= Canadian Postal Codes = <> ---- == History == Toronto divided itself into postal regions in 1925, using a 1 or 2 digit number (not zero-padded). The modern postal system was implemented in phases in the 1970s. ---- == Specification == Canadian postal codes are 6 characters long in the format A1A 1A1. Note the space character delimiting the 3 character segments. === Postal Codes by Province === The leading character indicates a province or territory, with two provinces having multiple postal regions. ||'''Province''' ||'''Abbreviation''' ||'''Postal Regions''' || ||Newfoundland and Labrador ||NL ||A || ||Nova Scotia ||NS ||B || ||Prince Edward Island ||PE ||C || ||New Brunswick ||NB ||E || ||Quebec ||QC ||G, H, J || ||Ontario ||ON ||K, L, M, N, P || ||Manitoba ||MB ||R || ||Saskatchewan ||SK ||S || ||Alberta ||AB ||T || ||British Columbia ||BC ||V || ||Nunavut ||NU ||X* || ||Northwest Territories ||NT ||X* || ||Yukon ||YT ||Y || * ''While Nunavut split from the Northwest Territories in 1999, mail continued to be processed together.'' Furthermore, the second character indicates the type of destination. A 0 indicates either a rural region or a special purpose code. Any other digit indicates an urban region. The entire leading 3 character segment indicates a postal region. These range from ''a block in Toronto (M5C)'' to ''all of the Northwest Territories excluding Fort Liard and Yellowknife (X0E)''. ---- CategoryRicottone