The Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC) is Canada’s national coordinating body responsible for standards and policies on place names. The GNBC comprises federal, provincial and territorial departments and agencies, each with specific authority and responsibility for their respective jurisdictions. Working together as a multi-jurisdictional national body, GNBC members coordinate efforts to ensure that geographical names are consistently managed.
GNBC Chairperson | |
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Ms. Connie Wyatt Anderson |
c/o: GNBC Secretariat |
Provincial/Territorial Members | |
Alberta | |
Mr. Matthew Wangler Executive Director
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Alberta Geographical Names Program |
British Columbia | |
Ms. Carla Jack Provincial Toponymist
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BC Geographical Names Office |
Manitoba | |
Mr. Des Kappel Provincial Toponymist
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Manitoba Geographical Names Program |
New Brunswick | |
Mr. Gilles Bourque Manager - Toponymy
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Toponymy Services |
Newfoundland and Labrador | |
Mr. Jeff Wood Manager , Geomatics Support Services
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Surveys and Mapping Division |
Northwest Territories | |
Dr. Tom Andrews Territorial Archaeologist
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Geographic Names Program |
Nova Scotia | |
Ms. Laura Beazley
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GeoNOVA |
Nunavut | |
Ms. Sylvia Qulitalik Territorial Toponymist
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Department of Culture and Heritage |
Ontario | |
Ms. Susan MacGregor
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Mapping and Information Resources Branch |
Prince Edward Island | |
Ms. Beth Gaudet Provincial Tax Commissioner
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Taxation and Property Records Division |
Quebec | |
M. Robert Vézina
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Commission de toponymie du Québec |
Saskatchewan | |
Mr. Carlos Germann Director
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Saskatchewan Geographic Names Program |
Yukon | |
Mr. Jeff Hunston Manager
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Heritage Resources Unit |
Federal Members | |
Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada | |
Mr. Geoff Cole Director
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Lands and Environmental Management Branch |
Canada Post Corporation | |
Mr. Daniel Beaulne
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Address Management |
Fisheries and Oceans Canada | |
Mr. Denis Hains
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Canadian Hydrographic Service |
Elections Canada | |
Mr. José Santos
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Electoral Geography |
Library and Archives Canada | |
Librarian and Archivist of Canada
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Library and Archives Canada |
Department of National Defence | |
Vacant |
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Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector | |
Ms. Judith Bossé Assistant Deputy Minister
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Earth Sciences Sector |
Natural Resources Canada - Geological Survey of Canada | |
Vacant |
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Natural Resources Canada - Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation | |
Mr. Prashant Shukle Director General
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Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation |
Parks Canada | |
Dr. Marty Magne |
Archaeology and History Branch |
Statistics Canada | |
Mr. Peter Murphy Director
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Geography Division |
Translation Bureau | |
Ms. Donna Achimov Chief Executive Officer
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Translation Bureau |
Appointed Experts | |
Chairperson, Advisory Committee on Automation and Delineation | |
Vacant
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c/o: GNBC Secretariat |
Chairperson, Advisory Committee on Nomenclature, Policy, and Research | |
Dr. Philip Goldring
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c/o: GNBC Secretariat |
Data User Community Representative | |
Mr. Danial Duda
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QE II Library |
English-speaking Academic Community Representative | |
Vacant
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c/o: GNBC Secretariat |
French-speaking Academic Community Representative | |
Dr. André Lapierre Emeritus Professor
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Department of Linguistics |
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