Numeric Data & Statistics

Postal Code Conversion File (PCCF) -- Statistics Canada DLI Product Description [Restricted License Students & Faculty]

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:

The DLI (Data Liberation Initiative) provides access to the  Postal Code Conversion File (PCCF) and Postal Code Conversion File Plus (PCCF+). It provides a correspondence between the Canada Post Corporation six character postal code and Statistics Canada’s standard geographical areas -- e.g., dissemination areas, census tracts, and census subdivisions. Statistics Canada Product Reference Guide (PCCF) available.

• The PCCF uses an SLI or ‘Single Link Indicator’ for matching. The single link indicator identifies the geographic area with the majority of dwellings assigned to a particular Postal Code.

• The PCCF+ uses population-weighted random allocation for Postal Codes that link to more than one geographic area.

USING THE PCCF:

• Queen's University Library has created a guide to the Postal Code Conversion File (PCCF).
• U. of Toronto's Map & Data Library has created a PCCF Guide.

USING THE PCCF+:

• A YouTube video produced by Queen's University describes How to use Statistics Canada's Postal Code Conversion File Plus (PCCF+) and SAS to connect your Postal Codes to Census geography.
• U. of Toronto's Map & Data Library has created a PCCF+ Guide.

Request by email: data.library@uleth.ca [Restricted License Students & Faculty]