Mail Preparation and Presortation Guide NDG Presort

Mail Preparation and Presortation Guide – NDG Presort
The first character of the Postal Code identifies one of the 18 major geographic areas, provinces or districts (see
Figure 2).
Figure 2: Major Geographic Areas Identified by the First Character of the Postal Code
Y
Yukon
X
Northwest
Territories
X
Nunavut
Newfoundland and Labrador
A
V
T S R
G
(Eastern
Québec)
A
British
Columbia
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
P
(Northern
Ontario)
N
(Southwestern
Ontario)
L
(Central
Ontario)
Ontario
J
(Western
Québec)
Québec
M
(Metropolitan
Toronto)
E
C
New
Brunswick
H
(Metropolitan
Montréal)
K
(Eastern
Ontario)
Prince Edward
Island
B
Nova Scotia
For more detailed information, please visit Section 5 of Addressing Guidelines in the Canada Postal Guide.
2.1.2 NATIONAL PRESORTATION SCHEMATIC (NPS)
The National Presortation Schematic (NPS) indicates how mail in Canada is distributed through specific Canada
Post facilities. It lists all Forward Sortation Areas (FSAs) and shows how to consolidate mail into groupings and
containers.
The four NPS levels of consolidation are (as shown in Figure 3):
NPS Level 1 – Delivery Facility (DF)
NPS Level 2 – City
NPS Level 3 – Distribution Centre Facility (DCF)
NPS Level 4 – Forward Consolidation Point (FCP)
Any mail items that cannot be consolidated to one (1) of these four levels will be consolidated as Residue.
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