Quarterly updated postal code geolocation data from the Quebec Address Repository allows automated matching of postal codes to various administrative divisions. The Institut de la Statistique du Québec developed this table, which is based on data from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests. It facilitates geocoding thousands of observations by linking postal codes to municipalities, regional county municipalities, and electoral districts.
Use Cases
- Geocode Quebec postal codes to administrative regions based on the postal code characteristic
- Automate the processing of thousands of observations for spatial analysis based on the described automation capability
- Integrate postal code data with municipal-level statistics based on the correspondence with territorial divisions
- Match customer or survey data to provincial electoral districts based on the administrative division linkage
Strengths
- Quarterly updates ensure alignment with the latest versions of administrative divisions
- Based on the authoritative Quebec Address Repository (RQA) from the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests
Limitations
- Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
- Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
- Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to open_canada, being limited to Quebec
Provenance
- Source
- Institut de la Statistique du Québec (ISQ), based on Quebec Address Repository (RQA) of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forests (MRNF)
- Collection Method
- Table developed for correspondence of data by postal code with territorial divisions
- Freshness
- Updated quarterly; last metadata update 2026-06-03.
- Geography
- Quebec, Canada