Here are the two-letter abbreviations for Canadian Provinces. All postal codes in the given province must begin with one of the letters shown in the Postal Code Letter column. Clicking on the province name will take you to the official government site where you can learn about taxes, tourism etc.
Abbr | Province | Telphone Area Codes Last revised/verified: 2012-09-04 |
Postal Code Letter Last revised/verified: 2012-01-18 |
Website | Associate Stereotypes | Notes |
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CA | Canada | Canada | beaver, Mountie, beer, cold winters | the whole country | ||
AB | Alberta | 403 587 780 | T | Alberta | oil, bigotry, Calgary stampede | |
BC | British Columbia | 236 250 604 778 | V | British Columbia | mild winters, left wing politics, skiing, boating, totem poles | |
MB | Manitoba | 204 431 | R | Manitoba | mosquitoes, hellish winters | |
NB | New Brunswick | 506 | E | New Brunswick | fully bilingual | |
NL | Newfoundland and Labrador | 709 | A | Newfoundland/Labrador | seal butchery, cod fishing, picturesque villages | Sometimes erroneously NF. |
NS | Nova Scotia | 902 | B | Nova Scotia | lobster | |
NT | Northwest Territories | 867 | X | Northwest Territories | mining | |
NU | Nunavut | 867 | X | Nunavut | Inuit | NU became official 2000-12-18. |
ON | Ontario | 226 249 289 343 365 416 437 519 613 647 705 807 905 | K L M N P | Ontario | business, government | |
PE | Prince Edward Island | 902 | C | Prince Edward Island | Anne of Green Gables | |
QC | Québec | 418 438 450 514 579 581 819 873 | G H J | Québec | Separatism, Francophone | PQ still used by Anglophiles |
SK | Saskatchewan | 306 639 | S | Saskatchewan | wheat and potash, home of universal medical care | |
YT | Yukon Territory | 867 | Y | Yukon | dog sled races | YK is used by the locals. |
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