'Langford' to become official mailing address for residents instead of 'Victoria'
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People who live in the City of Langford will have their mailing addresses changed to "Langford" instead of "Victoria" starting this summer.
People who live in the City of Langford will have their mailing addresses changed to "Langford" instead of "Victoria" starting this summer.
The change will come into effect on June 19, and will impact organizations like Canada Post and ICBC.
Currently, anyone who has a mailing address in Langford has "Victoria" listed as their primary city in the Canada Post database, according to the municipality.
"This standard is the same for most Greater Victoria municipalities," reads the staff report that will be discussed at a special council meeting Monday.
"The municipality provides civic addresses, and Canada Post assigns the municipality and postal code based on their geographic mapping."
Langford says Canada Post will only change this mailing address policy if it is requested by a municipality.
In early 2022, the city requested that Canada Post change its database so that all mail sent to Langford shows the West Shore community as the primary city.
