Canada

Canada Province and Territory Codes

When dealing with addresses or locations in Canada, our API uses the following province and territory codes. These codes are based on the ISO 3166-2:CA standard for Canada's provinces and territories.

CodeProvince/TerritoryCategory
CA-ABAlbertaProvince
CA-BCBritish ColumbiaProvince
CA-MBManitobaProvince
CA-NBNew BrunswickProvince
CA-NLNewfoundland and LabradorProvince
CA-NSNova ScotiaProvince
CA-NTNorthwest TerritoriesTerritory
CA-NUNunavutTerritory
CA-ONOntarioProvince
CA-PEPrince Edward IslandProvince
CA-QCQuebecProvince
CA-SKSaskatchewanProvince
CA-YTYukonTerritory

Usage Notes

  • Canada is divided into 10 provinces and 3 territories
  • All codes follow the format 'CA-' followed by the traditional province/territory abbreviation
  • Three territories:
    • Northwest Territories (CA-NT)
    • Nunavut (CA-NU)
    • Yukon (CA-YT)
  • Ten provinces:
    • Alberta (CA-AB)
    • British Columbia (CA-BC)
    • Manitoba (CA-MB)
    • New Brunswick (CA-NB)
    • Newfoundland and Labrador (CA-NL)
    • Nova Scotia (CA-NS)
    • Ontario (CA-ON)
    • Prince Edward Island (CA-PE)
    • Quebec (CA-QC)
    • Saskatchewan (CA-SK)
  • When specifying locations in Canada in your API requests, please use these exact codes for the province or territory
  • Note that Newfoundland and Labrador uses 'CA-NL', which should not be confused with the Netherlands country code (NL)