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November 2022

Version 1.5 Produced by: Data Integration Infrastructure Division

Contents

Contents

• Revision history
• Purpose of document
• Summary
• Access and availability
• Technology
• Definitions
• Application Programming Interface methods and examples
  • Addresses
    • GetAddresses
    • GetAddressesByGUID
    • SearchAddresses
  • Locations
    • GetLocations
    • GetLocationsByGUID
  • Geographies
    • GetCensusSubDivisions
    • GetCensusSubDivisionsByCode
    • GetEconomicRegions
    • GetEconomicRegionsByCode
    • GetFederalElectoralDistricts
    • GetFederalElectoralDistrictsByCode
  • National Address Register National Address Query Language
    • How to perform an advanced search
    • Performing text searches
    • Supported properties
    • Supported operators
• Technical specifications
  • National Address Register—Data model
  • NAR attributes
• Useful links
• Appendix
  • Codesets
    • HTTP status code list
    • Census Subdivision (CSD) Types
    • Geographies
    • Provinces
• Contact information

Revision history

Revision History

Date	Version	Revision details
October 27, 2021	1.0	First release of NAR User Guide
November 14, 2022	1.5	Addition of non-civic, additional delivery and building usage information for civic addresses where data is available.

Purpose of document

The purpose of this document is to provide users with a guide to the National Address Register, which has been made accessible through the Government of Canada API (Application Programming Interface) Store.

Summary

The National Address Register (NAR) sets up a standardized address structure and provides a list of valid georeferenced civic addresses in Canada. The addresses are extracted from Statistics Canada's Building Register and were validated by two independent data sources. The addresses do not disclose the identity of any of the residents or businesses at the address and as such are deemed non-confidential. The corresponding mailing version of the address is added and follows Canada Post's addressing guidelines. Non-civic address, additional delivery, and building usage information will be included for civic addresses that have this data available. This first prototype was developed in the context of the Data Strategy Roadmap for the Federal Public Service and in close collaboration with Employment and Social Development Canada to set up address reference data as a service. It is made available for free under the Statistics Canada Open Licence. It allows a user to search by a unique identifier, by address or by geography.

There are two types of searches in the NAR: basic and advanced. The basic search is available using a basic full-text search feature, and the advanced search is available using a query language that is a series of simple elements strung together to form a more complex query.

Access and availability

Before you can use an Application Programming Interface (API), you must subscribe to an API plan. The plan determines whether approvals are required and the frequency of API calls that your application can make. Once your application is subscribed to a plan, the application is assigned a unique User Key. You must use this User Key when you call an API. This API follows the Terms and Conditions of the Government of Canada API Store.

• Data updates take place on a quarterly basis.
• The request limit is 100 hits per minute per user. The maximum number of records that can be extracted per query is 10,000.

Technology

Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure (HTTPS) is a standard way of communicating across the Web and includes methods such as GET and POST used with the web service.

The implementation is a RESTful (built using representational state transfer [REST] architecture) web data service over HTTPS protocol, which will return data in JSON (JavaScript Object Notation) language.

REST is an architectural style that specifies constraints, such as the uniform interface, that if applied to a web service induce desirable properties, such as performance, scalability and modifiability, which enable services to work best on the Web.

Definitions

Census division (CD) is the general term for provincially legislated areas (such as county, municipalité régionale de comté and regional district) or their equivalents. In other provinces and the territories where laws do not provide for such areas, Statistics Canada defines equivalent areas for statistical reporting purposes in cooperation with these provinces and territories. Census divisions are intermediate geographic areas between the province/territory level and the municipality (census subdivision).

Census subdivision (CSD) is the general term for municipalities (as determined by provincial/territorial legislation) or areas treated as municipal equivalents for statistical purposes (e.g., Indian reserves, Indian settlements and unorganized territories). Municipal status is defined by laws in effect in each province and territory in Canada.

Economic region (ER) is a grouping of complete census divisions (CDs) (with one exception in Ontario) created as a standard geographic unit for analysis of regional economic activity.

Federal electoral district (FED) is an area represented by a member of the House of Commons. The federal electoral district boundaries used for the 2021 Census are based on the 2013 Representation Order.

Globally unique identifier (GUID) is a hexadecimal unique ID represented in a string format with a length of 36, including dashes (i.e., 12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789abc). GUIDs are assigned and used within the NAR to permit the referencing of specific entities such as address or location entities (see the Technical specifications section for more details on address and location definition) and the efficient retrieval of their attributes.

Latitude and longitude are coordinates derived from the blockface centroid (when blockface was available). A blockface represents one side of a street between two consecutive features intersecting that street. The features can be other streets or boundaries of standard geographic areas. Blockfaces are used for generating blockface representative points, which in turn are used for geocoding and census data extraction when the street and address information are available.

The OpenAPI Specification, previously known as the Swagger Specification, is a specification for machine-readable interface files for describing, producing, consuming and visualizing RESTful web services.

Application Programming Interface methods and examples

We list numerous types of methods for the Application Programming Interface (API) here:
*Offset functionality (seekFromId) available

Addresses

• GetAddresses*
• GetAddressesByGUID
• SearchAddresses

Locations

• GetLocations*
• GetLocationsByGUID

Geographies

• GetCensusSubDivisions*
• GetCensusSubDivisionsByCode
• GetEconomicRegions*
• GetEconomicRegionsByCode
• GetFederalElectoralDistricts*
• GetFederalElectoralDistrictsByCode*

Offset:

The offset field (seekFromID) for GetAddresses and GetLocations methods will require a GUID to begin returning the next record (not including the GUID used). The offset field (seekFromID) for GetCensusSubDivisions, GetEconomicRegions, and GetFederalElectoralDistricts methods will require the specific geography code to begin returning the next record (not including the code used).

The NAR Swagger file can be found here: NAR Swagger file.

Addresses

Allows users to query and retrieve addresses.

GetAddresses

Returns addresses applicable to a query
Get URL:
/addresses

Parameters:

• naql: Allows users to do more advanced searches (for more details, please refer to the National Address Query Language section below)
• lang: Allows users to indicate the language that query results are to be returned in (overrides Accept-Language HTTP header)

Request:
streetname eq "Main"
/addresses?naql=streetname%20eq%20%22Main%22

Response:

• The submitted naql request
• 0 or more address and location globally unique identifiers (GUIDs)
• The official version of the civic address
• The postal version of the civic address, if applicable
• Geocoding attributes such as X-Y coordinates, aggregated geo classifications (census subdivision [CSD], economic region [ER], federal electoral district [FED])
• The non-civic address attributes such as QSTRM, GPS coordinates and additional address delivery information (PO Box, Site, RR etc), if applicable
• Building Usage, if available

{
  "meta": {
    "prepared": "",
    "test": false,
    "contentLanguage": [
      "en"
    ]
  },
  "search": {
    "searchStyle": "complex",
    "criteria": "NAQL: streetname eq Main",
    "total": 1
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "addressId": "21d954e4-2a60-404d-bc84-0f6cdb068238",
      "civicNumber": {
        "prefix": null,
        "number": "170",
        "suffix": {
          "code": null
        }
      },
      "streetName": "Main",
      "streetType": {
        "code": "RUE"
      },
      "streetDirection": {
        "code": null
      },
      "cityName": {
        "en": "Hudson"
      },
      "province": {
        "code": "24"
      },
      "country": {
        "code": "CA",
        "name": {
          "en": "Canada"
        }
      },
      "mailingAddress": {
        "streetName": "MAIN",
        "streetType": {
          "code": "RUE"
        },
        "streetDirection": {
          "code": null
        },
        "municipalityName": "HUDSON",
        "province": {
          "code": "QC"
        },
        "country": {
          "code": "CA",
          "name": {
            "en": "Canada"
          }
        },
        "postalCode": "J0P1H0"
      },
      "location": {
        "locationID": "2de64244-1d04-4bc6-ab46-7795d4e3eb67",
        "geoCoordinates": {
          "latitude": 45.444111,
          "longitude": -74.105388
        },
        "geographies": [
          {
            "codes": {
              "code": "24074",
              "name": {
                "en": "Vaudreuil--Soulanges"
              }
            },
            "source": "FED_2016",
            "geographicType": "FED"
          },
          {
            "codes": {
              "code": "2435",
              "name": {
                "en": "Montérégie"
              }
            },
            "source": "ER_2016",
            "geographicType": "ER"
          },
          {
            "codes": {
              "code": "2471100",
              "name": {
                "en": "Hudson"
              }
            },
            "source": "CSD_2016",
            "geographicType": "CSD"
          }
        ]
      }
      "building": {
        "dominionLandSurvey": {
          "quarter": "",
          "meridian": "",
          "x": 7592568.2062,
          "y": 1226439.6579
        },
        "usage": "1",
        "additionalDeliveryInformation": ""
      }
    }
  ]
}

GetAddressesByGUID

Returns address information for a specified address GUID.
Get URL:
/addresses/{guid}

Parameters:

• guid: In-path parameter indicating GUID of specific address to retrieve information for
• lang: Allows users to indicate the language that query results are to be returned in (overrides Accept-Language HTTP header)

Request:
21eda105-bb11-4f80-8c5a-fc3523bc9ba0
/addresses/21eda105-bb11-4f80-8c5a-fc3523bc9ba0

Response:

• Address and location GUIDs
• The official version of the civic address
• The postal version of the civic address, if applicable
• Geocoding attributes such as X-Y coordinates, aggregated geo classifications (CSD, ER, FED)
• The non-civic address attributes such as QSTRM, GPS coordinates and additional address delivery information (PO Box, Site, RR etc), if applicable
• Building Usage, if available

{
  "meta": {
    "prepared": "",
    "test": false,
    "contentLanguage": [
      "en"
    ]
  },
  "search": {
    "searchStyle": "simple",
    "criteria": "",
    "total": 1
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "addressId": "21eda105-bb11-4f80-8c5a-fc3523bc9ba0",
      "civicNumber": {
        "prefix": "",
        "number": "313",
        "suffix": {
          "code": ""
        }
      },
      "streetName": "Doncaster",
      "streetType": {
        "code": "ST"
      },
      "streetDirection": {
        "code": ""
      },
      "cityName": {
        "en": "Winnipeg"
      },
      "province": {
        "code": "46"
      },
      "country": {
        "code": "CA",
        "name": {
          "en": "Canada"
        }
      },
      "mailingAddress": {
        "streetName": "DONCASTER",
        "streetType": {
          "code": "ST"
        },
        "streetDirection": {
          "code": ""
        },
        "municipalityName": "WINNIPEG",
        "province": {
          "code": "MB"
        },
        "country": {
          "code": "CA",
          "name": {
            "en": "Canada"
          }
        },
        "postalCode": "R3N1W7"
      },
      "location": {
        "locationID": "a3ffb8ed-4040-4b1c-8e26-56e25a88cfd3",
        "geoCoordinates": {
          "latitude": 49.86496,
          "longitude": -97.20929
        },
        "geographies": [
          {
            "codes": {
              "code": "46014",
              "name": {
                "en": "Winnipeg South Centre"
              }
            },
            "source": "FED_2016",
            "geographicType": "FED"
          },
          {
            "codes": {
              "code": "4650",
              "name": {
                "en": "Winnipeg"
              }
            },
            "source": "ER_2016",
            "geographicType": "ER"
          },
          {
            "codes": {
              "code": "4611040",
              "name": {
                "en": "Winnipeg"
              }
            },
            "source": "CSD_2016",
            "geographicType": "CSD"
          }
        ]
      },
      "building": {
        "dominionLandSurvey": {
          "quarter": "NE",
          "section": 26,
          "town": 10,
          "range": 2,
          "meridian": "E1",
          "x": 5817587.5372,
          "y": 1541098.9267
        },
        "usage": "1",
        "additionalDeliveryInformation": ""
      }
    }
  ]
}

SearchAddresses

Returns addresses applicable to request query.
Get URL:
/addresses/search

Parameters:

• qstr: Allows users to do a full-text search query string
• lang: Allows users to indicate the language that query results are to be returned in (overrides Accept-Language HTTP header)
• valueLang: Allows users to indicate the language that the qstr parameter should be interpreted as and how the query should be executed (this does not affect the language of the returned query results); for example, /addresses/search?qstr=Gatineau&lang=en&valueLang=fr would return all the addresses containing "Gatineau" based on the French representation of the addresses in the system, while still returning results in the English representation

Request:
313 DONCASTER ST WINNIPEG MB R3N1W7
/addresses/search?qstr=313%20DONCASTER%20ST%20WINNIPEG%20MB%20R3N1W7

Response:

• The submitted address
• 0 or more address and location GUIDs
• The official version of the civic address
• The postal version of the civic address, if applicable
• Geocoding attributes such as X-Y coordinates, aggregated geo classifications (CSD, ER, FED)
• The non-civic address attributes such as QSTRM, GPS coordinates and additional address delivery information (PO Box, Site, RR etc), if applicable
• Building Usage, if available

{
  "meta": {
    "prepared": "",
    "test": false,
    "contentLanguage": [
      "en"
    ]
  },
  "search": {
    "searchStyle": "simple",
    "criteria": "",
    "total": 1
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "addressId": "21eda105-bb11-4f80-8c5a-fc3523bc9ba0",
      "civicNumber": {
        "prefix": "",
        "number": "313",
        "suffix": {
          "code": ""
        }
      },
      "streetName": "Doncaster",
      "streetType": {
        "code": "ST"
      },
      "streetDirection": {
        "code": ""
      },
      "cityName": {
        "en": "Winnipeg"
      },
      "province": {
        "code": "46"
      },
      "country": {
        "code": "CA",
        "name": {
          "en": "Canada"
        }
      },
      "mailingAddress": {
        "streetName": "DONCASTER",
        "streetType": {
          "code": "ST"
        },
        "streetDirection": {
          "code": ""
        },
        "municipalityName": "WINNIPEG",
        "province": {
          "code": "MB"
        },
        "country": {
          "code": "CA",
          "name": {
            "en": "Canada"
          }
        },
        "postalCode": "R3N1W7"
      },
      "location": {
        "locationID": "a3ffb8ed-4040-4b1c-8e26-56e25a88cfd3",
        "geoCoordinates": {
          "latitude": 49.86496,
          "longitude": -97.20929
        },
        "geographies": [
          {
            "codes": {
              "code": "46014",
              "name": {
                "en": "Winnipeg South Centre"
              }
            },
            "source": "FED_2016",
            "geographicType": "FED"
          },
          {
            "codes": {
              "code": "4650",
              "name": {
                "en": "Winnipeg"
              }
            },
            "source": "ER_2016",
            "geographicType": "ER"
          },
          {
            "codes": {
              "code": "4611040",
              "name": {
                "en": "Winnipeg"
              }
            },
            "source": "CSD_2016",
            "geographicType": "CSD"
          }
        ]
      },
      "building": {
        "dominionLandSurvey": {
          "quarter": "NE",
          "section": 26,
          "town": 10,
          "range": 2,
          "meridian": "E1",
          "x": 5817587.5372,
          "y": 1541098.9267
        },
        "usage": "1",
        "additionalDeliveryInformation": ""
      }
    }
  ]
}

Locations

Allows users to retrieve locations.

GetLocations

Returns locations.
Get URL:
/locations

Parameters:

• lang: Allows users to indicate the language that query results are to be returned in (overrides Accept-Language HTTP header)

Request:
Retrieve locations.
/locations

Response:

• Address and location globally unique identifiers (GUIDs)
• Geocoding attributes such as X-Y coordinates, aggregated geo classifications (census subdivision [CSD], economic region [ER], federal electoral district [FED])

{
  "meta": {
    "prepared": "",
    "test": false,
    "contentLanguage": [
      "en"
    ]
  },
  "search": {
    "searchStyle": "none",
    "criteria": null,
    "total": 
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "locationID": "520b316f-b2ec-41bf-8a64-0000000aa537",
      "physicalAddress": [
        {
          "addressId": "228a72b8-3c1b-4734-b1cd-015490686513"
        }
      ],
      "geoCoordinates": {
        "latitude": 49.910433,
        "longitude": -119.382058
      },
      "geographies": [
        {
          "codes": {
            "code": "59014",
            "name": {
              "en": "Kelowna--Lake Country"
            }
          },
          "source": "FED_2016",
          "geographicType": "FED"
        },
        {
          "codes": {
            "code": "5930",
            "name": {
              "en": "Thompson--Okanagan"
            }
          },
          "source": "ER_2016",
          "geographicType": "ER"
        },
        {
          "codes": {
            "code": "5935010"
          },
          "source": "CSD_2016",
          "geographicType": "CSD"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "locationID": "856dfe0f-d261-475f-91ab-00000477aeb4",
      "physicalAddress": [
        {
          "addressId": "95c5a05e-8000-4420-b80e-3e54acfc0dcd"
        }
      ],
      "geoCoordinates": {
        "latitude": 52.023374,
        "longitude": -113.964395
      },
      "geographies": [
        {
          "codes": {
            "code": "48029",
            "name": {
              "en": "Red Deer--Mountain View"
            }
          },
          "source": "FED_2016",
          "geographicType": "FED"
        },
        {
          "codes": {
            "code": "4850",
            "name": {
              "en": "Red Deer"
            }
          },
          "source": "ER_2016",
          "geographicType": "ER"
        },
        {
          "codes": {
            "code": "4808008"
          },
          "source": "CSD_2016",
          "geographicType": "CSD"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

GetLocationsByGUID

Returns location information for a specified location GUID.
Get URL:
/locations/{guid}

Parameters:

• guid: In-path parameter that allows users to retrieve information for a specific location GUID
• lang: Allows users to indicate the language that query results are to be returned in (overrides Accept-Language HTTP header)

Request:
520b316f-b2ec-41bf-8a64-0000000aa537
/locations/520b316f-b2ec-41bf-8a64-0000000aa537

Response:

• Address and location GUIDs
• Geocoding attributes such as X-Y coordinates, aggregated geo classifications (CSD, ER, FED)

{
  "meta": {
    "prepared": "",
    "test": false,
    "contentLanguage": [
      "en"
    ]
  },
  "search": {
    "searchStyle": "simple",
    "criteria": "",
    "total": 1
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "locationID": "520b316f-b2ec-41bf-8a64-0000000aa537",
      "physicalAddress": [
        {
          "addressId": "228a72b8-3c1b-4734-b1cd-015490686513"
        }
      ],
      "geoCoordinates": {
        "latitude": 49.910433,
        "longitude": -119.382058
      },
      "geographies": [
        {
          "codes": {
            "code": "59014",
            "name": {
              "en": "Kelowna--Lake Country"
            }
          },
          "source": "FED_2016",
          "geographicType": "FED"
        },
        {
          "codes": {
            "code": "5930",
            "name": {
              "en": "Thompson--Okanagan"
            }
          },
          "source": "ER_2016",
          "geographicType": "ER"
        },
        {
          "codes": {
            "code": "5935010"
          },
          "source": "CSD_2016",
          "geographicType": "CSD"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}

Geographies

Users can query and retrieve geography code set information.

GetCensusSubDivisions

Returns census subdivision (CSD) information.
Get URL:
/geographies/censusSubDivisions

Parameters:

• lang: Allows users to indicate the language that query results are to be returned in (overrides Accept-Language HTTP header)

Request:
Retrieve CSDs.
/geographies/CensusSubDivisions
Response:

• CSD codes
• CSD name (English and French)
• CSD type
• Source of CSD

{
  "meta": {
    "prepared": "",
    "test": false,
    "contentLanguage": [
      "en"
    ]
  },
  "search": {
    "searchStyle": "none",
    "criteria": null,
    "total": 3605
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "codes": {
        "code": "2430025",
        "name": {
          "en": "Frontenac"
        }
      },
      "csdType": {
        "en": "MÉ"
      },
      "source": "CSD_2016",
      "geographicType": "CSD"
    },
    {
      "codes": {
        "code": "2430030",
        "name": {
          "en": "Lac-Mégantic"
        }
      },
      "csdType": {
        "en": "V"
      },
      "source": "CSD_2016",
      "geographicType": "CSD"
    },
    {
      "codes": {
        "code": "2430035",
        "name": {
          "en": "Marston"
        }
      },
      "csdType": {
        "en": "CT"
      },
      "source": "CSD_2016",
      "geographicType": "CSD"
    }
  ]
}

GetCensusSubDivisionsByCode

Returns CSD information for a specified CSD code.

Get URL:
/geographies/censusSubDivisions/{csdCode}

Parameters:

• csdCode: In-path parameter that allows users to retrieve information for a specific CSD code
• lang: Allows users to indicate the language that query results are to be returned in (overrides Accept-Language HTTP header)

Request:
Submit a CSD code: 5935010.
/geographies/censusSubDivisions/5935010

Response:

• CSD code
• CSD name (English and French)
• CSD type
• Source of CSD

{
  "meta": {
    "prepared": "",
    "test": false,
    "contentLanguage": [
      "en"
    ]
  },
  "search": {
    "searchStyle": "simple",
    "criteria": "",
    "total": 1
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "codes": {
        "code": "5935010",
        "name": {
          "en": "Kelowna"
        }
      },
      "csdType": {
        "en": "CY"
      },
      "source": "CSD_2016",
      "geographicType": "CSD"
    }
  ]
}

GetEconomicRegions

Returns economic region (ERs) information.
Get URL:
/geographies/economicRegions

Parameters:

• lang: Allows users to indicate the language that query results are to be returned in (overrides Accept-Language HTTP header)

Request:
Retrieve ERs.
/geographies/economicRegions

Response:

• ER codes
• ER name (English and French)
• Source of ER

{
  "meta": {
    "prepared": "",
    "test": false,
    "contentLanguage": [
      "en"
    ]
  },
  "search": {
    "searchStyle": "none",
    "criteria": null,
    "total": 76
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "codes": {
        "code": "1010",
        "name": {
          "en": "Avalon Peninsula"
        }
      },
      "source": "ER_2016",
      "geographicType": "ER"
    },
    {
      "codes": {
        "code": "1020",
        "name": {
          "en": "South Coast--Burin Peninsula"
        }
      },
      "source": "ER_2016",
      "geographicType": "ER"
    },
    {
      "codes": {
        "code": "1030",
        "name": {
          "en": "West Coast--Northern Peninsula--Labrador"
        }
      },
      "source": "ER_2016",
      "geographicType": "ER"
    }
  ]
}

GetEconomicRegionsByCode

Returns ER information for a specified ER code.
Get URL:
/geographies/economicRegions/{erCode}

Parameters:

• erCode: In-path parameter that allows users to retrieve information for a specific ER code
• lang: Allows users to indicate the language that query results are to be returned in (overrides Accept-Language HTTP header)

Request:
Submit an ER code: 5930.
/geographies/economicRegions/5930

Response:

• ER code
• ER name (English and French)
• Source of ER

{
  "meta": {
    "prepared": "",
    "test": false,
    "contentLanguage": [
      "en"
    ]
  },
  "search": {
    "searchStyle": "simple",
    "criteria": "",
    "total": 1
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "codes": {
        "code": "5930",
        "name": {
          "en": "Thompson--Okanagan"
        }
      },
      "source": "ER_2016",
      "geographicType": "ER"
    }
  ]
}

GetFederalElectoralDistricts

Returns federal electoral district (FED) information.
Get URL:
/geographies/federalElectoralDistricts

Parameters:

• lang: Allows users to indicate the language that query results are to be returned in (overrides Accept-Language HTTP header)

Request:
Retrieve FEDs.
/geographies/federalElectoralDistricts

Response:

• FED codes
• FED name (English and French)
• Source of FED

{
  "meta": {
    "prepared": "",
    "test": false,
    "contentLanguage": [
      "en"
    ]
  },
  "search": {
    "searchStyle": "none",
    "criteria": null,
    "total": 338
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "codes": {
        "code": "10001",
        "name": {
          "en": "Avalon"
        }
      },
      "source": "FED_2016",
      "geographicType": "FED"
    },
    {
      "codes": {
        "code": "10002",
        "name": {
          "en": "Bonavista--Burin--Trinity"
        }
      },
      "source": "FED_2016",
      "geographicType": "FED"
    }
  ]
}

GetFederalElectoralDistrictsByCode

Returns FED information for a specified FED code.
Get URL:
/geographies/federalElectoralDistricts{fedCode}

Parameters:

• fedCode: In-path parameter that allows users retrieve information for a specific FED code
• lang: Allows users to indicate the language that query results are to be returned in (overrides Accept-Language HTTP header)

Request:
Submit a FED code: 59014.
/geographies/federalElectoralDistricts/59014

Response:

• FED code
• FED name (English and French)
• Source of FED

{
  "meta": {
    "prepared": "",
    "test": false,
    "contentLanguage": [
      "en"
    ]
  },
  "search": {
    "searchStyle": "simple",
    "criteria": "",
    "total": 1
  },
  "data": [
    {
      "codes": {
        "code": "59014",
        "name": {
          "en": "Kelowna--Lake Country"
        }
      },
      "source": "FED_2016",
      "geographicType": "FED"
    }
  ]
}

National Address Register National Address Query Language

The National Address Register (NAR) allows users to perform simple searches that leverage full-text search capabilities through the qstr parameter of the /addresses/search API method. However, it also allows for more advanced searches using the features of the National Address Query Language (NAQL) through the naql parameter of the /addresses API method.

This advanced search allows structured queries to be performed that can search across the various elements of the addresses of the NAR. The advanced search is accomplished using the NAQL. A query in NAQL (also known as a clause) consists of a field, followed by an operator, followed by one or more values. For example, the following simple query will find all addresses where the civic number is equal to 1212. It uses the "civic number" field, the EQUALS operator and the value (1212).

Example:
civicNumber eq 1212

How to perform an advanced search

The NAR /addresses API method supports the use of the advanced NAQL queries through the naql parameter to query and return resulting addresses.

/addresses?naql=civicNumber%20eq%201212

To perform an advanced search:
1. Add your query using the fields, operators and field values as the value for the NAQL query parameter.
2. Execute a GET request on the resource. You can apply expansions and pagination as you would normally in the NAR representational state transfer (REST) API.

Performing text searches

The CO (contains) operator can be used on text fields, such as civicNumber.suffix, streetName, and others. CO is specific to text, string or character fields and allows users to perform a match on a substring within the field. Users can still use eq (equals) to do an exact match on an entire field.

Supported properties

Supported properties

Property	Description	Example
civicnumber or civicnumber.number	Represents the civic number of the address	?naql=civicnumber eq 123 or civicnumber.number eq 123
civicnumber.prefix	Represents the apartment number	?naql=civicnumber.prefix eq 123
civicnumber.suffix	Represents the address number suffix	?naql=civicnumber.suffix eq"A"
streetname	Represents the address's street name	?naql=streetname eq"Main"
streettype or streettype.code	Represents the address's street type	?naql=streettype eq"ST"
streetdirection or streetdirection.code	Represents the address's street direction	?naql=streetdirection eq"N"
cityname, cityname.en or cityname.fr	Represents the address's city name	?naql=cityname eq"Ottawa"
province or province.code	Represents the address's province code	?naql=province eq 11
mailingaddress.postalcode	Represents the address's mailing address postal code	?naql=mailingaddress.postalcode eq"A0A 0A0"

Supported operators

Supported operators

Operator	Description	Example
eq	Equals	?naql=streetname eq"Main"
co	Contains	?naql=streetname co"Ma"
and	And	?naql=streetname eq"Main" and cityname eq"Vancouver"
or	Or	?naql=streetname eq"Main" or streetname eq"Laurier"
( )	Parentheses	?naql=(streetname eq"Main" or streetname eq"Laurier") and cityname eq"Ottawa"

Technical specifications

National Address Register—Data model

Location (locationId) vs. address (addressId)
Location is referencing a specific place or position. In the case of the National Address Register (NAR), the location is synonymous with a physical building. The address can be defined as the particulars of the location where someone lives or an organization is situated. In the case of the NAR, the address corresponds to "building units." Each location (building) has at least one address (building unit). For example, a single home will have one location and one physical address. An apartment or office building would have one location and several addresses for each building unit. A single home would be a one-to-one relationship and an apartment building would be a one-to-many relationship.

Example 1
A single home (single dwelling or building unit) with one address, 1 MAIN ST, TORONTO, ON M1M1A1, would have one unique locationId and one unique addressId (1:1 relationship).
1 MAIN ST, TORONTO, ON M1M1A1
locationId: 12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789abc
addressId: 12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789Bbc

Example 2
An office building that has multiple floors and units or suites at location 123 MAIN ST, TORONTO, ON M2M1A1 would have one unique locationId and many unique addressIds (1:n relationship). Each "building unit" would have its own address differentiated by the unit or suite number.

1. 2-123 MAIN ST, TORONTO, ON M2M1A1
   locationId: 22345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789abc
addressId: 22345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789Zbc
2. 4-123 MAIN ST, TORONTO, ON M2M1A1
   locationId: 22345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789abc
addressId: 22345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789Ybc
3. 5-123 MAIN ST, TORONTO, ON M2M1A1
   locationId: 22345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789abc
addressId: 22345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789Xbc
4. 8-123 MAIN ST, TORONTO, ON M2M1A1
   locationId: 22345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789abc
addressId: 22345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789Rbc

Example 3

Address that uses all properties and attributes:
12-123 A MAIN ST N, OTTAWA, ON A0A 0A0

NAR attributes

NAR attributes

Attributes	Object	Description
locationId		Globally unique identifier for location
addressId		Globally unique identifier for address
civicNumber.prefix		Apartment or suite number
civicNumber.number		Civic number
civicNumber.suffix		Civic number suffix
streetName		Official street name
streetType		Official street designator
streetDirection		Official street direction
province		Province code
cityName.en		Census subdivision English name
cityName.fr		Census subdivision French name
mailingAddress.streetName		Mailing street name
mailingAddress.streetType		Mailing street designator
mailingAddress.streetDirection		Mailing street direction
mailingAddress.municipalityName		Mailing municipality name
mailingAddress.province		Mailing province abbreviation
mailingAddress.postalCode		Mailing postal code
location.geographies[]		Array of geography classification objects associated with a location
location.geographies[].{object}	Code	Federal electoral district, economic region, census subdivision code in specific array
	Name.En	Federal electoral district, economic region, census subdivision English name in specific array
	Name.Fr	Federal electoral district, economic region, census subdivision French name in specific array
location.geoCoordinates.latitude		Latitude coordinate
location.geoCoordinates.longitude		Longitude coordinate
building.dominionLandSurvey.quarter		Dominion Land Survey coordinate - Quarter
building.dominionLandSurvey.section		Dominion Land Survey coordinate - Section
building.dominionLandSurvey.town		Dominion Land Survey coordinate - Township
building.dominionLandSurvey.range		Dominion Land Survey coordinate - Range
building.dominionLandSurvey.meridian		Dominion Land Survey coordinate - Meridian
building.dominionLandSurvey.x		Spatial X coordinate (GPS) of building
building.dominionLandSurvey.y		Spatial Y coordinate (GPS) of building
building.usage		Building Usage Codes
building.additionalDeliveryInformation		Additional delivery information for mailing address (Ex: PO Box 432 or RR2 Site19 Box42)

Useful links

• Canada Post addressing guidelines
• Government of Canada Standards on APIs
• HTTP Status Codes
• Open Data
• Statistics Canada Open Licence
• Standard Geographical Classification (SGC)
• Census Program
  • Census Reference
    • Directory, Census of population
      • Census division (CD)
      • Census subdivision (CSD)
      • Economic region (ER)
      • Federal electoral district (FED)
• OpenAPI (Swagger)
• Quarter Section Township Range Meridian (QSTRM) Information
  • Alberta Township Survey System | Alberta.ca
  • Province of Manitoba | Conservation and Water Stewartship (gov.mb.ca)

Appendix

Codesets

HTTP status code list

The National Address Register (NAR) is a RESTful (using representational state transfer [REST] architecture) Application Programming Interface (API) that uses standard HTTP status codes to convey the results of a client's request in an API.

The status codes for NAR can be seen here.

Status codes for NAR

Code	Status	ResponseStatusCode description
2XX	Success	This indicates that the client's request was accepted successfully.
4XX	Client error	This category of status codes indicates the error is coming from the client side.
5XX	Server error	The server takes responsibility for these error status codes.

2XX codes

2XX codes	Description
200 (ok)	The body contains the response object (metadata, search object, data object).
204 (no content)	The server has fulfilled the request but does not need to return a response body. The server may return the updated meta information.

4XX codes

4XX codes	Description
400 (bad request)	The request could not be understood by the server because of incorrect syntax. The client should not repeat the request without modifications. When a field name is erroneous: An entered field is not supported. When an operator is unsupported: An entered operator is not supported. When an erroneous operator is inserted: The syntax of the query was incorrect. When attempting to use contains with a numeric value: The syntax of the query was incorrect. When attempting to query with a string value that is not surrounded by double quotation marks: The string value is invalid. It must be surrounded by double quotation marks.
401 (unauthorized)	This indicates that the request requires user authentication information. The client may repeat the request with a suitable authorization header field. Example: User calls the API without using their API Key.
403 (forbidden)	Unauthorized request: The client does not have access rights to the content. Unlike 401, the client's identity is known to the server.
404 (not found)	The server cannot find the requested resource, when searching for an address, location, geography with a globally unique identifier (GUID) or code.

5XX codes

5XX codes	Description
500 (internal server error)	The server encountered an unexpected condition that prevented it from fulfilling the request.
501 (not implemented)	A user tried to access a feature that is not implemented.

Census Subdivision (CSD) Types

Census Subdivision (CSD) Types (CSDs) are classified into 57 types according to official designations adopted by provincial, territorial or federal authorities. Two exceptions are 'subdivision of unorganized' (SNO) in Newfoundland and Labrador, and 'subdivision of county municipality' (SC) in Nova Scotia, which are geographic areas created as equivalents for municipalities by Statistics Canada, in cooperation with those provinces, for the purpose of disseminating statistical data.

Table 1.5 shows CSD types, their abbreviated forms, and their provincial.

Geographies

Standard Geographical Classification (SGC)

Building Usage Codes

Building Usage Codes

Code	Description_English	Description_Français
1	Residential	Résidentiel
2	Partial Residential	Résidentiel partiel
3	Non Residential	Non résidentiel
4	Unknown	Inconnu

Provinces

province codes

Province Code	Province Abbreviation	Description_English	Description_Français
10	NL	Newfoundland and Labrador	Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador
11	PE	Prince Edward Island	Île-du-Prince-Édouard
12	NS	Nova Scotia	Nouvelle-Écosse
13	NB	New Brunswick	Nouveau-Brunswick
24	QC	Quebec	Québec
35	ON	Ontario	Ontario
46	MB	Manitoba	Manitoba
47	SK	Saskatchewan	Saskatchewan
48	AB	Alberta	Alberta
59	BC	British Columbia	Colombie-Britannique
60	YT	Yukon	Yukon
61	NT	Northwest Territories	Territoires du Nord-Ouest
62	NU	Nunavut	Nunavut

Canada Post Symbols and abbreviations

Street types, Street directions, Provinces and territories

Contact information

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Data service centres

COVID-19 timeline

• The Government of Nunavut announced on September 2nd it had extended the territory's public health emergency until September 16th. On September 16th, the public health emergency was extended until September 30th.
• The Government of Nova Scotia announced on September 3rd it was renewing the state of emergency, effective September 5th, until September 19th. On September 17th, the state of emergency was renewed until October 3rd.
• The City of Calgary announced on September 3rd it had declared a State of Local Emergency to support efforts to combat the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
• The Government of the Northwest Territories announced on September 14th it had extended the territory-wide Public Health Emergency until September 28th. On September 28th, the Government extended the Public Health Emergency until October 12th.
• The Government of Alberta on September 15th declared a state of public health emergency.
• The Government of Manitoba announced on September 21st it would continue the extension of the state of emergency, effective September 22nd, for a period of 30 days.
• The Government of New Brunswick on September 24th announced it was reinstating a state of emergency.

Selected COVID-19 responses

• On September 1st, the Government of Ontario announced it would require people to be fully vaccinated and provide proof of their vaccination status to access certain businesses and settings, including restaurants and bars, facilities used for sport and fitness activities, sporting events, casinos, concerts, theatres, and cinemas, starting September 22nd.
• On September 2nd, the Government of Manitoba announced new public health orders that made mask use mandatory at indoor public places, and that, effective September 7th:
  • The maximum number of people allowed at outdoor gatherings, including summer fairs and festivals, was lowered to 500 from the current limit of 1,500;
  • Museums and galleries would be allowed to open but will be required to ask for proof of vaccination from visitors to access indoor areas; and
  • Wedding receptions held in licensed premises would be subject to the same rules as restaurants and licensed premises, and guests will have to show proof of vaccination.
• On September 3rd, the Government of Alberta announced temporary measures to reduce transmission and prevent the health-care system from being overwhelmed, and that effective September 4th:
  • Masks will be made mandatory for all indoor public spaces and workplaces;
  • Restaurants, cafés, bars, pubs, nightclubs, and other licensed establishments will be required to end alcohol service at 10 p.m.;
  • It is strongly recommended that unvaccinated Albertans limit their indoor social gatherings up to a maximum of 10 people; and
  • It is recommended that plans for in-person return to work be paused, and that employers revert to work-from-home where possible.
• On September 15th, the Government announced that new temporary health measures to help slow the spread of COVID-19 would apply provincewide, and that the following measures would take effect on September 16th:
  • Mandatory work-from-home measures are in place;
  • Indoor private gatherings for fully vaccinated individuals are limited to a maximum of 10 people;
  • Attendance at any indoor private social gathering is not permitted for those who are unvaccinated;
  • Outdoor private social gatherings are permitted to a maximum of 200 people;
  • Mandatory masking for students in grades 4 and up, plus staff and teachers in all grades; and
  • Spectator attendance at children's sport/performance/recreation is limited to one-third capacity.
• The Government said that the following measures would take effect on September 20th:
  • Outdoor dining only with a maximum of six individuals per table;
  • Attendance is limited to one-third capacity for retail, entertainment, and recreation facilities, including indoor venues, libraries, conferences, rental spaces, concerts, nightclubs, casinos, and similar;
  • No indoor group classes or activities are permitted for adult sport, fitness, performance, and recreation and indoor competitions are paused; and
  • Individuals will be required to provide government-issued proof of immunization, or a negative privately paid COVID-19 test, to access a variety of participating social, recreational, and discretionary events and businesses throughout the province, including restaurants, bars, and indoor organized events.
• On September 30th, the Government announced it was implementing a proof of COVID-19 vaccination policy for all Alberta Public Service employees. The Government said employees will have until November 30th to submit proof of full vaccination.
• On September 7th, the Government of Prince Edward Island announced that Step 5 of the Moving Forward plan would be implemented over time, with border and travel measures, including screening, testing, self-isolation, and the PEI Pass remaining in place until at least mid-October. The Government also said that as of September 3rd, unvaccinated or partially vaccinated staff in long-term care facilities and licensed nursing homes and community care facilities across P.E.I. are required to be routinely tested for COVID-19.
• On September 15th, the Government announced that effective September 17th:
  • Personal gatherings will be limited to 20 people;
  • Non-medical masks will be mandatory for all Islanders in indoor places;
  • P.E.I. residents should not travel off-Island unless it is necessary; and
  • Border screening, testing, and isolation for unvaccinated and partially vaccinated people coming to P.E.I. will remain in effect until at least mid-October.
• On September 8th, the Government of Nova Scotia announced it would move into Phase 5 of its reopening plan on September 15th and that wearing masks in indoor public places would no longer be mandatory but remain strongly recommended. The Government said masks would be required in schools until September 20th to allow students, staff, and teachers time to transition to Phase 5. The Government also said it would start requiring proof of full vaccination to participate in discretionary, recreational or non-essential activities such as dining out, going to a fitness facility, or going to a movie, theatre performance, concert, or sporting event as of October 4th.
• On September 14th, the Government announced that due to current epidemiology in the province and Atlantic region, it would delay starting Phase 5 of its reopening plan until October 4th, when the proof of full vaccination policy begins for certain events and activities.
• On September 29th, the Government announced that effective October 4th, everyone coming to Nova Scotia from other Canadian provinces and territories will need to complete the Nova Scotia Safe Check-in form and that their isolation will be based on vaccination status and testing. The Government also announced that Nova Scotians working in healthcare and education must be vaccinated under a new COVID-19 vaccine mandate and that they have until November 30th to be fully vaccinated.
• On September 15th, the Government of New Brunswick announced that beginning September 22nd, people would be required to show proof of vaccination when accessing certain events, services, and businesses, including:
  • Indoor festivals, performing arts, and sporting events;
  • Indoor and outdoor dining and drinking at restaurants, pubs, and bars;
  • Movie theatres, nightclubs, and amusement centres;
  • Gyms, indoor pools, and indoor recreation facilities;
  • Indoor group exercise facilities; and
  • Visiting a long-term care facility.
• The Government also said that anyone entering New Brunswick must preregister their travel.
• On September 24th, the Government announced a mandatory order would come into effect on September 25th and that the following measures would be implemented:
  • People must limit their contacts to their household plus 20 consistent contacts;
  • Indoor private gatherings will be limited to 20 consistent contacts;
  • There will be no limits on outdoor gatherings;
  • Businesses and events where people gather or exercise, including museums, cinemas, arenas, live entertainment venues, gyms, and similar venues must ensure all employees are fully vaccinated or are continuously masked and tested regularly; patrons and participants remain required to be fully vaccinated; and
  • Physical distancing is required at businesses, services, or events where proof of vaccination is not required, such as grocery and retail stores, private businesses, and libraries.
• On September 16th, the Government of Saskatchewan announced new measures to address health care capacity pressures caused by rising case rates, and that effective September 17th, an interim province-wide mandatory masking order will be implemented for all indoor public spaces. The Government said that effective October 1st, a provincial requirement for proof of vaccination or negative test will be implemented for public access to a list of establishments, businesses, and event venues that bring groups of people together, including:
  • Indoor dining at restaurants;
  • Nightclubs, bars, taverns, and other licensed establishments;
  • Event and entertainment venues, including conference centres, casinos, movie theatres, concert venues, museums, and indoor facilities hosting ticketed sporting events; and
  • Indoor fitness centres, and gyms.
• The Government also said that employees of all Government of Saskatchewan ministries, crowns, and agencies will be required to be fully vaccinated with the COVID-19 vaccine by October 1st.
• On September 21st, the Government of the United States announced it was extending restrictions on non-essential travel at land and ferry crossings with Canada and Mexico until October 21st.
• On September 22nd, the Government of Nunavut announced the easing of public health restrictions in Arviat effective immediately, including the no travel recommendation and the isolation advisory for individuals not fully vaccinated, as well as:
  • There is no limit to the number of people for outdoor gatherings;
  • Indoor gatherings in dwellings increase to 15 people, plus household members;
  • Indoor public gatherings, including places of worship, gyms, fitness centres, and swimming pools, are increased to 75% capacity;
  • Libraries and galleries may allow 50% capacity;
  • Public places may allow group tours, group workouts and singing;
  • Team sports may resume;
  • Restaurants and licensed establishments are restricted to 75% capacity;
  • Group counselling sessions increase to 20 people; and
  • Parks buildings may open.
• On September 27th, the Government announced that effective November 1st it will limit travel exemptions for unvaccinated workers or those workers who have yet to receive a second dose of a Government of Canada approved COVID-19 vaccine. The Government said that unvaccinated or partially vaccinated workers will have to isolate for 14 days at a Government of Nunavut Isolation location prior to being allowed entry to Nunavut.
• On September 27th, the Government of the Northwest Territories announced that as of November 30th it will require employees who interact with vulnerable members of the public in the health care, education, and corrections sectors, and employees travelling to remote communities on duty travel, to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

Resources

• Calgary-based Suncor Energy Inc. announced that the co-owners of the Terra Nova Floating, Production, Storage, and Offloading facility and associated Terra Nova Field had finalized the agreement to move forward with the Asset Life Extension Project. Suncor said the project is expected to extend production life by approximately 10 years, providing an additional 70 million barrels of resource, and that it anticipates a return to operations before the end of 2022.
• Calgary-based Enbridge Inc. announced the substantial completion of the Line 3 Replacement Project and the establishment of an in-service date of October 1st. Enbridge said this step marks the full replacement of the entire 1,765-kilometre-long pipeline from Edmonton, Alberta to Superior, Wisconsin and restores the full pipeline capacity of 760,000 barrels per day.
• Enbridge Inc. announced it had entered into a definitive purchase agreement with EnCap Flatrock Midstream to acquire Moda Midstream Operating, LLC, of Texas for USD $3.0 billion in cash. Enbridge said the transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2021, subject to customary regulatory approvals and closing conditions.
• Agnico Eagle Mines Limited and Kirkland Lake Gold Ltd., both of Toronto, announced they had entered into an agreement to combine in a merger of equals. The companies said the transaction is expected to close in December 2021 or in the first quarter of 2022, subject to Ontario court, shareholder, and applicable stock exchange approvals and closing conditions customary on transactions of this nature, including receipt of Competition Act (Canada) and Foreign Acquisitions and Takeovers Act 1975 (Australia) clearance.

Finance and insurance

• Toronto-based Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (CIBC) announced it had signed a long-term agreement to become the exclusive issuer of Costco Mastercard in Canada. CIBC said it will also acquire the existing Canadian Costco credit card portfolio, which has over $3 billion in outstanding balances. CIBC said it expects the purchase of the current Costco co-brand credit card portfolio to close and convert to CIBC in early 2022, subject to customary closing conditions.

Other news

• The Bank of Canada announced it held its target for the overnight rate at the effective lower bound of 0.25%. The target for the overnight rate was reduced by 150 basis points during March 2020. The Bank also said that it was maintaining its quantitative easing (QE) program at a target pace of $2 billion per week.
• The Northwest Territory's minimum wage increased from $13.46 per hour to $15.20 per hour on September 1st.
• Washington State-based Amazon.com, Inc., announced that Amazon Canada will hire 15,000 full-and part-time employees throughout the fall. Amazon said full-and part-time employees will also receive an additional $1.60 to $2.20 per hour, starting immediately, regardless of the tenure with the company.
• Toronto-based Porter Airlines announced that flights to Toronto, Montreal, Ottawa, and Thunder Bay would restart on September 8th, and that flights to Halifax, Quebec City, St. John's, and Moncton would start within the next 10 days. Porter said that U.S. destinations in Boston, Chicago, New York, and Washington would return on September 17th.

United States and other international news

• The U.S. Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) maintained the target range for the federal funds rate at 0.00% to 0.25%. The last change in the target range was a 100 basis points decrease announced in March 2020. The FOMC also said it would continue to increase its holdings of Treasury securities by at least $80 billion per month and of agency mortgage-backed securities by at least $40 billion per month and that a moderation in the pace of asset purchases may soon be warranted.
• The European Central Bank (ECB) announced (i) the interest rates on the main refinancing operations, the marginal lending facility, and the deposit facility will remain unchanged at 0.00%, 0.25% and -0.50%, respectively; (ii) net purchases under the asset purchase programme (APP) will continue at a monthly pace of €20 billion; and (iii) the Governing Council will continue to conduct net asset purchases under the pandemic emergency purchase programme (PEPP) with a total envelope of €1,850 billion until at least the end of March 2022. The Governing Council said it judges that favourable financing conditions can be maintained with a moderately lower pace of net asset purchases under the PEPP than in the previous two quarters.
• The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to maintain the Bank Rate at 0.1%. The MPC also voted to maintain the stock of sterling non-financial investment-grade corporate bond purchases at £20 billion, and to continue with the existing programme of U.K. government bond purchases, maintaining the target for the stock of these government bond purchases at £875 billion.
• The Bank of Japan (BoJ) announced it will apply a negative interest rate of -0.1% to the Policy-Rate Balances in current accounts held by financial institutions at the BoJ and that it will purchase a necessary amount of Japanese government bonds (JGBs) without setting an upper limit so that 10-year JGB yields will remain at around zero percent.
• The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) maintained the targets for the cash rate and the yield on 3-year Australian Government bonds at 0.10%. The last change in the target for the cash rate was a 15 basis points reduction in November 2020. The RBA also said it would purchase government securities at the rate of AUD $4 billion a week until at least mid-February.
• The Monetary Policy and Financial Stability Committee of Norway's Norges Bank decided to raise the policy rate from 0.0% to 0.25%. The last change in the policy rate was a 25 basis points reduction in May 2020.
• The Executive Board of Sweden's Riksbank left the repo rate unchanged at 0.00% and said the rate is expected to remain at this level for the entire forecast period. The Riksbank also said it will continue to purchase securities during the fourth quarter, in line with its earlier decision.
• On September 2nd, United States President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., declared that an emergency exists in the States of New York and New Jersey and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State, tribal, and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from the remnants of Hurricane Ida beginning on September 1, 2021, and continuing.
• On September 13th, United States President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., declared that an emergency exists in the State of Louisiana and ordered Federal assistance to supplement State, tribal, and local response efforts due to the emergency conditions resulting from Tropical Storm Nicholas beginning on September 12, 2021, and continuing.
• OPEC and non-OPEC members announced they had resolved to adjust upward their overall production by 0.4 mb/d for the month of October 2021.
• Michigan-based Ford Motor Company announced that it and SK Innovation Co. Ltd. of South Korea plan to invest USD $11.4 billion to build two new campuses in Tennessee and Kentucky that will produce electric F-Series trucks and the batteries to power future electric Ford and Lincoln vehicles. Ford said the investment will create nearly 11,000 new jobs, with production to start in 2025.
• Netherlands-based Royal Dutch Shell plc announced that its subsidiary, Shell Enterprises LLC, had reached an agreement for the sale of its Permian business to ConocoPhillips Company of Texas for USD $9.5 billion in cash. Shell said the transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2021, subject to regulatory approvals.
• Minnesota-based U.S. Bancorp announced it had entered into a definitive agreement to acquire MUFG Union Bank's core regional banking franchise from Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group of Japan for approximately USD $8 billion. The company said the transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2022, subject to customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals.
• California-based PayPal Holdings, Inc. announced it had agreed to acquire Japan-based Paidy, a two-sided payments platform and provider of buy now, pay later solutions in Japan, for approximately USD $2.7 billion. PayPal said the transaction is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2021, subject to customary closing conditions, including receipt of regulatory approvals.

Financial market news

• West Texas Intermediate crude oil closed at USD $75.03 per barrel on September 30th, up from a closing value of USD $68.50 at the end of August. Western Canadian Select crude oil traded in the USD $56 to $64 per barrel range throughout September. The Canadian dollar closed at 78.49 cents U.S. on September 30th, down from 79.26 cents U.S. at the end of August. The S&P/TSX composite index closed at 20,070.25 on September 30th, down from 20,582.94 at the end of August.