Address Standardization & Correction

Automatically correct and format your address data to Canada Post standards.

Address Standardization & Correction improves the accuracy and formatting of your Canadian address list. When you order this service, Cleanlist compares your contact addresses to Canada Post's master database of all Canadian addresses and makes as many corrections to your list as possible. In most cases, lists are improved significantly. At Cleanlist we routinely see improvements of 20% to 40%, and sometimes even more! You will also receive an Address Accuracy Certificate from Cleanlist that will be accepted at Canada Post locations nationwide to qualify your eligibility for any discount or incentive postage rates.

Effective January 2011, Cleanlist upgraded the software it uses for Canadian correction and standardization to a product it developed internally, in conjunction with Canada Post's Data Products & Services Group. This upgrade coincides with industry-wide changes to how Canada Post will be evaluating address accuracy starting in 2011. For more details on these changes and how they may impact your organization, please contact us at .

The Cleanlist software fulfills all of Canada Post's updated requirements (a detailed specification is part of Canada Post's Software Evaluation and Recognition Program — or SERP — outline) and is currently certified at the highest level available. However, Cleanlist's solution goes much further than simply meeting SERP requirements.

Some of the unique benefits of Cleanlist’s solution include:

• Parsing: Your address data is processed through Cleanlist’s advanced address parser which identifies the various address components, even when they're not split-out on your file.
• Proper Casing: Address data is returned properly upper/lower-cased, where applicable, using an intelligent process trained to recognize Canadian street and city names.
• French Accenting: Cleanlist's solution accurately updates both English and French language address information and when appropriate, adds French character accents to street and city names.
• Advanced Standardization: In addition to being correct, Cleanlist believes in the value of clean and consistent formatting of address data. This looks better on your letters and envelopes and works better when using to match, compare and find records in your computer systems.

Delivery Options

Full-Service

Self-Service

API

Enterprise

Benefits

1. Save money by qualifying for Canada Post's accuracy-based postal discounts.
2. Increase marketing campaign ROI by improving deliverability.
3. Increase response rates by improving your ability to personalize communications.
4. Save costs associated with returned mail processing.
5. Increased accuracy of data analysis.
6. Improved record matching capability for duplicate elimination, merge/purge, NCOA, etc.

Match Rates

80-98% Validation Range. Canada Post requires a minimum of 95% accuracy to avoid any potential postage surcharges.

Match Rate Factors

• Completeness of address data submitted

Related Services

For enhanced address accuracy it is advisable to use our National Change of Address (NCOA) service which includes Address Standardization & Correction. Also consider our Phone Number Append service which adds and verifies telephone numbers to ensure that you have the most up-to-date telephone contact information.

File Format Specification

*Please note that following our file format specifications is required only for our Self-Service products.

Please see our File Format Specification page for more information on required input and standard result fields.

The Address Standardization & Correction service also appends the following field: