Some publications on geographical names

Publications of the GNBC and its individual members include policy documents and manuals, gazetteers, glossaries, newsletters and brochures. Some of these sell for a variety of prices, some items are available free of charge. For more information please contact the GNBC Secretariat or individual GNBC members.

• Publications
  • Guide to the field collection of native geographical names [PDF, 417.7 kb, viewer] (1992)
  • Principles and procedures for geographical naming
    [PDF, 657.4 kb, viewer] (2001)
  • Aboriginal Place Names - Charting Our Heritage
    Hardcopy available in two bilingual versions; English/French and English/Inuktitut.
    Online versions:
    • English [PDF, 295.2 kb, viewer]
    • French [PDF, 298.0 kb, viewer] and
    • Inuktitut [PDF, 294.6 kb, viewer]
  • Canada's Geographical Names Approved in English and French (2006) [PDF, 4.3 Mb, viewer]
  • Geographical names and the Geographical Names Board of Canada (2004)
  • Naming Canada’s geographical features (2004)
• Canoma Index, Volumes 1-26, 1975-2000
  • Twenty-six volumes of Canoma, each of two issues, have been printed between 1975 and 2000. Articles included in these volumes are indexed in this alphabetical list.
  • Each item is referenced by title and by author. Where applicable, a citation is also included under the name of a province or territory, an individual, a committee, or a particular topic within the field of toponymy.

Publications available from:

• Concise Gazetteer of Canada (1997)
  Catalogue No. M86-16/1997-1
  ISBN 0-660-60185-0
  Price: $39.95 (paper copy)

Publications available from:

• Noms et lieux du Québec: dictionnaire illustré (2006)
  ISBN: 2-551-19669-8
  Price: $92.95

Publications available for sale from GNBC Secretariat:

• Aboriginal Canadian Geographical Names: an annotated bibliography - 1997 :
  Price: $20.00 (plus tax) for hard copy publication or Download [PDF, 869.7 kb, viewer]
• Concise Gazetteer of Canada (1997):
  Digital format
  Catalogue No. M86-16/1997-1-MR1
  ISBN 0-660-60252-0
  Price: $90.00