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- The postal code reference date for this update is July 2009. This is the same as for the Postal Code Conversion File (PCCF). The Postal Code by Federal Ridings File (PCFRF) refers to the federal electoral districts (FED) based on the 2003 Representation Order.
- The ‘unique link’ variable indicates if the postal code is linked to one or more FEDs.
- The ‘weight’ variable estimates the proportion of the population of a postal code that resides within each FED.
- Table B.1 (Number of postal codes by federal electoral district) in Appendix B, includes the variable ‘Number of postal codes linked to other FEDs’ to indicate the quantity of postal codes associated with a given federal electoral district that are linked to one or more different federal electoral districts. The variable ‘Percentage of postal codes linked to other FEDs’ is given to indicate the percentage of postal codes for a given FED that are linked to one or more different federal electoral districts.
