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Postal Codes by Federal Ridings File (PCFRF) 2003 Representation Order - Update
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The Postal Codes by Federal Ridings File (PCFRF) provides a link between the six-character postal codes and Canada's federal electoral districts (2003 Representation Order). A federal electoral district (FED) is any place or territorial area entitled to return a Member of Parliament (MP) to serve in the House of Commons and is commonly referred to as a federal riding. A reference guide is included (Catalogue no. 92F0193GWE).
The PCFRF is updated on a semi-annual basis. Updates are available in January and July of each year. Clients must purchase the PCFRF at the initial cost of $2500; then subsequent updated files (Catalogue no. 92F0193UCB) may be purchased at the update rate.
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| Product: | Postal Codes by Federal Ridings File (PCFRF) 2003 Representation Order - Update | ||
| Catalogue no.: | 92F0193UCB | ||
| Frequency: | Semi-annual | ||
| Status: | Ongoing/Available | ||
| Latest issue: | March 2009 | $500.00 | |
| Release date: | July 7, 2009 | ||
| Subscription: | one year (365 days) | N/A | |
| System requirements: | Personal computer with a Pentium I class processor or higher CD-ROM drive 32 MB of RAM A minimum of 20 MB of free hard disk space Recommended graphics card capable of displaying 256 colours at 800 x 600 pixel resolution Web browser (Internet Explorer v5.5 or higher, Netscape Communicator Pro v6.0 or higher) Windows 2000 or higher | ||
| Shipping charges: | No shipping charges for delivery in Canada. For shipments to the United States, $6 per issue or item ordered. For shipments to other countries, $10 per issue or per item ordered. Annual frequency = 1, Quarterly frequency = 4, Monthly frequency = 12. | ||
Content note
The PCFRF is intended as a tool for use with administrative files containing postal codes. By using the postal code as a link, data from administrative files may be organized and/or tabulated by federal riding. This PCFRF allows a link of more than 800,000 postal code records to the 308 federal electoral districts (2003 Representation Order). Semi-annual updates (92F0193UCB) are available in January and July.
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Keywords
federal electoral districts, handbooks, postal codes.
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These data are available at no additional charge to Canadian educational institutions participating in the Data Liberation Initiative.
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Some bilingual products have changed to separate English and French products. In these cases, back issues are bilingual and the more recent issues are unilingual.
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