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Canadian Address Standardization

Automatically correct and format your address data to Canada Post standards.


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DSF2 processing is provided by a nonexclusive licensee of the United States Postal Service. Melissa Data is a nonexclusive Interface Distributor and NCOALink Full Service Provider, DPV and LACSLink Licensee of the United States Postal Service. The prices for NCOALink and DPV services are not established, controlled, or approved by the United States Postal Service.

Canadian Address Standardization automatically fixes most addressing errors and omissions. Your file is compared to Canada Post's master database of all Canadian addresses to validate and correct street numbers, street names and suffixes, city/town names, province codes and postal codes. Corrections are made automatically with 99% confidence. Cleanlist.com uses only software approved with the highest rating from Canada Post's Software Evaluation and Recognition Program (SERP).

Your result file will contain your original input file with the new Canada Post specified address data appended to it. A Canada Post proof of accuracy report is provided and a record layout defines field positioning and content.

Benefits

  1. Save money by qualifying for Canada Post's accuracy-based postal discounts.
  2. Increase marketing campaign ROI by improving deliverability.
  3. Increase response rates by improving your ability to personalize communications.
  4. Save costs associated with returned mail processing.
  5. Increased accuracy of data analysis.
  6. Improved record matching capability for duplicate elimination, merge/purge, NCOA, etc.

Match Rates

80-98% Validation Range.

Match Rate Factors

Related Services

For enhanced address accuracy it is advisable to run Canadian National Change of Address - NCOA which includes Canadian Address Standardization.

File Format Specification

Please see the File Format Specification for information on required input and standard result fields.

This service also appends the following fields:

Field Name Length Description
Corcode 1 Address Verification/Correction Code

V = Valid

N = Not Valid