Postal Code Conversion File Plus [Canada], Version 6D, August 2015, Census of Canada 2011

<p>The PCCF+ is a SAS© control program and set of associated datasets derived from the PCCF, a 2011 postal code<sup>OM</sup> population weight file, the Geographic Attribute File, Health Region boundary files, and other supplementary data. PCCF+ automatically assigns a range of Statistics Canada standard geographic areas and other geographic identifiers based on postal codes<sup>OM</sup>.</p>
<p>PCCF+ differs from the PCCF in that it:</p>
<ul>
<li>Uses population-weighted random allocation for many postal codes<sup>OM</sup> that link to more than one geographic area.</li>
<li>Options are available for institutional postal codes<sup>OM</sup>.</li>
<li>Procedures are included to link partial postal codes<sup>OM</sup> to geographic identifiers where possible.</li>
<li>Problem records and diagnostics are provided in the program output, along with reference information for possible solutions.</li>
</ul>
<p>The geographic coordinates, which represent the standard geostatistical areas linked to each postal codes<sup>OM</sup> on the PCCF, are commonly used to map the distribution of data for spatial analysis (e.g., clients, activities). In April 1983, the Geography Division released the first version of the PCCF, which linked postal codes to 1981 census geographic areas and included geographic coordinates. PCCF+ was first created using the 1986 census and has been updated regularly with population weight files calculated for each census from 1991 through 2011.</p>
<p>The purpose of the PCCF+ is to provide a link between six-character postal codes<sup>OM</sup> produced by the Canada Post Corporation (CPC), standard 2011 Census geographic areas (such as dissemination areas, census subdivisions, and census tracts) produced by Statistics Canada, and supplementary administrative areas and neighbourhood income quintiles. Postal codes<sup>OM</sup> do not respect census geographic boundaries and so may be linked to more than one standard geographic area, or assigned to more than one set of coordinates. Therefore, one postal code<sup>OM</sup> may be represented by more than one record. The PCCF product, produced by Statistics Canada, provides links between postal codes and all recorded matches to census geography. PCCF+ uses the PCCF but provides additional functionality in that it uses a population-weighted matching process for some residential postal codes<sup>OM</sup> where more than one geographic code is possible. PCCF+ also provides routines for institutional postal codes<sup>OM</sup> and for historic postal codes<sup>OM</sup>. The purpose of this product is <i>not</i> to validate postal codes<sup>OM</sup> or the PCCF.</p>

PCCF+是一款SAS©控制程序及衍生自PCCF的配套数据集，其中PCCF指代2011年邮政编码^OM人口权重文件、地理属性文件、卫生区域边界文件及其他补充数据。PCCF+可基于邮政编码^OM自动分配一系列加拿大统计局（Statistics Canada）标准地理区域及其他地理标识符。

PCCF+与PCCF的区别如下：
- 针对关联至多个地理区域的多数邮政编码^OM，采用人口加权随机分配方式；
- 为机构类邮政编码^OM提供可选配置项；
- 集成了将部分邮政编码^OM尽可能匹配至地理标识符的处理流程；
- 程序输出中会附带异常记录与诊断信息，并提供对应解决方案的参考资料。

与PCCF绑定的各邮政编码^OM对应的标准地理统计区域的地理坐标，常被用于绘制空间分析所需的数据分布地图（如客户、活动分布）。1983年4月，加拿大统计局地理分部发布了首个版本的PCCF，该版本将邮政编码与1981年人口普查地理区域关联，并附带地理坐标。PCCF+最初基于1986年人口普查数据开发，并通过1991年至2011年历次人口普查生成的人口权重文件进行了定期更新。

PCCF+的设计目标是建立加拿大邮政公司（Canada Post Corporation, CPC）生成的六位邮政编码^OM、加拿大统计局发布的2011年人口普查标准地理区域（如普查 dissemination 区（dissemination areas）、普查分区（census subdivisions）以及普查 tract 区（census tracts））与补充行政区域、邻里收入五分位数之间的关联。由于邮政编码^OM并不遵循普查地理边界，因此可能会关联至多个标准地理区域，或被分配至多组坐标。因此，单个邮政编码^OM可能对应多条记录。由加拿大统计局发布的PCCF产品可实现邮政编码与所有已记录的普查地理匹配项的关联。PCCF+基于PCCF开发，但新增了多项功能：针对存在多个地理编码可选场景的部分住宅类邮政编码^OM，采用人口加权匹配流程；同时还为机构类邮政编码^OM与历史邮政编码^OM提供了处理程序。本产品的设计目的并非用于验证邮政编码^OM或PCCF本身。