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Geographic Levels: Ethnics: Chinese Distrubution
- The postal code is a six-character uniformly structured, alphanumeric code in the form 'ANA NAN' where 'A' represents an alphabetic character and 'N' represents a numeric character. A postal code is made up of two segments: 'forward sortation area' and 'local delivery unit'.
- FSA: The 'Forward Sortation Area' or 'FSA' represents a specific area within a major geographic region or province.
- LDU: The 'local delivery unit' or 'LDU', identified by the last three characters of the postal code, allows for a more final sort within a forward sortation area. In urban areas, the last three digits may indicate a specific city block (one side of a street between two intersecting streets), a single building or, in some cases, a large-volume mail receiver. In rural areas, the last three digits, together with the forward sortation area, identify a specific rural community.
- A 'Dissemination Area' or 'DA' is a small, relatively stable geographic unit composed of one or more adjacent dissemination blocks. It is the smallest standard geographic area for which all census data are disseminated. DAs cover all the territory of Canada.
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