Standardize Canadian Address

Overview

The Canadian Address tool checks each address on a list for compliance with Canada Post requirements, and converts address elements to the SERP (Software Evaluation and Recognition Program) approved format.

Canadian Address tool configuration parameters

The Canadian Address tool has two sets of configuration parameters in addition to the standard execution options.

Input

Parameter	Description
Delivery address	Input field containing the postal address.
Second line address	Input field containing the second line of a postal address. Optional.
Last line as	Select Single field if city, state, and ZIP Code are contained in a single field, or City, Province and Postcode if they are separate fields. This is optional and defaults to Single field.
Last line address	If Last line as is set to Single field, the input field containing the City, Province, and Postcode.
City	If Last line as is set to City, Province and Postcode, the input field containing the City.
Province	If Last line as is set to City, Province and Postcode, the input field containing the State.
Postcode	If Last line as is set to City, Province and Postcode, the input field containing the ZIP Code.

Output

See Output field names and sizes.

Configure the Canadian Address tool

Select the Canadian Address tool.
Go to the Input tab.
Specify the address input fields:
- Delivery address: is the postal address.
- Second line address: is the optional second line of a postal address.
- Select the Last line as box.

If	Do this
There is a single last line field	Select Single field, and then select the Last Line Address box to select the input field containing the last line.
There is not a single last line field	Select Multi-field, and then select the City, Province, and Postal Code boxes to select the appropriate input fields.

Go to the Output tab, and then map Output fields. You can select All, None, or Typical to generate default Output field names.
Optionally, select fields in the Output fields grid to specify new output field names or select existing fields from the drop-down lists. If the specified output fields do not already exist in the input file, they will be created as new fields, using the default names and field sizes. If the output fields already exist in the input file, the fields must be large enough to handle the standard size of the components, or results may be truncated. See Output field names and sizes.
Optionally, go to the Execution tab, and then set Web service options.

Canadian Address output field names and sizes

Canadian Address tool default output field names and sizes.

Default output field name	Output attribute	Default output field length
`STD_ADDRESS`	First-line address	64
`STD_ADDRESS2`	Second-line address	64
`STD_LAST_LINE`	Last-line address	64
`STD_RANCE`	Address number	10
`STD_PREDIRECTION`	Street predirectional	2
`STD_STREET_NAME`	Street name	28
`STD_SUFFIX`	Street suffix	4
`STD_POSTDIRECTION`	Street postdirectional	2
`STD_SUITE_NAME`	Unit designator	4
`STD_SUITE_RANGE`	Unit number	6
`STD_GARBAGE`	Unassigned parts of address	50
`STD_COMPANY`	Company name	64
`STD_CITY`	City name	32
`STD_CITY_ABBREVIATION`	City abbreviation	13
`STD_STATE`	Province abbreviation	2
`STD_ZIP`	Postal code	7
`STD_LATITUDE`	Latitude	Float
`STD_LONGITUDE`	Longitude	Float
`STD_ERROR_CODE`	Error code	1
`STATUS_CODE`	Status code of match	1

Canadian Address status codes

Status codes

Status code	Meaning
E	Expired database.
X	Address was not coded.
6	Canadian address was fully coded.

If an X code is returned, check the error code to find out why the address did not code.

Error codes

Error code	Error	Description
Empty	No Error	Address is correct.
M	Multiple Matches	More than one record matches the address and there is not enough information available in the input address to break the tie between multiple records. Passing information, such as city/municipality names or urbanization names, can help reduce the number of multiple match errors.
N	No Street Data for Postal Code	The Postal Code exists but no streets begin with the same letter in that Postal Code.
R	Address out of Range	The address was found but the street number in the input address was not between the low and high range of the post office database.
S	Invalid Suite	The suite was missing or not correct. Canadian addresses cannot be coded to a default site address.
T	Component Mismatch	Either the directionals or the suffix field did not match the post office database, and there was more than one choice for correcting the address. For example, if the given address was "100 Main St" and the only addresses found were "100 E Main St" and "100 Main Ave", the error code "T" would be returned because we do not know whether to add the directional "E" or to change the suffix to "Ave."
U	Unknown Street	An exact street name match could not be found and phonetically matching the street name resulted in either no matches or matches to more than one street name.
W	Early Warning System	This address has been identified in the Early Warning System (EWS) data file, and should be included in the next national database update.
X	Non-Deliverable Address	The physical location exists but there are no homes on this street. One reason might be railroad tracks or rivers running alongside this street, as they would prevent construction of homes in this location.
Z	Postal Code Error	The Postal Code does not exist and could not be determined by the city/municipality and state/province.
2	Address2 Coded	Could not code the contents of the first-line address and the contents of the second-line address were coded instead.