Get boundary issues for postal codes

Basically, Canadian postal code polygons don't really exist in the way that you would assume based on US Postal codes. There is a great explanation in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postal_codes_in_Canada as all postal codes are decided by their distribution center and that polygon can dynamically change as more points are added. I would recommend using the regional name associated with the postal code (For example "V4B" is "White Rock, BC") to get a polygon or using electoral districts instead.

Hi Ricky,

Thank you for providing the details.

Is there a way to plot Canadian postal codes on Maps.?

We have checked on google.com/maps, but we have not explored the Google Maps API yet.

Thanks!

To display Canadian postal code boundaries on a map you would need to license the data from Canada Post or one of their resellers such as DMTI. You are looking for "FSALDU" ( Forward Sortation Area (FSA) and Local Delivery Unit (LDU)):

• https://www.lightboxre.com/product/canmap/
• https://worldpostalmaps.com/coverage_country/canada-postal-code-polygons/
• https://geocoder.ca/?services=1#postal

From there the easiest option if you want to display all of them would be to load the data into Azure PostgreSQL with PostGIS, then expose a simple service that queries for tiles from the database. PostGIS 3 can respond with vector tiles which can then easily be displayed and styled on the client side using data driven styling.