Tip #1 = Cleanse Your Data

When sending mail, the absolute last thing you want to happen is having that mail returned to you undelivered. Ensuring mailing addresses are clear and contain all required information is the best way to have your mail get to where it needs to go.  This can be easily accomplished by using our data cleansing services but also by following some of the below tips and formats from Canada Post

Tip #2 = Addressing and Best Practices

Below are our addressing tips and formats to follow when sending mail in Canada:

• Write in uppercase letters (also known as block letters).
• Put information such as title or floor above the street address.
• Put a hyphen between the unit/suite/apartment number and the street number. Don’t use the # symbol.
• Abbreviate the street type. Example: “AVE” for “Avenue.”
• Abbreviate the street direction. Example: “SE” for “Southeast.”
• Put the city, province and postal code on the same line.
• Abbreviate the province. Example: “ON” for “Ontario.”
• Separate the first and last 3 elements of the postal code with a space. Don’t use hyphens.
• Put 1 space between the city and province.
• Put 2 spaces between the province and the postal code.

Tip #3 = Preferred Destination Address Format

The proper sequence for information on a destination address is:

• Non-Address Data (i.e. Attention, Confidential etc)
• Addressee Information (i.e. Name, Title/Position, Company Name etc)
• Delivery Address Information
• City Province Postal Code
• Country – only if out of Canada

Examples

Below is an example of how to address mail using sample information.

Sample Delivery Address Information

• Street number: 10521
• Street number Suffix: D
• Street Name: RAINBOW
• Street type: COURT
• Street direction: SE
• Unit designator and identifier: SUITE 101

Place the above information in one of the following formats:

10521D RAINBOW COURT SE SUITE 101

or

101 – 10521D RAINBOW COURT SE

or

SUITE 101
10521D RAINBOW COURT SE

Province and State Abbreviations