Can somebody tell me the proper way to format Canadian postal addresses? This is what I've been doing, but I've been seeing so much inconsistency that I thought I'd better double-check:
University of Toronto Toronto, ON M5S 1A1 Canada
Do I have everything in the right order and on the right lines? Should there be a hyphen in the postal code?
Thanks!
Posted by Bob the Lawyer (Member # 3278) on :
University of Toronto Some sort of street address Toronto, ON M5S 1A1 Canada
OR
University of Toronto Some sort of street address Toronto, ON, Canada, M5S 1A1
The latter is more common these days.
Posted by Chungwa (Member # 6421) on :
I've always done it the way you did, Jon (except for the street (I just wrote 'three' instead of street, isn't that weird?) address).
If you do it that way, it'll get there. Granted, the second way Bob listed is the most common. I just like putting the country last, as sort of the final (or first) destination - but I don't actually know how the postal system really works, so.
Posted by Brinestone (Member # 5755) on :
Why are you mailing something to the University of Toronto, dare I ask?
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
No, you daren't! :pirate:
It's for work. I need to know the proper format for Canadian addresses that appear in company profiles.
PS: Thanks, Bob and Chungwa.
Posted by Jaiden (Member # 2099) on :
I always address things the first format. But that's considered more old fashioned Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
I always make sure to write the name of the country very large underneath everything else and then ask the postman loudly for an 80 cent stamp. Just so everyone knows how cool I am for sending letters to foreign countries.
When I worked for the French Review, I had to send letters and manuscripts all over the world all of the time. It was right when they were changing the international rates, but some countries still cost more. So, just to be safe, I called the post office one day.
"Hi. I was just wondering how much it costs to send a regular letter to Jordan."
"Um.... 37 cents."
"Really? That's weird."
"Jordan, Montana?"
"Um, no. Jordan the country."
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
Whoa. They have a country now, too?
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
*bump*
I have another question about Canadian addresses. I've seen several that look like this: "1510 - 700 W. Georgia St." What's up with that? If the first number is the street address, then what's the second? Or vice versa, I suppose.
Posted by Kwea (Member # 2199) on :
They own 810 houses.
In a row.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
I'd bet it's like a suite address.
Posted by ClaudiaTherese (Member # 923) on :
Yup. Apartment number, essentially.
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
Danke.
Posted by Foust (Member # 3043) on :
It's a townhouse complex. I live in one like that. It's just a block of homes (addresses 1510 to 700) surrounded by a fence, and "1510 - 700" appears on the front gate.
Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
I should've mentioned that this is a corporate address, not a residential one. I'm guessing it's probably not a townhouse.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
...which is why I said "suite address". Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
Just give it to me! I'm going to Canada! Posted by Jon Boy (Member # 4284) on :
Sure. Could you swing by Vancouver while you're there to check out the address?
Posted by Miriya (Member # 7822) on :
It's a suite/apartment/townhouse number. Normally the suite number comes first and the street number comes second. So that would be Suite 1500 at 700 W. Georgia St. However since most apartment buildings, townhouse complexes, and office blocks have their own postal code in Canada, the postman can usually figure it out either way.
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