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**When the postal code is '''not''' available, '''tick off the "B"''' and leave the space for postal code blank
**When the postal code is '''not''' available, '''tick off the "B"''' and leave the space for postal code blank


==Important Collection Detail to consider==
== Relationship between Province, PHIN and Postal Code ==
When collecting Postal Code, [[PHIN]] number and [[Province]] Code, think about the relationship of this information when you are collecting it.   
When collecting Postal Code, [[PHIN]] number and [[Province]] Code, think about the relationship of this information when you are collecting it.   
*if patient has a MB PHIN number, then province code should be MB and the postal code should be for MB (MB postal codes start with an "R").   
*if patient has a MB PHIN number, then province code should be MB and the postal code should be for MB (MB postal codes start with an "R").