"GNBC" redirects here. For the basketball team, see GNBC (basketball).
The Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC) is a national committee with a secretariat in Natural Resources Canada, part of the Government of Canada, which authorizes the names used and name changes on official federal government maps of Canada created since 1897. The board consists of 27 members, one from each of the provinces and territories, and others from departments of the Government of Canada. The board also is involved with names of areas in the Antarctic through the Antarctic Treaty.[1]
In a two year period of 2019-2020, 750 names were added to the database with roughly 100 changes to names of already existing places. Citizens and government officials have the ability to write in with a form that is able to be filled out. The local naming authority then becomes involved on the place in question gathering suggestions from the local and indigenous communities. This can include the revival of indigenous names, notable examples include qathet, Haida Gwaii, and the Salish Sea. Provincial governments have also taken liberty to change names, including Nunavut, Ontario, British Columbia, and Quebec. Certain laws may apply such as for regional districts which typically have to include a distinguish geographic feature of the area in its name.[2][3]
geographical, names, board, canada, gnbc, redirects, here, basketball, team, gnbc, basketball, gnbc, national, committee, with, secretariat, natural, resources, canada, part, government, canada, which, authorizes, names, used, name, changes, official, federal,. GNBC redirects here For the basketball team see GNBC basketball The Geographical Names Board of Canada GNBC is a national committee with a secretariat in Natural Resources Canada part of the Government of Canada which authorizes the names used and name changes on official federal government maps of Canada created since 1897 The board consists of 27 members one from each of the provinces and territories and others from departments of the Government of Canada The board also is involved with names of areas in the Antarctic through the Antarctic Treaty 1 Contents 1 Structure 2 Process 3 See also 4 External links 5 ReferencesStructure EditThe secretariat is provided by Natural Resources Canada In addition to the provincial and territorial members are members from the following federal government departments Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada Canada Post Corporation Fisheries and Oceans Canada Elections Canada Library and Archives Canada Department of National Defence Natural Resources Canada including Geological Survey of Canada and Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation Parks Canada Statistics Canada and the Translation Bureau The Chair of the Geographical Names Board of Canada is Connie Wyatt Anderson from The Pas Manitoba Process EditIn a two year period of 2019 2020 750 names were added to the database with roughly 100 changes to names of already existing places Citizens and government officials have the ability to write in with a form that is able to be filled out The local naming authority then becomes involved on the place in question gathering suggestions from the local and indigenous communities This can include the revival of indigenous names notable examples include qathet Haida Gwaii and the Salish Sea Provincial governments have also taken liberty to change names including Nunavut Ontario British Columbia and Quebec Certain laws may apply such as for regional districts which typically have to include a distinguish geographic feature of the area in its name 2 3 See also EditFederal Information Processing Standard GeoBase Geographic Names Information System GPS CExternal links EditCanadian Geographical Names at Natural Resources CanadaReferences Edit Geographical Names Board of Canada Retrieved 7 November 2020 Jago Robert 2021 07 22 Renaming places how Canada is reexamining the map Canadian Geographic Retrieved 2022 11 22 Humphreys Adrian 2022 09 30 Canada s changing map Reconciliation renames people places things nationalpost Retrieved 2022 11 22 This Canadian government related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Geographical Names Board of Canada amp oldid 1123171116, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
