASCII/Plain Text - 131.3 MB Published Mar 28, 2023 21 Downloads MD5: 7194b3740dcd2bfc0f11a01373c1ce92 Health Region definitions, plus additional variables for PCCF+ DataASCII	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	GEOREF21.SES21.txt Data/ASCII/Plain Text - 2.5 MB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: 5d836be5471d109a32ad1f81696052e6 Neighbourhood income quantiles DataASCII	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	geo_dablkpnt.sas7bdat Data/SAS/Plain Text - 2.8 MB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: b6f5f877b24e2e0f107edbedd25d088d Pointer file for dissemination area and dissemination block DataSAS	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	geo_gaf21.sas7bdat Data/SAS/Plain Text - 610.5 MB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: d03a9982601fa9b7d95fa21b9d3ab8e9 Subset of geographic attribute file DataSAS	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	geo_hrdef.sas7bdat Data/SAS/Plain Text - 125.3 MB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: 1036fd4e256b014b80cf612efe0cb6fd Health Region definitions, plus additional variables for PCCF+ DataSAS	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	geo_sesref.sas7bdat Data/SAS/Plain Text - 5.3 MB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: 877a8dac5ed8cc02eaf82ef818bc638c Neighbourhood income quantiles DataSAS	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	input_georef.sas Command Files/Plain Text - 6.3 KB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: c05076e6c5b3317ef1a618380d1f03a5 SAS input file for geographic data files Command Files	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	input_pccf.sas Command Files/Plain Text - 17.5 KB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: 88e33e29b09b36f4fb1824757b8535d8 SAS input file for PCCF data files Command Files	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	PCCF2212.PCCF.DUPS.txt Data/ASCII/Plain Text - 150.6 MB Published Mar 28, 2023 20 Downloads MD5: 7a3172bded0978a6f82d1f0d29c3383b Duplicate postal codes from PCCF DataASCII	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	PCCF2212.PCCF.POINTDUP.txt Data/ASCII/Plain Text - 4.5 MB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: 3ba96decade06eac2c7dd713ebe3df5b Pointer file for duplicate postal codes DataASCII	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	PCCF2212.PCCF.RPO.txt Data/ASCII/Plain Text - 1.1 MB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: 10ccc12fa999290c3646bef21fcead27 Rural post office codes DataASCII	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	PCCF2212.PCCF.UNIQ.txt Data/ASCII/Plain Text - 130.1 MB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: ec670e4c742c14a9f0d61e75995059de Unique postal codes from PCCF DataASCII	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	PCCF2212.WC2DUPS.txt Data/ASCII/Plain Text - 269.3 KB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: c527e98bdf0c6a38df62b3aba2b65f2b Weighting for first 2 characters of postal code DataASCII	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	PCCF2212.WC2POINT.txt Data/ASCII/Plain Text - 3.1 KB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: 64e1f9bb538d70f4ef5155728a845401 Pointer for 2-character weighting file DataASCII	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	PCCF2212.WC3DUPS.txt Data/ASCII/Plain Text - 3.7 MB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: 8a8eb0d71d19ac08cca6ecfbd0892d6f Weighting for first 3 characters of Postal Code (FSA) DataASCII	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	PCCF2212.WC3POINT.txt Data/ASCII/Plain Text - 38.5 KB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: 33ee42763e45cf068c002f877931ac93 Pointer for 3-character weighting file DataASCII	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	PCCF2212.WC4DUPS.txt Data/ASCII/Plain Text - 8.2 MB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: 1dbf31cab70d0deb39f7e711f7a579b7 Weighting for first 4 characters of postal code DataASCII	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	PCCF2212.WC4POINT.txt Data/ASCII/Plain Text - 172.8 KB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: aac8f98bbc10d576ee534e92f4c9c0fc Pointer for 4-character weighting file DataASCII	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	PCCF2212.WC5DUPS.txt Data/ASCII/Plain Text - 25.9 MB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: e26c466a1370595332d5da7b33942404 Weighting for first 5 characters of postal code DataASCII	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	PCCF2212.WC5POINT.txt Data/ASCII/Plain Text - 2.4 MB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: 354e33c37b1a1884a80a5b275a4b3ae6 Pointer for 5-character weighting file DataASCII	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	PCCF2212.WC6DUPS.txt Data/ASCII/Plain Text - 3.7 MB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: 689cfafbefda2ea07b4605c0decb4ac8 Weighting for postal code DataASCII	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	PCCF2212.WC6POINT.txt Data/ASCII/Plain Text - 688.6 KB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: 31f7e85be6a53bad5bf8379b78481828 Pointer for 6-character weighting file DataASCII	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	PCCFplus_8A.sas Command Files/Plain Text - 68.7 KB Published Mar 28, 2023 19 Downloads MD5: 1cf6689da348fbeb3b055bfffe3f7162 SAS control program Command Files	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	pccf_pccfdups.sas7bdat Data/SAS/Plain Text - 316.8 MB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: f1e2d469c287d82e42a5c1f09cd3bbac Duplicate postal codes from PCCF DataSAS	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	pccf_pccfuniq.sas7bdat Data/SAS/Plain Text - 257.3 MB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: 1669b025ce420446fd28de8f5a5193b1 Unique postal codes from PCCF DataSAS	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	pccf_pointdup.sas7bdat Data/SAS/Plain Text - 5.5 MB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: 506621d5dfe2dc60a384544c3eed116f Pointer file for duplicate postal codes DataSAS	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	pccf_rpo.sas7bdat Data/SAS/Plain Text - 2.1 MB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: 973a074e6c59476ef8db3cb35c9ed01c Rural post office codes DataSAS	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	pccf_wc2dups.sas7bdat Data/SAS/Plain Text - 448.0 KB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: 56dddc19fac30c4d273123537ab05192 Weighting for first 2 characters of postal code DataSAS	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	pccf_wc2point.sas7bdat Data/SAS/Plain Text - 128.0 KB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: 61828f8343f9f541d6c793166dc39fd4 Pointer for 2-character weighting file DataSAS	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	pccf_wc3dups.sas7bdat Data/SAS/Plain Text - 4.9 MB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: 2b583116da08d929c33e94a981c352ec Weighting for first 3 characters of Postal Code ( FSA) DataSAS	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	pccf_wc3point.sas7bdat Data/SAS/Plain Text - 128.0 KB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: 7fe34c9969cb7104969430c9147a2a2d Pointer for 3-character weighting file DataSAS	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	pccf_wc4dups.sas7bdat Data/SAS/Plain Text - 10.6 MB Published Mar 28, 2023 19 Downloads MD5: 3598f838c5895a3e469d6d9ec5aa7ae6 Weighting for first 4 characters of postal code DataSAS	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
	pccf_wc4point.sas7bdat Data/SAS/Plain Text - 320.0 KB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: 5a6896228ebb3c1019d9075a990cdaf9 Pointer for 4-character weighting file DataSAS	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX
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	pccf_wc6dups.sas7bdat Data/SAS/Plain Text - 4.8 MB Published Mar 28, 2023 18 Downloads MD5: 3ea579919e0ca40213c223aaf809e14e Weighting for postal code DataSAS	Access File File Access Restricted Users may not request access to files. Download Metadata Data File Citation EndNote XML RIS BibTeX

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Dataset Persistent ID	hdl:11272.1/AB2/0LDK7U
Publication Date	2023-03-28
Title	Postal Code Conversion File Plus (PCCF+) Version 8A, December 2022 Postal Codes
Author	Statistics Canada
Contact	Use email button above to contact. Abacus support
Description	Overview The PCCF+ is a SAS control program and set of associated datasets derived from the PCCF, a 2021 postal code population weight file, the Geographic Attribute File, Health Region boundary files, and other supplementary data. PCCF+ automatically assigns a range of Statistics Canada standard geographic areas and other geographic identifiers based on postal codes. PCCF+ differs from the PCCF in that it: Uses population-weighted random allocation for many postal codes that link to more than one geographic area. Options are available for institutional postal codes. Procedures are included to link partial postal codes to geographic identifiers where possible. Problem records and diagnostics are provided in the program output, along with reference information for possible solutions. The geographic coordinates, which represent the standard geostatistical areas linked to each postal code on the PCCF, are commonly used to map the distribution of data for spatial analysis (e.g., clients, activities). In April 1983, the Geography Division released the first version of the PCCF, which linked postal codes to 1981 census geographic areas and included geographic coordinates. PCCF+ was first created using the 1986 census and has been updated regularly with population weight files calculated for each census from 1991 through 2021. Purpose of PCCF+ The purpose of the PCCF+ is to provide a link between six-character postal codes produced by the Canada Post Corporation (CPC), standard 2021 Census geographic areas (such as dissemination areas, census subdivisions, and census tracts) produced by Statistics Canada, and supplementary administrative areas and neighbourhood income quintiles. Postal codes do not respect census geographic boundaries and so may be linked to more than one standard geographic area, or assigned to more than one set of coordinates. Therefore, one postal code may be represented by more than one record. The PCCF product, produced by Statistics Canada, provides links between postal codes and all recorded matches to census geography. PCCF+ uses the PCCF but provides additional functionality in that it uses a population-weighted matching process for some residential postal codes where more than one geographic code is possible. PCCF+ also provides routines for institutional postal codes and for historic postal codes. The postal codes are linked to the geographic areas used in the 2021 Census of Population. The reference date for these geographic areas is January 1, 2021. The previous version (7E) linked to the 2016 Census of Population geographic areas. The PCCF+ Version 8A includes a population-weighting file calculated from the 2021 Census population counts Neighbourhood income quintiles and deciles have been calculated from 2021 Census population data. The routine that allowed geocoding of historical postal codes in British Columbia (V1H, V9G, prior 1998) has been removed. (2023-03) From Statistics Canada 2023-07-13 Two errors in PCCF+ 8A were identified and corrected in PCCF+ 8A1. The details are as follows: Error1: Neighbourhood Income variables Version 8A erroneously used median individual income to calculate the single person equivalent variables. This error impacted the following variables (BTIPPE, ATIPPE, QABTIPPE, QNBTIPPE, DABTIPPE, DNBTIPPE, QAATIPPE, QNATIPPE, DAATIPPE, and DNATIPPE) in the GEOREF21.SES21.txt and geo_sesref.sas7bdat files. Version 8A1 corrected this error by using median household-level income. Compared to Version 8A, about 40% of quintiles had the same classification and 100% of quintiles had the same classification +/- 1 category. Similarly, about 25% of deciles had the same classification and 100% of deciles had the same classification +/- 1 category. The above comparisons are representative of both the national and CMA quintile and decile rankings Error2: Truncation of the 2016 Dissemination Area Version 8A erroneously truncated the 2016 Dissemination Area (DA) code (DA16UID) in the GEOREF21.GAF21.txt and geo_gaf21.sas7bdat files. Version 8A1 corrected this issue and updated the GEOREF21.GAF21.txt and geo_gaf21.sas7bdat files to ensure accurate and complete 8-digit representation of the DAs. It is recommended to use PCCF+ version 8A1 (2023-07-28)
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Keyword	Geospatial (ACV)
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Producer	Statistics Canada (Statcan) https://statcan.gc.ca
Production Date	2023-03
Production Place	Ottawa
Distributor	Statistics Canada (Statcan) https://statcan.gc.ca
Distribution Date	2023-03-28
Depositor	Paul Lesack
Time Period Covered	Start: 2022-12 ; End: 2022-12
Date of Collection	Start: 2022-12 ; End: 2022-12
Kind of Data	Administrative data; geospatial data
Series	PCCF+: Postal Code Conversion File

Geospatial Metadata

Geographic Coverage	Canada
Geographic Unit	Postal code local delivery units (LDU)
Geographic Bounding Box	-141.018 -52.6194 83.1355 41.6814

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Appendix A

Approved Postal Code Data Matching Uses for DLI Accredited Canadian Post Secondary Institution

Matching Postal Code^OM data to geography for:

Teaching and learning purposes.

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Research purposes

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Planning purposes - where the institution can use the information in planning student recruitment activities or find out where these students are coming from.

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- 1. preparing unaddressed mail by householder count for delivery
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Appendix A

Approved Postal Code Data Matching Uses for DLI Accredited Canadian Post Secondary Institution

Matching Postal Code^OM data to geography for:

Teaching and learning purposes.

E.g.: Students can download PCCF on their laptop to do their assignments. This includes projects, maps, analytical papers, etc. Faculty can download and use the PCCF in teaching exercises.
Research purposes

E.g.: Can be used in analysis to write articles that are published in journals. The data is not shared but the results are published. This also includes thesis for Masters or Doctorate where results are required to be public.
Planning purposes - where the institution can use the information in planning student recruitment activities or find out where these students are coming from.

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- 1. addressing mail;
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- 1. preparing unaddressed mail by householder count for delivery
The Licensee agrees not to merge or link the data product with any other databases in such a fashion that gives the appearance that the Licensee may have received, or had access to, information held by Statistics Canada about any identifiable individual, family, household, organization or business.
The Licensee is granted rights of use of the content of this data product for the purpose expressly described in Appendix ‘A’, attached, and for no other purpose. In such cases, the source of the data must be acknowledged in all documents and communications by providing the following source citation at the bottom of each table and graph:

Source: (or Adapted from) Statistics Canada (Select either Postal Code^OM Conversion File or Postal Codes^OM by Federal Ridings File and Postal Code^OM Conversion File Plus (reference date) which is based on data licensed from Canada Post Corporation.
The Licensee may publish an extract of up to 1% of the data product pursuant to Appendix ‘A’. This permission includes the use of the extracted data in support of analyses and in reporting of results and conclusions. The Licensee shall obtain approval from Statistics Canada before publishing extract of the data product in excess of 1%.
The Licensee is authorized to provide the data product to contractors/consultants only for the purpose of ?providing data manipulation and consulting services exclusively to Licensee. Upon completion of work, the contractor/consultant must i) return all data products to Licensee, and ii) delete the data product from their systems and premises.? Contractors or consultants may not use the data product or derived products for their own purposes or to offer services to third parties.
The Licensee must display the following disclaimer on each search access point if the data product is used in a search engine application pursuant to Appendix ‘A’: “this tool does not validate Postal codes^OM”.
The Licensee agrees to permit Statistics Canada to provide to Canada Post upon request, a copy of this signed agreement for audit purposes only.

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Appendix A

Approved Postal Code Data Matching Uses for DLI Accredited Canadian Post Secondary Institution

Matching Postal Code^OM data to geography for:

Teaching and learning purposes.

E.g.: Students can download PCCF on their laptop to do their assignments. This includes projects, maps, analytical papers, etc. Faculty can download and use the PCCF in teaching exercises.
Research purposes

E.g.: Can be used in analysis to write articles that are published in journals. The data is not shared but the results are published. This also includes thesis for Masters or Doctorate where results are required to be public.
Planning purposes - where the institution can use the information in planning student recruitment activities or find out where these students are coming from.

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