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    What are the official Canada Post abbreviations for municipalities in Manitoba?

    To meet addressing guidelines or to accommodate limitations on address fields in your database, you may need to adjust the names of towns, cities or communities with long names.

    Canada Post has a list of official abbreviations for some municipalities in Manitoba with names longer than 13 characters.

    Use these official shortened names:

    • If your database fields cannot accommodate longer names.
    • To ensure the mailing address fits on a standard mailing label while meeting the addressing guidelines outlined by Canada Post.

    Find the official abbreviations for some municipalities in Manitoba below.

    Municipality 13-character abbreviation 18-character abbreviation

    CRANBERRY PORTAGE

    CRANBERRY-PTG

     

    EAST BRAINTREE

    E-BRAINTREE

     

    FORREST STATION

    FORREST-STN

     

    FORT ALEXANDER

    FT-ALEXANDER

     

    GILBERT PLAINS

    GILBERT-PLNS

     

    GODS LAKE NARROWS

    GODS-LK-NARWS

     

    ILE DES CHENES

    ILE-DE-CHENES

     

    ILE DES CHENES EAST

    ILE-D-CHNES-E

    ILE-DES-CHENES-E

    KEESHKEEMAQUAH

    LPFN

     

    LAKE MANITOBA FIRST NATION

    LK-MB-FST-NAT

    LK-MB-FIRST-NATION

    LITTLE BULLHEAD

    LTLE-BULLHEAD

     

    LITTLE GRAND RAPIDS

    LTLE-GRND-RAP

    LITTLE-GRAND-RPDS

    MATHESON ISLAND

    MATHESON-ISLD

     

    MEADOWBROOK VILLAGE

    MEABK-VILLAGE

    MEADOWBROK-VILLAGE

    MEADOW PORTAGE

    MEADOW-PTGE

     

    NOTRE DAME DE LOURDES

    NOTRE-DAME-LR

    NOTRE-DAME-LOURDES

    OVERSTONEVILLE

    OVERSTONVILLE

     

    PELICAN RAPIDS

    PELICAN-RPDS

     

    POINTE DU BOIS

    PTE-DU-BOIS

     

    PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE

    PTG-LA-PRAIRI

     

    PRINCESS HARBOUR

    PRINCESS-HBR

     

    RED SUCKER LAKE

    RED-SUCKER-LK

     

    RIDING MOUNTAIN

    RIDING-MTN

     

    SEDDONS CORNER

    SEDDONS-CORNR

     

    SEVEN SISTERS FALLS

    SEVEN-SISTERS

    SEVEN-SISTERS-FLLS

    SOUTH INDIAN LAKE

    S-INDIAN-LK

     

    SOUTH JUNCTION

    S-JUNCTION

     

    STE AGATHE EAST

    ST AGATHE EST

     

    ST FRANCOIS XAVIER

    ST-FRANC-XAVR

     

    ST JEAN BAPTISTE

    ST-JEAN-BAPT

     

    ST PIERRE JOLYS

    ST-PIERRE-JLY

     

    ST THERESA POINT

    ST-THERESA-PT

     

    STE ROSE DU LAC

    ST-ROSE-LAC

     

    STEVENSON ISLAND

    STEVENSON-ISL

     

    STONY MOUNTAIN

    STONY-MTN

     

    THICKET PORTAGE

    THICKET-PTGE

     

    TOOTINAOWAZIIBEENG

    TTR BAND F.N.

     

    VICTORIA BEACH

    VICTORIA-BCH

     

    WAYWAYSEECAPPO

    WAYWAYSEECAPO

     

    WINNIPEG BEACH

    WINNIPEG-BCH