ZIP codes are five-digit numbers (sometimes nine) that identify geographic regions for delivering mail in the U.S., such as the famous 90210 in Beverly Hills, California. Postal codes in Canada ...

Not only does Canada Post claim to own the copyright for Canadians' postal codes, but now it also claims to own the very phrase "postal code." Last spring, the Crown corporation launched a lawsuit ...

Canada Post has filed a lawsuit against an Ottawa-based geographic data company, alleging that the firm's collection of postal codes infringes on a copyright that Canada Post owns. However, the ...

Canada Post charges companies approximately $5,500 a year for the same information. The statement of claim filed by Canada Post says it's losing potential clients and revenue.

All that said, using these definitions of “poor”. the Downtown Eastside’s FSA of V6A is not Canada’s poorest postal code, or even the country’s poorest urban postal code.