Information on Canada's system of postal codes. Canada Post uses an alphanumeric system of characters for Canada's postal code system. Instituted to streamline mail and parcel delivery across Canada, Canada's postal code system differs from the numeric only ZIP code system used by the United States.

Information and statistics about Canada, and Canadians. Find factoids and other interesting facts about the Canadian people, the creation of Canada, the cities and provinces of Canada and more. Canada is the second largest country in the world and has the 36th largest population on earth.

Vancouver's Downtown Eastside is the poorest neighbourhood in all of Canada. It also has the highest drug use rate and instances of HIV/AIDS in North America. Property developers are swiftly moving in for the cheap real estate in advance of the 2010 Olympic Games, in spite of the crime rate, prostitution and drug dealing.