Map Labels - CanVec Series - Toponymic Features

The toponymic features of the CanVec series include proper nouns designating places and representations of the territory. This data come from provincial, territorial and Canadian toponymic databases. They are used in the CanVec Series for cartographic reference purposes and vary according to the scale of display. The toponymic features of the CanVec series can differ from the Canada's official geographical names.

The CanVec multiscale series is available as prepackaged downloadable files and by user-defined extent via a Geospatial data extraction tool.

Data and Resources

Additional Info

Field	Value
Last Updated	April 17, 2026, 20:39 (UTC)
Created	April 17, 2026, 20:39 (UTC)
contact_email	geoinfo@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca
contact_person	{"en": "Government of Canada; Natural Resources Canada;Geoscience and Earth Monitoring Sector; Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation; GeoBase,geoinfo@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca", "fr": "Gouvernement du Canada; Ressources naturelles Canada;Secteur des géosciences et de la surveillance de la Terre; Centre canadien de cartographie et d'observation de la Terre; GéoBase,geoinfo@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca"}
criticality_level	[]
data_dictionary	EPSG:4617,https://www.epsg-registry.org,8.8.1
geographic_scope	[]
open_canada_collection	fgp
open_canada_date_published	2019-03-01 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords	{"en": ["Canada", "Earth Sciences", "Place names", "Labels", "CanVec", "Toponymy", "50K", "50 000", "50;000", "250K", "250 000", "250;000", "Cartography", "Maps", "Geographic data"], "fr": ["Canada", "Sciences de la Terre", "Noms de lieux", "Etiquettes", "CanVec", "Toponymie", "50K", "50 000", "50;000", "250K", "250 000", "250;000", "Cartographie", "Carte", "Données géographiques"]}
open_canada_subject	["form_descriptors"]
sensitivity_level	unrestricted
title_fr	Étiquettes cartographiques - Série CanVec - Entités toponymiques
update_frequency	not_planned