Canada Abbreviations | Canadian Postal Abbreviations

 

The official two-letter abbreviations for the provinces and territories in Canada.

Abbreviation	English name	French name	Source
AB	Alberta	Alberta	First letter of first two syllables
BC	British Columbia	Colombie-Britannique	Initials
MB	Manitoba	Manitoba	First letter of first and last syllables
NB	New Brunswick	Nouveau-Brunswick	Initials
NL	Newfoundland and Labrador	Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador	Initials
NS	Nova Scotia	Nouvelle-Écosse	Initials
NT	Northwest Territories	Territoires du Nord-Ouest	Initials
NU	Nunavut	Nunavut	First two letters
ON	Ontario	Ontario	First two letters
PE	Prince Edward Island	Île-du-Prince-Édouard	Initials of first two words
QC	Quebec	Québec	First and last letters
SK	Saskatchewan	Saskatchewan	First letter of first two syllables
YT	Yukon	Yukon	Initials of "Yukon Territory"