List of city nicknames in Canada

This partial list of city nicknames in Canada compiles the aliases, sobriquets and slogans that cities are known by (or have been known by historically), officially and unofficially, to municipal governments, local people, outsiders or their tourism boards or chambers of commerce.

City nicknames can help in establishing a civic identity, helping outsiders recognize a community or attracting people to a community because of its nickname; promote civic pride; and build community unity.Muench, David [http://www.uwex.edu/ces/cced/economies/communityindicators/communityslogans.pdf "Wisconsin Community Slogans: Their Use and Local Impacts"] , December 1993, accessed April 10, 2007.] They are also believed to have economic value, but their economic value is difficult to measure.

Some unofficial nicknames are positive, while others are derisive. The unofficial nicknames listed here have been in use for a long time or have gained wide use.

Cities by Province

Alberta

* Calgary
** "Cow Town" or "Cowtown" [ [http://www.connect2edmonton.ca/forum/showthread.php?t=4090 Connect2Edmonton] ]
** "The Stampede City" [ [http://got.net/~landauer/lists/CityOf.html City nicknames ] ]
** "The Heart of The New West" (official City slogan) [ [http://www.calgary.ca/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_0_780_240_0_43/http%3B/content.calgary.ca/CCA/City+Hall/About+Calgary/+Welcome+to+Calgary/Welcome+to+Calgary.htm The City of Calgary: Welcome to Calgary ] ]
** "Canada's oil capital" [ [http://got.net/~landauer/lists/CityOf.html City nicknames ] ]

* Edmonton
**"The City of Champions" (Official City slogan)
** "Festival City" [ [http://www.edmonton.com/tourism/page.asp?page=18 Edmonton.com: Travel, Tourism & Leisure - Things to Do ] ]
** "The Chuck" or "Edmonchuck" [ [http://runker_room.tripod.com/ryokou/chuck.htm Runker Room Travel] ] - "in reference to Edmonton's large Ukrainian population."
** "The Big E" [ [http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/columnists/story.html?id=bb12bf39-4111-4919-bdab-6b1bc71b2ddc&p=1 Edmonton Journal] ]
** "E-Town" [http://www.streetrag.com/article/148/edmonton-s _te. Campbell River] ]
** "Salmon capital of the world" [ [http://www.experiencefestival.com/a/List_of_city_nicknames_-_Patterns/id/5249991 List of city nicknames: Encyclopedia II - List of city nicknames - Patterns ] ]

*Surrey
**"City of Parks" [ [http://www.surrey.ca/Visiting+Surrey/About+Surrey/Surrey+Is.htm City of Surrey - Visiting Surrey - About Surrey - Surrey Is ] ]

*Vancouver
**Vancity [ [http://got.net/~landauer/lists/CityOf.html City nicknames ] ]
**Gastown "(historic title and now a Vancouver neighbourhood)" [ [http://got.net/~landauer/lists/CityOf.html City nicknames ] ]
**Hollywood North [ [http://search.cbc.ca/search?ie=&site=CBC&output=xml_no_dtd&client=CBC&lr=&getfields=description&proxystylesheet=CBC&oe=&searchWeb=cbc&q=Hollywood+North CBC.ca search of "Hollywood North"] ] - "in reference to the cities large film and television industry, sometimes also used to refer to Toronto."
**Terminal City [ [http://www.walrusmagazine.com/articles/2008.02-dark-cities-charlotte-gill-noir-fiction/ Walrus magazine] ] - "Vancouver's original name, given for its location at the western terminus of the Canadian Pacific Railway completed in 1885." [ [http://www8.cpr.ca/cms/English/General+Public/Heritage/A+Brief+History.htm CPR History] ]
*Nanaimo
**"Surrey by the Sea"Fact|date=August 2008
*Victoria
**"Little England" [ [http://got.net/~landauer/lists/CityOf.html City nicknames ] ]

Manitoba

*Winnipeg
**"Winterpeg" [ [http://www.winterpeg.com/FAQ.htm Frequently Asked Questions ] ]
**"Gateway to the West" [ [http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/mb_history/30/emersontour.shtml Manitoba Historical Society] ]
**"The Peg" [ [http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/lolly/canada_2006/1151604900/tpod.html Canada Travel Blog] ]

Ontario

*Toronto"see also Name of Toronto"
** "Queen City" [ [http://got.net/~landauer/lists/CityOf.html City nicknames ] ]
** "Hogtown" [ [http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question7148.html Why is Toronto called 'Hogtown?' ] ]
** "T.O."cite web|url=http://www.eye.net/eye/issue/issue_10.14.99/thebeat/extended.php|title=Putting T-Dot on the Map|last=Benson|first=Denise|publisher=Eye Weekly|accessdate=2006-12-05] , "from Toronto Ontario"
** "The 4-1-6" - "A reference to the original area code for Toronto, as compared with "the 9-0-5", which is the area code for the much of the outlying suburbs."Fact|date=May 2008

*Hamilton
** The "Hammer" [ [http://www.foundlocally.com/Hamilton/local/Info-CityInfo.htm] ]
** "Hammertown" [ [http://www.foundlocally.com/Hamilton/local/Info-CityInfo.htm] ]
** "Steeltown" [ [http://www.foundlocally.com/Hamilton/local/Info-CityInfo.htm] ]

*Mississauga
** Sauga Fact|date=August 2008

*Sudbury
** Sudz (Short version of the name)

New Brunswick

Nova Scotia

=Newfoundland=

Prince Edward Island

Quebec

*Montreal
** "The City of Saints" [ [http://got.net/~landauer/lists/CityOf.html City nicknames ] ]
** "The 5-1-4, after its original area code"Fact|date=August 2008
** "Real City"Fact|date=August 2008

Saskatchewan

*Saskatoon
**"Hub City"Fact|date=May 2008
**"Toontown"Fact|date=May 2008
*Regina
**"The Queen City" [ [http://www.cgkids.ca/cgkids/tv/season5/503.asp Canadian Geographic Kids] ]

Cities by Territory

Northwest Territory

Nunavut Territory

Yukon Territory

Related links

List of Canadian provinces' largest cities

References

External links

* [http://got.net/~landauer/lists/CityOf.html a list] of American and a few Canadian nicknames