CA (Canada)
DataModel:CDQ/Business Partner/Address/Country/CA
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| A standardized code according to an ISO standard, e.g. ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 for regions. ISO code | CA
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| Language-specific name. Monolingual name | Kanada (de), Canada (fr), 加拿大 (zh), Canada (en) |
| Language-specific short name. Monolingual short name | Canada (en), Canada (fr), Kanada (de), 加拿大 (zh) |
| The offical langauge of a country. Official language | fr, en
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| Language used in a country, beside the administrative languages. other language | fr, en
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| Continent a country belongs to. Part of | North America |
Regions
| Region (controlled vocabulary) | A standardized code according to an ISO standard, e.g. ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 for regions. ISO code | Language-specific name. Monolingual name | Language-specific alternative, i.e. non-official, name. Alternative name |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA-AB (Alberta) | CA-AB
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Alberta (de), Alberta (en), Alberta (fr), 艾伯塔 (zh) | ALBERTA (en) |
| CA-BC (British Columbia) | CA-BC
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British Columbia (de), British Columbia (en), Colombie-Britannique (fr), 不列颠哥伦比亚 (zh) | BRITISH COLUMBIA (en) |
| CA-MB (Manitoba) | CA-MB
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Manitoba (de), Manitoba (en), Manitoba (fr), 曼尼托巴 (zh) | MANITOBA (en) |
| CA-NB (New Brunswick) | CA-NB
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Neu-Braunschweig (de), New Brunswick (en), Nouveau-Brunswick (fr), 新不倫瑞克 (zh) | NEW BRUNSWICK (en) |
| CA-NL (Newfoundland and Labrador) | CA-NL
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Neufundland und Labrador (de), Newfoundland and Labrador (en), Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador (fr), 紐芬蘭與拉布拉多 (zh) | NEWFOUNDLAND (en) |
| CA-NS (Nova Scotia) | CA-NS
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Nouvelle-Écosse (fr), Nova Scotia (de), Nova Scotia (en), 新斯科舍 (zh) | NOVA SCOTIA (en) |
| CA-NT (Northwest Territories) | CA-NT
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Nordwest-Territorien (de), Northwest Territories (en), Territoires du Nord-Ouest (fr), 西北地区 (zh) | NORTHWEST TERRITORIES (en) |
| CA-NU (Nunavut) | CA-NU
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Nunavut (de), Nunavut (en), Nunavut (fr), 努納武特 (zh) | NUNAVUT (en) |
| CA-ON (Ontario) | CA-ON
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Ontario (de), Ontario (en), Ontario (fr), 安大略省 (zh) | ONTARIO (en) |
| CA-PE (Prince Edward Island) | CA-PE
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Prince Edward Island (de), Prince Edward Island (en), Île-du-Prince-Édouard (fr), 愛德華王子島 (zh) | PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND (en) |
| CA-QC (Quebec) | CA-QC
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Quebec (en), Québec (de), Québec (fr), 魁北克 (zh) | QUEBEC (en) |
| CA-SK (Saskatchewan) | CA-SK
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Saskatchewan (de), Saskatchewan (en), Saskatchewan (fr), 薩斯喀徹溫 (zh) | SASKATCHEWAN (en) |
| CA-YT (Yukon) | CA-YT
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Yukon (de), Yukon (en), Yukon (fr), 育空 (zh) |
Legal forms
| Legal form | Name | Main abbreviation | description | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CA_0861 (CDQ) | Unlimited liability company (en) | AULC (en) | An unlimited liability company exposes shareholders to personal responsibility for corporate debts beyond their investment without limitation. In Canada it is rarely used, typically for professional corporations or situations requiring unlimited shareholder commitment, operating under provincial legislation governing unlimited liability company structures. | Domestic and Foreign Cooperative Venture |
| CA_1387 (CDQ) | Company (en) | Co. (en) | A company designation captures general incorporated entities where specific legal form is not otherwise classified or designated. In Canada it represents businesses operating under federal or provincial corporate statutes with standard limited liability and governance frameworks applicable across Canadian jurisdictions. | Unknown |
| CA_1456 (CDQ) | General partnership (en) | GP (en) | A general partnership joins partners in unlimited joint liability for business debts with shared management authority and profit distribution. In Canada it serves professional practices, small businesses and family ventures where partners prioritize operational simplicity and direct participation under provincial partnership legislation. | General Partnership |
| CA_1797 (CDQ) | Limited partnership (fr) | LP (fr) | A limited partnership combines general partners with unlimited liability managing the business with limited partners whose exposure is capped at their investment. In Canada it is used for investment funds, real estate ventures and family businesses where active and passive partner roles are clearly distinguished under provincial limited partnership acts. | Limited Partnership |
| CA_2267 (CDQ) | Limited (en) Limitée (fr) | Ltd (en) Ltée (en) Ltd (fr) Ltée (fr) | A limited company provides shareholders with liability protection restricted to their investment while enabling incorporation and formal governance. In CA provincial limited companies serve businesses seeking corporate structure, credibility and asset protection under applicable provincial business corporations acts across Canadian jurisdictions. | Private Limited Company |
| CA_5444 (CDQ) | Sole proprietorship (en) | SP (en) | A sole proprietorship is an unincorporated business owned and operated by one individual with no legal distinction between owner and business. In Canada it is the simplest structure for individual entrepreneurs conducting small-scale operations with minimal formalities, direct taxation and full personal liability. | Sole Proprietorship |
| CA_8327 (CDQ) | Joint venture (en) | JV (en) | A joint venture is a collaborative business arrangement where parties pool resources for specific projects while maintaining separate legal identities. In Canada it is used for construction projects, resource development and strategic partnerships where temporary cooperation achieves shared objectives without permanent merger or incorporation. | Joint Venture |
| CA_9251 (CDQ) | Cooperative (en) | Cooperativa (en) | A cooperative is a member-owned enterprise operating for mutual benefit with democratic control and surplus distribution based on member participation. In Canada it is used in agriculture, retail, housing and financial services where members collectively pursue economic advancement under federal or provincial cooperative legislation. | Limited Co-operative Society |
| CA_9461 (CDQ) | Federal Joint Stock Company (en) Société par actions de régime fédéral (fr) | S.A.R.F (en) S.A.R.F (fr) | A federal joint stock company is incorporated under federal Canada Business Corporations Act provisions allowing cross-provincial operations. In Canada it serves businesses requiring national scope, interprovincial activity and standardized governance under federal rather than provincial corporate jurisdiction. | Joint Stock Company |
| CA_9836 (CDQ) | Corporation (en) | Corp (en) | A corporation is a legal entity incorporated under federal or provincial law with separate legal personality and limited liability for shareholders. In Canada it is the standard corporate form for businesses seeking formal structure, perpetual existence and liability protection under Canadian corporate statutes. | Corporation |
Identifiers
| Identifier | Name | Registration authority |
|---|---|---|
| BN_CA (CA - Federal Business Number) | Federal Business Number (en) Federal Business Number (fr) | Canada Revenue Agency |
| CA_CNUM (CA - Corporation number) | Corporation number (fr) Corporation number (en) | |
| GST_CA (CA - Goods & Services Tax Num.) | Goods and Services Tax number (en) Goods and Services Tax number (fr) | Canada Revenue Agency |
| HST_CA (HS - Harmonized Sales Tax Num.) | Harmonized Sales Tax number (en) Harmonized Sales Tax number (fr) | Canada Revenue Agency |
| PST_CA (CA - Provincial Sales Tax) | Provincial Sales Tax (fr) Provincial Sales Tax (en) | Canada Revenue Agency |
| PST_CA_MB (CA-MB - Provincial Sales Tax) | Provincial Sales Tax Manitoba (en) | |
| PST_CA_SK (CA-SK - Provincial Sales Tax) | Provincial Sales Tax Saskatchewan (en) | |
| QST_CA (CA - Quebec Sales Tax number) | Quebec Sales Tax (fr) Quebec Sales Tax (en) | Canada Revenue Agency |
Data quality rules
| Data quality rule | Description | Criticality |
|---|---|---|
| Data Quality Rule/2F59CWZX8G6RM7FS | The thoroughfare is mandatory for street addresses in Canada. | ERROR |
| Data Quality Rule/2WNZ5SVC9KPCJKE3 | The Canadian business number consists of exactly 9 numerical digits. The rule checks whether there are exactly 9 numerical digits available not considering possible whitespaces or other delimiters between the digits. | ERROR |
| Data Quality Rule/4FQRAPZJ2RKH1HN4 | This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given name against the name maintained as reference for the Corporation number (Canada) | INFO |
| Data Quality Rule/4VM4XZ1BTZHZECYV | The Goods and Services Tax number (Canada) consists of 15 characters. This rule checks possible whitespaces, hyphens or dots that might be comprised in the identifier value. If there are any whitespaces, hyphens or dots then the rule is violated. This rule checks the syntax, i.e. format of the Goods and Services Tax number (Canada) with respect to the reference format. Any deviation (i.e. white spaces where they are not specified) result in a violation. | INFO |
| Data Quality Rule/5BPB2AP0D75P0PF1 | The administrative area (a top-level geographical or political area division in a country) is required (i.e. mandatory) for a complete physical touchpoint in Canada | ERROR |
| Data Quality Rule/5R8F3V2P10Z9Y1C5 | Provincial Sales Tax number (Canada) is a retail sales tax that is payable when a taxable good or service is acquired for personal or business use. The PST number consists of 11 characters: "PST" followed by 8 digits. This rule checks presence of exactly 11 characters corresponding to the format of the Provincial Sales Tax number (Canada) without considering possible whitespaces, hyphens or dots that might be comprised in the identifier value. If there are less/more digits, unexpected non-digits characters then the rule is violated. | ERROR |
| Data Quality Rule/6SYQJEM9CPM17WDV | The Canadian corporation number consists of exactly 7 numerical digits. The rule checks whether there are exactly 7 numerical digits available not considering possible whitespaces or other delimiters between the digits. | ERROR |
| Data Quality Rule/8N0FKA2WK089F85P | Each legal entity in Canada requires a corporation number. | WARNING |
| Data Quality Rule/8XW7DHV4778PDW15 | This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given post code against the post code maintained as reference for the Corporation number (Canada) | INFO |
| Data Quality Rule/8ZMGGH40H3W13HA3 | This rule checks the post code format of Canada. The system was gradually introduced starting in April 1971 in Ottawa. The letters D, F, I, O, Q, and U are not used to avoid confusion with other letters or numbers. A Canadian postal code is a six-character string that forms part of a postal address in Canada. Like British, Irish and Dutch postcodes, Canada's postal codes are alphanumeric. They are in the format ANA NAN, where A is a letter and N is a digit, with a space separating the third and fourth characters. | ERROR |
| Data Quality Rule/92XVX7EY49QDS6V2 | Quebec Sales Tax number (Canada) is a tax identifier applied in province Quebec. The PST number consists of 16 characters: 9 digits, 1 check digit, abbreviation "QT" followed by 4 digits. This rule checks presence of exactly 16 characters corresponding to the format of the Quebec Sales Tax number (Canada) without considering possible whitespaces, hyphens or dots that might be comprised in the identifier value. If there are less/more digits, unexpected non-digits characters then the rule is violated. | ERROR |
| Data Quality Rule/AP661Y9JGKGK50ZB | This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given identifier against the identifier maintained as reference for the Corporation number (Canada) | INFO |
| Data Quality Rule/BDQ78DNVDPW1BEZ7 | The Canadian business number consists of 9 digits. The GST number in Canada is composed as follows: XXXXXXXXX RT YYYY whereby
| ERROR |
| Data Quality Rule/G0QW4PDT8R5DATB9 | Provincial Sales Tax number (Canada) consists of 11 characters with 2 delimeters: "PST" abbreviation followed by "-" and a delimeter after the first 4 digits. This rule checks possible whitespaces, hyphens or dots that might be comprised in the identifier value. If there are any whitespaces, dots or hyphens situated in wrong places then the rule is violated. This rule checks the syntax, i.e. format of the Provincial Sales Tax number (Canada) with respect to the reference format. Any deviation (i.e. white spaces where they are not specified) result in a violation. | INFO |
| Data Quality Rule/G4PGEQNYXVKF2KBM | Quebec Sales Tax number (Canada) consists of 16 characters: 9 digits, 1 check digit, abbreviation "QT" followed by 4 digits. This rule checks possible whitespaces, hyphens or dots that might be comprised in the identifier value. If there are any whitespaces, dots or hyphens then the rule is violated. This rule checks the syntax, i.e. format of the Quebec Sales Tax number (Canada) with respect to the reference format. Any deviation (i.e. white spaces where they are not specified) result in a violation. | INFO |
| Data Quality Rule/H5HNG06Q80XGE6WD | The Provincial Sales Tax number in Manitoba is a retail sales tax that is payable when a taxable good or service is acquired for personal or business use. Manitoba leverages the Canadian Business Number. The PST number consists of the 9 digits of the business number + optionally the program identifier "MT" and a sequence number formatted like "0001" This rule checks presence of exactly 9 digits without considering possible whitespaces, hyphens or dots that might be comprised in the identifier value. If there are less/more digits, unexpected non-digits characters then the rule is violated. | ERROR |
| Data Quality Rule/H6H0ET6SVC0WACV2 | The Provincial Sales Tax number in Saskatchewan is a retail sales tax that is payable when a taxable good or service is acquired for personal or business use. The PST number consists of 7 digits This rule checks presence of exactly 7 digits without considering possible whitespaces, hyphens or dots that might be comprised in the identifier value. If there are less/more digits, unexpected non-digits characters then the rule is violated. | ERROR |
| Data Quality Rule/HNH2GR0F14K85DQ2 | This business rule checks the validity of the Corporation number (Canada) against the Canadian Corporation Register. The Corporation number will be judged valid by this rule if it is available in the register. | ERROR |
| Data Quality Rule/J5SH02Y4R7A4V1ME | This data quality rule checks whether the name comprises dubious patterns that may render the record incorrect. The patterns, selected specifically for Address/country/CA are the following:
Regular expression/One time vendor Regular expression/Aggregated payments Regular expression/No new orders Regular expression/Do not use duplicates note Regular expression/Reference to other record Regular expression/No use note Regular expression/Reference to new record Regular expression/Reference the former name Regular expression/Long number in name Regular expression/Duplicate record note Regular expression/Deletion note Regular expression/Dummy record note Regular expression/Sequence of digits Regular expression/Unsorted keywords Regular expression/Length of name . | WARNING |
| Data Quality Rule/KY1SVMBD8FFCNH0K | Goods and Services Tax number (Canada) applies to most goods and services made in Canada. The GST number consists of 15 characters: business number (first nine digits ) followed by a two letter abbreviation (denoting the type of account), followed by a four digit number.
Letter abbreviation “RT” stands for “tax return”, and the final four digits indicate that it is business’s first RT account. If an entity has two different accounts, the second one would end in 0002. This rule checks presence of exactly 15 characters corresponding to the format of the Goods and Services Tax number (Canada) without considering possible whitespaces, hyphens or dots that might be comprised in the identifier value. If there are less/more digits, unexpected non-digits characters then the rule is violated. | ERROR |
| Data Quality Rule/N58BEDWZTBH72KGG | Each record should have legal form appropriate for the country. | INFO |
| Data Quality Rule/PD0JBM6Q9QY7T805 | This rule checks the syntax, i.e. format of the Business number in Canada with respect to the reference format. Any deviation (i.e. white spaces where they are not specified) result in a violation. The Canadian business number consists of exactly 9 numerical digits. This rule checks possible whitespaces, hyphens or dots that might be comprised in the identifier value. If there are any whitespaces, hyphens or dots then the rule is violated. | INFO |
| Data Quality Rule/R0N9V8X01A21BSZR | This data quality rule checks whether the post code comprises dubious patterns that may render the record incorrect. The patterns, selected specifically for Address/country/CA are the following:
Regular expression/Mononumerical post code with delimeter Regular expression/Not available post code Regular expression/One digit multiplied several times post code Regular expression/Ordinal sequence of numbers Regular expression/Single digit post code Regular expression/Very long digits post code. | ERROR |
| Data Quality Rule/RDBF7754BEWP0S8Y | Each legal entity in Canada requires a business number. | WARNING |
| Data Quality Rule/RDZA9SB3SHJJEQV5 | This rule checks whether the domestic bank id exceeds the maximum possible length in Canada | ERROR |
| Data Quality Rule/RFMTHGQG8ZYRFVYX | The post code is mandatory for street addresses in Canada. | ERROR |
| Data Quality Rule/TH044Z6VYYBYQP8X | This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given street against the street maintained as reference for the Corporation number (Canada) | INFO |
| Data Quality Rule/VVACRTBEFQP095ED | The locality is mandatory for street addresses in Canada. | ERROR |
| Data Quality Rule/X8JH9MGYK183B5GS | This rule checks the checkdigit of the Goods and Services Tax number (GST) in Canada. The first nine digits of the GST are the Canadian business number. For these 9 digits the checkdigit is calculated, in the following way:
| ERROR |
| Data Quality Rule/XC90XAFDFHGBWR7Q | This rule checks the checkdigit of the Quebec Sales Tax number (Canada). The checksum is done in the following way:
| ERROR |
| Data Quality Rule/Z3R18Z3W80X6KJW8 | The Canadian Business number consists of exactly 9 digits. It is important to be correct as it is used as part of the GST/HST number as well. For these 9 digits the checkdigit is calculated in the following way:
| ERROR |
| Data Quality Rule/ZP0VVT2NZ5GTJ6R1 | This data quality rule checks the congruency of the given city against the city maintained as reference for the Corporation number (Canada) | INFO |
Data sources
| Data source | An informal and short human-readable definition of a concept, in terms of a 'one-liner'. Short description | nonetheless, we continue to offer the most recent available data., The release status in terms of development progress or maturity.<br/><code>EMPTY</code> (0): No feature considered yet, just a rough idea.<br/><code>IDEA</code> (1): Just an idea, not yet designed in detail.<br/><code>DESIGN</code> (2): Software design ready, development not yet started.<br/><code>DEVELOPMENT</code> (3): Software development in progress.<br/><code>ALPHA</code> (4): First functional release, in terms of a Minimal Viable Product (MVP).<br/><code>BETA</code> (5): Tested by selected users.<br/><code>RC</code> (6): Release candidate, fully tested, not yet used in production by many customers.<br/><code>LIVE</code> (7): Used in production by customers, fully monitored and supported.<br/><code>DEPRECATED</code> (-1): End of life planned, but still available.<br/><code>EOL</code> (-2): End of life, historic service, no longer available.<br/><code>BROKEN</code> (-3): Service was used in production but is currently not available. However, CDQ tries to repair or reactivate it.<br/><code>DISCONTINUED</code> (-4): The data source has ceased providing updates Release status |
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| CA.CR (data source) Federal Corporations Data source category<br/>Specifies the category of a data source in terms of the content.<br/><code>ADDRESS</code>: The data source provides address reference data.<br/><code>BANK_ACCOUNT</code>: The data source provides bank and bank account reference data.<br/><code>BENEFICIAL_OWNER</code>: The data source provides information about beneficial owners of companies.<br/><code>BUSINESS_PARTNER</code>: The data source provides master data about companies.<br/><code>CERTIFICATE</code>: The data source provides information about business partner certifications.<br/><code>HEALTHCARE_ORGANIZATION</code>: The data source provides information about HCOs.<br/><code>HEALTHCARE_PROFESSIONAL</code>: The data source provides information about HCPs.<br/><code>INSOLVENCY</code>: The data source provides information about insolvencies.<br/><code>SANCTION_AND_WATCHLIST</code>: A data source that provides sanctioned or watched companies or persons. BUSINESS_PARTNER (Data source category)
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Corporations Register Canada is a data source that helps CDQ customers validate and enrich business partner master data for compliance and data quality. | LIVE1,513,981 records |
| CA.POST (data source) Canada post Data source category<br/>Specifies the category of a data source in terms of the content.<br/><code>ADDRESS</code>: The data source provides address reference data.<br/><code>BANK_ACCOUNT</code>: The data source provides bank and bank account reference data.<br/><code>BENEFICIAL_OWNER</code>: The data source provides information about beneficial owners of companies.<br/><code>BUSINESS_PARTNER</code>: The data source provides master data about companies.<br/><code>CERTIFICATE</code>: The data source provides information about business partner certifications.<br/><code>HEALTHCARE_ORGANIZATION</code>: The data source provides information about HCOs.<br/><code>HEALTHCARE_PROFESSIONAL</code>: The data source provides information about HCPs.<br/><code>INSOLVENCY</code>: The data source provides information about insolvencies.<br/><code>SANCTION_AND_WATCHLIST</code>: A data source that provides sanctioned or watched companies or persons. ADDRESS (Data source category)
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Canada post is a data source that helps CDQ customers validate and enrich business partner master data for compliance and data quality. | IDEA
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| CA.RQ (data source) Revenu Quebec |
Revenu Quebec is a data source that helps CDQ customers validate and enrich business partner master data for compliance and data quality. | IDEA
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Banking metadata
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Full metadata | Bank accounts in Canada |
| Local name of the national bank ID. Bank ID name | Canadian Transit Number / Routing Numbers |
| The provider (national authorities in most cases) of the national bank ID. Bank ID provider | Canadian Payments Association |
| Currency code for accounting in the given country. Currency code | CAD
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| Maximum length of the national bank ID. Maximum bank ID length | 26 |