We must research each result to verify the data with an official source (i.e., official website or claimed social media). Sources that are clearly

unreliable should not be considered at all.

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Use official resources like businesses’ official websites, national postal service websites, and government websites whenever possible. (General guidelines, section 2.1.1)

If you can’t verify the data as correct or incorrect, rate Can’t Verify.

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To give you some guidance, please see below some of the resources that Analysts from French Canada (fr_CA) market have reported to be helpful when performing research.

Helpful Map Applications

Google Maps
Bing Maps

Helpful resources to research Name Accuracy

Official company websites (always the first step!)

  Street Imagery (for signage identifying the business)

Official Facebook, Twitter, other claimed social media pages 
Santé Quebec search function can be useful to get the official name of health-related entities:

http://www.sante.gouv.qc.ca/en/repertoire-ressources/recherche

 

Helpful resources to research Address Accuracy

Official website/social media (always the first step!)
Canada Post’s postal code finder:

https://www.canadapost.ca/cpo/mc/personal/postalcode/fpc.jsf

It is good for verifying addresses, but not always reliable, especially in more rural areas. Useful tip: sometimes Canada

Post has an address under a sub-locality rather than the main

locality. For example, some addresses are associated with the locality St-Hubert, which became part of Longueuil. Both localities are considered correct (see section 1.4.3 of the country-specific guidelines), but if you enter the address as “Longueuil”, the tool may not find it. The best approach is to enter only the street number and street name, and see what the tool suggests for the locality.

For results in Quebec, the official land registry website can be extremely helpful, particularly for more rural results: https://appli.mern.gouv.qc.ca/Infolot/Info/Licence
Claimed TripAdvisor, Yelp, Facebook, or other social media pages.

Helpful resources to research Pin Accuracy

Google Maps, Bing Maps, Infolot
Street Imagery, Satellite Imagery

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