What are the official Canada Post abbreviations for municipalities in Ontario?
To meet addressing guidelines or to accommodate limitations on address fields in your database, you may need to adjust the names of towns, cities or communities with long names.
Canada Post has a list of official abbreviations for some municipalities in Ontario with names longer than 13 characters.
Use these official shortened names:
- If your database fields cannot accommodate longer names.
- To ensure the mailing address fits on a standard mailing label while meeting the addressing guidelines outlined by Canada Post.
Find the official abbreviations for some municipalities in Ontario below.
| Municipality | 13-character abbreviation | 18-character abbreviation |
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ARMSTRONG STATION |
ARMSTRONG-STN |
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ASPHODEL-NORWOOD |
ASPHODEL |
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BATCHAWANA BAY |
BATCHAWAN-BAY |
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BATCHEWANA FIRST NATION |
BATCHEWANA FN |
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BIG TROUT LAKE |
BIG-TROUT-LK |
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BLEZARD VALLEY |
BLEZARD-VLY |
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BLUE MOUNTAINS |
BLUE MTNS |
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BURRITTS RAPIDS |
BURRITTS-RPDS |
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CAISTOR CENTRE |
CAISTOR-CTRE |
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CALEDON VILLAGE |
CALEDON-VLLGE |
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CARLETON PLACE |
CARLETON-PLCE |
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CARLSBAD SPRINGS |
CARLSBAD-SPRG |
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CARRYING PLACE |
CARRYING-PLCE |
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CHUTE A BLONDEAU |
CHUTE-BLNDEAU |
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CLARENCE CREEK |
CLARENCE-CRK |
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CLARENDON STATION |
CLARENDON-STN |
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CLEARWATER BAY |
CLEARWATER-B |
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COATSWORTH STATION |
COATSWRTH-STN |
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CUMBERLAND BEACH |
CUMBRLAND-BCH |
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DOKIS FIRST NATION |
DOKIS FN |
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FITZROY HARBOUR |
FITZROY-HBR |
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FORESTERS FALLS |
FORESTERS-FLS |
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FREDERICKHOUSE |
FREDRICKHOUSE |
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GADS HILL |
GADS-HILL-STN |
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GLEN ROBERTSON |
GLEN-ROBERTSN |
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GRASSY NARROWS |
GRASSY-NARRWS |
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HIAWATHA |
HIAWATHA FN |
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HIGHLAND GROVE |
HIGHLAND-GRVE |
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HOLLAND CENTRE |
HOLLAND-CTRE |
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HOLLAND LANDING |
HOLLAND-LNDG |
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HORNELL HEIGHTS |
HORNELL-HGTS |
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HORNINGS MILLS |
HORNINGS-MLLS |
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IROQUOIS FALLS |
IROQUOIS-FLLS |
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IROQUOIS FALLS A |
IROQUOIS-FLSA |
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JACKSONS POINT |
JACKSONS-PT |
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JORDAN STATION |
JORDAN-STN |
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JUNIPER ISLAND |
JUNIPER-ISLD |
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KAKABEKA FALLS |
KAKABEKA-FLLS |
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KETTLE AND STONY POINT FN |
KETTLE STONY |
KETTLE STONY PT FN |
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KINGFISHER LAKE |
KINGFISHER-LK |
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LAC LA CROIX FIRST NATION |
LAC LA CROIX |
LAC LA CROIX FN |
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LANSDOWNE HOUSE |
LANDSDWNE-HSE |
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LITTLE BRITAIN |
LTL-BRITAIN |
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LITTLE CURRENT |
LTL-CURRENT |
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LONGFORD MILLS |
LONGFORD-MLLS |
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MCARTHURS MILLS |
MCARTHUR-MLLS |
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MCDONALDS CORNERS |
MCDONALDS-CRN |
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MCKENZIE ISLAND |
MCKENZIE-ISLD |
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MISSISSIPPI STATION |
MISSISSIP-STN |
MISSISSIPPI-STN |
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MONTREAL RIVER HARBOUR |
MONTL-RIV-HBR |
MONTREAL-RIV-HARBR |
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MOUNT PLEASANT |
MNT-PLEASANT |
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MOUNTAIN GROVE |
MOUNTAIN-GRVE |
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NESTLETON STATION |
NESTLETON-STN |
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NIAGARA ON THE LAKE |
NIAGARA-LK |
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LKE |
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NORTH KAWARTHA |
NORTHKAWARTHA |
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NORTH LANCASTER |
N-LANCASTER |
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NORTH SPIRIT LAKE |
N-SPIRIT-LAKE |
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NORTHERN BRUCE PENINSULA |
NB PENINSULA |
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OSNABURGH HOUSE |
OSNABURGH-HSE |
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OTONABEE |
OSM-TOWNSHIP |
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OXFORD STATION |
OXFORD-STN |
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PENETANGUISHENE |
PENETNGUSHENE |
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PERRAULT FALLS |
PERRAULT-FLLS |
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POINTE AUX ROCHES |
PTE-AU-ROCHES |
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POINTE-AU-BARIL-STATION |
PTE-AU-BARIL |
POINTE-BARIL-STN |
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PORQUIS JUNCTION |
PORQUIS-JCT |
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PORT SANDFIELD |
PT-SANDFIELD |
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PROTON STATION |
PROTON-STN |
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PROVIDENCE BAY |
PROVIDNCE-BAY |
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RICHARDS LANDING |
RICHARDS-LNDG |
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RIVER DRIVE PARK |
RIVER-DR-PK |
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ROUND LAKE CENTRE |
ROUND-LK-CTRE |
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RUSCOM STATION |
RUSCOM-STN |
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SAINT-PASCAL-BAYLON |
ST-PSCAL-BYLN |
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SAULT STE. MARIE |
S-STE-MARIE |
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SMOOTH ROCK FALLS |
SMOOTH-RCK-FL |
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SNOW ROAD STATION |
SNOW-ROAD-STN |
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SOUTH BAYMOUTH |
S-BAYMOUTH |
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SOUTH BRUCE PENINSULA |
SB PENINSULA |
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SOUTH LANCASTER |
S-LANCASTER |
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SOUTH MOUNTAIN |
S-MOUNTAIN |
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SOUTH PORCUPINE |
S-PORCUPINE |
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SOUTH WOODSLEE |
S-WOODSLEE |
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ST ANDREWS WEST |
ST-ANDREWS-W |
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ST GEORGE BRANT |
ST-GEORGE-BRT |
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STE ANNE DE PRESCOTT |
ST-ANNE-PRESC |
STE-ANNE-PRESCOTT |
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STRAFFORDVILLE |
STRAFFORDVILL |
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STURGEON FALLS |
STURGEON-FLLS |
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UPPER CANADA VILLAGE |
UP-CANADA-VLG |
UPPR-CANADA-VILLGE |
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VICTORIA HARBOUR |
VICTORIA-HBR |
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VINELAND STATION |
VINELAND-STN |
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WALFORD STATION |
WALFORD-STN |
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WATTEN TOWNSHIP |
WATTEN TWP |
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WHITEFISH FALLS |
WHITEFISH-FLS |
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WINCHESTER SPRINGS |
WNCHSTER-SPRG |
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WINDHAM CENTRE |
WINDHAM-CTRE |
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WUNNUMIN LAKE |
WUNNUMMIN-LK |
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ZHIIBAAHAASING |
ZHIIBAAHAASIN |
ZHIIBAAHAASINGFNON |