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In Canada , a number of sites and structures are named for Governors General of the country , the Canadian monarch 's representative in the country.
Governors and Governors General of New France (1627–1760) [ edit ]
Samuel de Champlain [ edit ]
Samuel de Champlain (1627–1635)
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ME (U.S. state)
ON
QC
Champlain Bridge , Montréal
HMCS Champlain
Boulevard Champlain, Quebec City[4]
Avenue Champlain, Saint-Hyacinthe[5]
Avenue Champlain, Shawinigan[6]
Avenue Champlain, Rouyn-Noranda[7]
Avenue Champlain, Pointe-Claire[8]
Avenue Champlain, Val-d'Or[9]
Boulevard Champlain, Candiac[10]
Avenue Champlain, Baie-Comeau[11]
Avenue Champlain, Mont-Joli[12]
Avenue Champlain, Chertsey[13]
Avenue Champlain, Disraeli[14]
Avenue Champlain, Venise-en-Québec[15]
Avenue Champlain, Saint-Armand[16]
Avenue Champlain, Hemmingford[17]
Avenue Champlain, Courcelles[18]
Charles de Montmagny [ edit ]
Louis d'Ailleboust de Coulonge [ edit ]
The Comte de Frontenac et de Palluau [ edit ]
Vaudreuil family [ edit ]
The Marquis de Beauharnois [ edit ]
The Marquis de la Jonquière [ edit ]
Governors and Governors General of Canada (1760–1867) [ edit ]
Sir Jeffery Amherst [ edit ]
The Lord Dorchester [ edit ]
Sir Frederick Haldimand [ edit ]
Robert Prescott [ edit ]
Robert Prescott (1796–1799)
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Schools
Buildings
ON
Sir George Prévost [ edit ]
George Prévost (1812–1815)
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Civil structures
Schools
Buildings
ON
HMS Wolfe (launched in Kingston) was called HMS Sir George Prevost before its launch in 1813.
Sir Gordon Drummond [ edit ]
Sir John Coape Sherbrooke [ edit ]
The Duke of Richmond [ edit ]
The Earl of Dalhousie [ edit ]
Sir James Kempt [ edit ]
James Kempt (1828–1830)
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Civil structures
Schools
Buildings
NS
ON
The Lord Aylmer [ edit ]
The Earl of Gosford [ edit ]
Sir John Colborne [ edit ]
The Lord Sydenham [ edit ]
Sir Charles Metcalfe [ edit ]
The Earl of Elgin and Kincardine [ edit ]
Sir Edmund Walker Head [ edit ]
Governors General of Canada (since 1867) [ edit ]
The Viscount Monck [ edit ]
The Lord Lisgar [ edit ]
The Earl of Dufferin [ edit ]
Marquess of Lorne [ edit ]
The Marquess of Lansdowne [ edit ]
The Lord Stanley of Preston [ edit ]
The Earl of Aberdeen [ edit ]
The Earl of Minto [ edit ]
The Earl Grey [ edit ]
Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey (1904–1911)
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Buildings
NL
SK
the Grey Cup , a trophy presented annually to the champion of the Canadian Football League[96]
The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn [ edit ]
The Duke of Devonshire [ edit ]
Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire (1916–1921)
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ON
Devonshire Cup, a trophy presented to the champion of the Canadian Senior Golf Association[97]
Duke of Devonshire Trophy, awarded by the Ottawa Horticultural Society to its highest scoring exhibitor[97]
The Lord Byng of Vimy [ edit ]
The Viscount Willingdon [ edit ]
The Earl of Bessborough [ edit ]
The Lord Tweedsmuir [ edit ]
The Earl of Athlone [ edit ]
The Viscount Alexander of Tunis [ edit ]
Vincent Massey [ edit ]
Vincent Massey (1952–1959)
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Civil structures
Schools
Buildings
MB
ON
Vincent Massey Memorial Centre Ice Skating Rink, Bewdley
QC
Rue Vincent-Massey, Quebec City[113]
Rue Vincent-Massey, Laval[114]
Rue Vincent-Massey, Trois-Rivières[115]
Rue Vincent-Massey, Beloeil[116]
Chemin Vincent-Massey, Rawdon[117]
SK
Georges Vanier [ edit ]
Georges Vanier (1959–1967)
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Buildings
BC
ON
QC
Vanier , a city that merged into Quebec City in 2002
Parc Georges-Vanier, Shawinigan[123]
Georges-Vanier , a station on the Montreal Metro[124]
Boulevard Georges-Vanier, Montréal[125]
Rue Georges-Vanier, Laval[126]
Rue Georges-Vanier, Gatineau[127]
Rue Georges-Vanier, Saguenay[128]
Rue Georges-Vanier, Shawinigan[129]
Rue Georges-Vanier, Thetford Mines[130]
Rue Georges-Vanier, Beauharnois[131]
the Vanier Cup , a trophy awarded annually to the university football champion[132]
Georges Vanier Scholarship[133]
Roland Michener [ edit ]
Roland Michener (1967–1974)
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Schools
Buildings
AB
ON
Jules Léger [ edit ]
Jules Léger (1974–1979)
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Civil structures
Schools
Buildings
ON
Jules Léger Library, Lester B. Pearson Building, Ottawa[138]
QC
Lac Jules-Léger[139]
Parc Jules-Léger, Châteauguay[140]
Parc Jules-Léger, Saint-Anicet[141]
Rue Jules-Léger, Montréal[142]
Rue Jules-Léger, Gatineau[143]
Rue Jules-Léger, Trois-Rivières[144]
Rue Jules-Léger, Boucherville[145]
Rue Jules-Léger, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville[146]
the Jules and Gabrielle Léger Fellowship, after Léger and his wife Gabrielle [147]
Edward Schreyer [ edit ]
Edward Schreyer (1979–1984)
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Schools
Buildings
ON
Edward Schreyer Fellowship, University of Toronto[148]
Jeanne Sauvé [ edit ]
Jeanne Sauvé (1984–1990)
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Schools
Buildings
MB
QC
Bourassa-Sauvé (electoral riding) in Montreal
Parc Jeanne-Sauvé, Montréal[150]
Parc Jeanne-Sauvé, Saint-Charles-Borromée[151]
Jeanne Sauvé Cup, awarded to the Canadian Ringette champions[152]
Jeanne Sauvé Fair Play Award[152]
Jeanne Sauvé Trophy, world championship for women's field hockey [152]
Rue Jeanne-Sauvé, Québec[153]
Rue Jeanne-Sauvé, Sherbrooke[154]
Rue Jeanne-Sauvé, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville[155]
Rue Jeanne-Sauvé, Saint-Charles-Borromée[156]
Ray Hnatyshyn [ edit ]
Ray Hnatyshyn (1990–1995)
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Schools
Buildings
Roméo LeBlanc [ edit ]
Roméo LeBlanc (1995–1999)
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Civil structures
Schools
Buildings
NB
LeBlanc Park, Memramcook[159]
Adrienne Clarkson [ edit ]
Adrienne Clarkson (1999–2005)
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Civil structures and other objects
Schools
Buildings
ON
the Clarkson Cup , a trophy awarded to the champion of the National Canadian Women's Hockey Championship[161]
Michaëlle Jean [ edit ]
Michaëlle Jean (2005–2010)
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Civil structures and other objects
Schools
Buildings
ON
David Johnston [ edit ]
David Johnston (2010–2016)
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Civil structures and other objects
Schools
Buildings
ON
David Johnston International Experience Awards, University of Waterloo[164]
David Johnston Research and Technology Park, Waterloo[165]
Julie Payette [ edit ]
Julie Payette (2017–2021)
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Civil structures
Schools
Buildings
ON
Lieutenant governors [ edit ]
British Columbia [ edit ]
Barnard Island [167] and Mount Barnard [168] – Francis Stillman Barnard
Dewdney ,[169] Dewdney Creek ,[170] Dewdney Flats ,[171] Dewdney Island ,[172] Dewdney Peak ,[g] Dewdney Street (Vancouver), Dewdney Trail , Dewdney Trunk Road , and Mount Dewdney [174] – Edgar Dewdney
Lotbinière Island – Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière [175]
Mount Trutch ,[176] Trutch Island ,[177] and Trutch Street (Vancouver) – Joseph Trutch
Prior Island ,[178] Prior Lake ,[179] Prior Peak ,[180] and Prior Street (Vancouver) – Edward Gawler Prior
New Brunswick [ edit ]
Newfoundland and Labrador [ edit ]
Nova Scotia [ edit ]
Prince Edward Island [ edit ]
See also [ edit ]
^ Hamilton (1978 , p. 291) identifies the elder Vaudreuil as the town's namesake.
^ Previously, there was also a street named when Dorchester Boulevard. The square received its name when the street was renamed Boulevard René-Lévesque .[36]
^ The town takes its name from the old Drummond Parish, which was named for the Governor General.
^ The identity of this town's namesake is disputed. Carolyn Harris, in The Canadian Encyclopedia , identifies the Governor General as the namesake.[80] Hamilton (1978 , pp. 183–184), however, suggests that the namesake is his ancestor, the 2nd Marquess .
^ The identity of this mountain's namesake is disputed. Carolyn Harris, in The Canadian Encyclopedia , identifies the Governor General as the peak's namesake.[82] The official database for geographical names in British Columbia, however, identifies Stanley H. Mitchell, an official of the Alpine Club of Canada , as the mountain's namesake.[83]
^ The identity of this town's namesake is disputed. Carolyn Harris, in The Canadian Encyclopedia , identifies the Governor General as the town's namesake.[82] Hamilton (1978 , p. 102), however, identifies his father , who was the British Prime Minister, as the town's namesake.
^ Named for the town[173]
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^ History of Aylmer . Aylmer & District Museum. 2002, revised 2006. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
^ Port Colborne official website
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^ Townships and parishes in Madawaska County – Edmundston also known as Petit-Sault, or Little Falls . The Upper St. John River Valley website. 2007-01-10. Retrieved 2011-02-28.
^ Ontario Plaque for Monck Road
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