Addresses

Format

Please follow Canada Post usage, using no punctuation and leaving two spaces between province and postal code.

Thompson Rivers University

805 TRU Way
Kamloops BC  V2C 0C8
Canada

Capitalization, spelling and numbers

Always express street addresses with numeral (not spelled out).

805 TRU Way

In running text, spell out “road,” “avenue,” “street” etc. Also spell out any directional abbreviations.

Hillside Drive North, Columbia Street West

Capitalize “Road,” “Street,” etc. when used with a name (as in the above examples). Capitalize letters that appear in street addresses.

31B Baker Street

Abbreviations of province names

In addresses, use the Canada Post standards for abbreviations of provinces and territories.

AB, BC, MB, NB, NL, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT

See also: Geographic locations

Further information

For further information, please see the Canada Post website: www.canadapost.ca