(1) the civic number is the official number assigned to an address by the municipality. When a range exists, use the lower civic number (e.g. 207-209 Main St should be recorded as 207 Main St). The civic number always precedes the street name and unit number (e.g. 207 Main St - Unit 5).
(2) the street name is the official name recognized by each municipality.
(3) the street type is provided by the municipality. It always follows the street name and should be abbreviated (e.g. Street= ST, Boulevard=BLVD, Avenue=AVE, Circle=CIR, Crescent=CRES, etc.)
(4) when a street direction is included make sure it follows the street type and uses the common one letter abbreviation (e.g. N, S, E, W)
Indicate the place name or historical name to identify the location of the land part. In cases where municipal amalgamation has occurred the old municipality should be referenced (e.g. Scarborough, Stoney Creek, etc.).
The postal code has six alpha-numeric characters plus a space between the third and fourth characters (e.g. K5K 5K5). The only valid first characters for Ontario are K, L, M, N and P.
