List of city nicknames and slogans in Canada#Saskatchewan

{{for|airport codes often used as city nicknames|List of airports by IATA code}}

{{See also|List of provincial and territorial nicknames in Canada}}

This is a list of nicknames and slogans of cities in Canada. Many Canadian cities and communities are known by various aliases, slogans, sobriquets, and other nicknames to the general population at either the local, regional, national, or international scales, often due to marketing campaigns and widespread usage in the media. Some nicknames are officially adopted by municipal governments, tourism boards, or chambers of commerce, while others are unofficial, and some are current while others are antiquated. Some nicknames are positive, while others are derisive, disparaging or derogatory.

City nicknames can help establish a civic identity, promote civic pride, build civic unity, market the community, and attract residents and businesses.{{cite web|author=Muench, David |url=http://www.uwex.edu/ces/cced/economies/communityindicators/communityslogans.pdf |title=Wisconsin Community Slogans: Their Use and Local Impacts |date=December 1993 |access-date=April 10, 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130609181605/http://www.uwex.edu/ces/cced/economies/communityindicators/communityslogans.pdf |archive-date=June 9, 2013 }} They are also believed to have economic value, though their economic value is difficult to measure.

Cities by province

= Alberta =

Brooks
"Alberta's Centennial City" — Brooks became a city in 2005, Alberta's centennial year.{{cite web | url=http://www.brooks.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54&Itemid=88 | title=History of Brooks | publisher=City of Brooks | access-date=2012-06-09 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110414173544/http://www.brooks.ca/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=54&Itemid=88 | archive-date=2011-04-14 }}
Calgary
"C-Town"{{cite news | url=http://swervecalgary.com/2011/05/17/a-healthy-dose-of-c-town-couture/ | title=A Healthy Dose of C-Town Couture | author=Meghan Jessiman | publisher=Calgary Herald | date=2011-05-17 | access-date=2012-05-17 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326061812/http://swervecalgary.com/2011/05/17/a-healthy-dose-of-c-town-couture/ | archive-date=2012-03-26 | url-status=usurped }}
"Cowtown"
"Calgs"
"Heart of The New West" — derived from the city's former official slogan{{cite news | url=https://calgaryherald.com/news/calgary/Calgarians+give+thumbs+down+slogan+attract+visitors/6031234/story.html | title=Calgarians give thumbs-down to new slogan to attract visitors | author=Sean Myers | newspaper=Calgary Herald | publisher=Postmedia Network | date=2012-01-21 | access-date=2012-05-17 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120124022036/http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/calgary/Calgarians+give+thumbs+down+slogan+attract+visitors/6031234/story.html | archive-date=2012-01-24 | url-status=dead }}
"Mohkínstsis" — the traditional Blackfoot name of the Calgary area{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ahvVAgAAQBAJ&q=Wincheesh-pah&pg=PT47|title=2001 Indian Place Names of the West – Part 1|last=Fromhold|first=Joachim|publisher=Lulu|year=2001|isbn=978-0-557-43836-5|location=Calgary|pages=CCC|access-date=2020-10-19|archive-date=2023-07-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728163640/https://books.google.com/books?id=ahvVAgAAQBAJ&q=Wincheesh-pah&pg=PT47|url-status=live}}{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GKQXBAAAQBAJ&q=mokinstsis&pg=PA24|title=2001 INDIAN PLACE NAMES OF THE WEST, Part 2: Listings by Nation|last=Fromhold|first=Joachim|publisher=Lulu|year=2001|isbn=978-1-300-38911-8|location=Calgary|pages=24|access-date=2020-10-19|archive-date=2023-07-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728163646/https://books.google.com/books?id=GKQXBAAAQBAJ&q=mokinstsis&pg=PA24|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-names-elbow-1.3345967|title=7 names for Calgary before it became Calgary|date=December 3, 2015|website=CBC News|access-date=November 19, 2017|archive-date=November 16, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171116010102/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-names-elbow-1.3345967|url-status=live}}
"The Stampede City"{{cite news | url=https://calgaryherald.com/sports/Alberta+plenty+swing/1768383/story.html | title=Alberta's got plenty of swing | author=Curtis Stock | newspaper=Calgary Herald | publisher=Postmedia Network | date=2009-07-07 | access-date=2012-05-17 | archive-date=2015-01-03 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103200055/http://www.calgaryherald.com/sports/Alberta+plenty+swing/1768383/story.html | url-status=live }}
"Sandstone City" — named for the boom of buildings built from sandstone following the Great Fire of 1886.{{cite news | url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-s-great-fire-of-1886-sparks-sandstone-city-1.1111308 | title=Calgary's Great Fire of 1886 sparks 'Sandstone City' | publisher=CBC News | access-date=2016-03-03 | archive-date=2016-05-18 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160518012746/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/calgary-s-great-fire-of-1886-sparks-sandstone-city-1.1111308 | url-status=live }}
YYC – Calgary airport code, {{failed verification span|only Canadian city where IATA code used by residents in casual conversation.|reason=The source does not support the statement that this is the only Canadian city called by an IATA moniker.|date=June 2024}}{{cite news | url=https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-yyc-means-much-more-than-just-an-airport | title=YYC more than just an Airport | newspaper=Calgary Herald | publisher=Postmedia Network | access-date=2022-09-02 | archive-date=2017-03-17 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170317204405/http://calgaryherald.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-yyc-means-much-more-than-just-an-airport | url-status=live }}
Camrose
"The Rose City"{{cite news | url=http://www.camrosecanadian.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=1803645 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721191844/http://www.camrosecanadian.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=1803645 | url-status=dead | archive-date=2019-07-21 | title=Hockey Day here | newspaper=Camrose Canadian | publisher=Sun Media Corporation | date=2007-01-08 | access-date=2010-06-09 }}
Edmonton
"Amakowsis" or "omahkoyis" — Niitsitapi name for Fort Edmonton meaning 'big lodge'{{Cite web |title=Origins of Naming in Edmonton |url=https://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/edmonton_archives/origins-of-naming-in-edmonton |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240917085903/https://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/edmonton_archives/origins-of-naming-in-edmonton |archive-date=2024-09-17 |access-date=2025-01-06 |website=City of Edmonton |language=en}}
"amiskwacîwâskahikan" — Cree name for Fort Edmonton meaning 'beaver hills house'
"The Big E"{{cite news | url=http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/columnists/story.html?id=bb12bf39-4111-4919-bdab-6b1bc71b2ddc&p=1 | title=Envisioning Big E in 2040 | newspaper=Edmonton Journal | publisher=Postmedia Network | date=2007-11-22 | access-date=2012-05-17 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107150421/http://www.canada.com/edmontonjournal/columnists/story.html?id=bb12bf39-4111-4919-bdab-6b1bc71b2ddc&p=1 | archive-date=2012-11-07 | url-status=dead }}
"Canada's Richest Mixed Farming District" — an unofficial city slogan{{cite web |date=March 28, 2003 |title=Economic Development Edmonton 'Branding Edmonton' Initiative |url=http://webdocs.edmonton.ca/OcctopusDocs/Public/Complete/Reports/EX/Elected-1995/2003-04-23/2003COC009.doc |access-date=February 10, 2015 |publisher=City of Edmonton |type=Doc |archive-date=February 11, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150211073636/http://webdocs.edmonton.ca/OcctopusDocs/Public/Complete/Reports/EX/Elected-1995/2003-04-23/2003COC009.doc |url-status=live }}
"City of Champions" — unofficial slogan, appearing on signs popularized by former mayor Laurence Decore's characterization of the community's response to the 1987 Edmonton tornado. Appeared for a period on signs welcoming motorists to the city.
"Crossroads of the World" — an unofficial city slogan
"Deadmonton" — a disparaging term used by British reporter Robert Philip during the 2001 World Championships in Athletics (although the term had been coined earlier), painting Edmonton as a boring place;{{cite web | title=Defending 'Deadmonton' from British blitz | url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1482767.stm | work=BBC News | date=2011-08-19 | access-date=2011-09-02 | archive-date=2012-08-06 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806070301/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/1482767.stm | url-status=live }} the term re-emerged in 2011 due to an increasing amount of homicides.{{cite web | last=Kaufmann | first=Bill | title=Economy to blame for 'Deadmonton' bloodshed? | url=http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/canada/archives/2011/08/20110801-205534.html | publisher=Sun News Network | date=2011-08-01 | access-date=2011-08-02 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120326175834/http://www.sunnewsnetwork.ca/sunnews/canada/archives/2011/08/20110801-205534.html | archive-date=2012-03-26 | url-status=dead }}
"Stabmonton" — another disparaging term that refers to the increase in violent crimes during the early 2010s. Many of the attacks and homicides were committed with knives and other edged weapons.{{cite web | last=Marcellin | first=Josh | title=A History of Violence | url=http://www.vueweekly.com/a_history_of_violence2/ | publisher=VUE Weekly | date=2013-04-25 | access-date=2017-12-27 | archive-date=2015-03-21 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150321215046/http://www.vueweekly.com/a_history_of_violence2/ | url-status=usurped }}
"E-Town"{{cite news | url=http://www.edmontonsun.com/2012/04/30/lots-to-boast-about-in-e-town | title=Lots to boast about in E-Town | author=Marty Forbes | newspaper=Edmonton Sun | publisher=Sun Media Corporation | date=2012-04-30 | access-date=2012-05-17 | archive-date=2012-05-03 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503221554/http://www.edmontonsun.com/2012/04/30/lots-to-boast-about-in-e-town | url-status=live }}
"Edmonchuck"{{cite news | url=http://www.edmontonsun.com/entertainment/music/2009/02/15/8400846-sun.html | title=Garage Band Idol | author=Darryl Sterdan | newspaper=Edmonton Sun | publisher=Sun Media Corporation | date=2009-02-15 | access-date=2012-05-17 | archive-date=2015-01-03 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103195914/http://www.edmontonsun.com/entertainment/music/2009/02/15/8400846-sun.html | url-status=live }} or "The Chuck" — in reference to Edmonton's large Ukrainian population. (Also spelled "Edmonchuk", reflecting traditional romanization.)
"Festival City" or "Canada's Festival City" — an unofficial city slogan referring to the many festivals held in Edmonton year-round.{{cite web |url=https://citymuseumedmonton.ca/collections/festival-city/ |title=Festival City |publisher=Edmonton City as Museum |access-date=November 1, 2021 |archive-date=November 1, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101213609/https://citymuseumedmonton.ca/collections/festival-city/ |url-status=live }}{{cite web |url=https://travelaway.me/edmonton-festival-city-canada/ |title=What To Do in Edmonton, Canada's Festival City |date=13 August 2013 |publisher=Travel Away |access-date=November 1, 2021 |archive-date=1 November 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211101213608/https://travelaway.me/edmonton-festival-city-canada/ |url-status=live }}
"Gateway to the North" — an unofficial city slogan{{cite web|url=http://www.aviationedmonton.ca/airport.php |title=City Centre Airport (Gateway to the North) |publisher=Aviation Edmonton |access-date=March 5, 2014 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130807123900/http://aviationedmonton.ca/airport.php |archive-date=August 7, 2013 }}
"Heart of Canada's Great North West" — an unofficial city slogan
"Official Host City of the Turn of the Century" — tentative city slogan, displayed on telephone book covers in the 1980s, but quickly abandoned after widespread ridicule.
"The Oil Capital of Canada" — Edmonton's only official slogan adopted by city council, which dates back to 1947
"Redmonton" — in reference to the city being the most hospitable territory for left-wing political parties in the province.{{cite news | url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/with-party-soaring-ndp-aims-to-paint-redmonton-orange/article577653/ | title=With party soaring, NDP aims to paint 'Redmonton' orange | author=Josh Wingrove | access-date=2017-09-03 | archive-date=2016-07-01 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701111047/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/with-party-soaring-ndp-aims-to-paint-redmonton-orange/article577653/ | url-status=live }} Originally popularized after the 1986 provincial election.
"River City" — an unofficial nickname, referencing the North Saskatchewan River which runs through Edmonton{{cite news | url=https://edmontonjournal.com/sports/Time+local+fans+support+every+level+baseball+offered+Telus+Field+before+late/6900562/story.html | title=Time for local fans to support every level of baseball offered at Telus Field ... before it's too late | author=Cam Tait | newspaper=Edmonton Journal | publisher=Postmedia Network | date=2012-07-07 | access-date=2012-07-15 | archive-date=2012-07-10 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120710062748/http://www.edmontonjournal.com/sports/Time+local+fans+support+every+level+baseball+offered+Telus+Field+before+late/6900562/story.html | url-status=live }}
"Smart City" — an unofficial city slogan
"ti oda" — Nakota Sioux name for Fort Edmonton meaning 'many houses'
"Top of the World" — an unofficial city slogan
"Volunteer Capital of Canada" — an unofficial city slogan
"YEG" — an unofficial city slogan (also the airport code of Edmonton International Airport)
Fort McMurray
"Fort Mac"{{cite news | url=https://edmontonjournal.com/business/Highway+twinning+vital+issue+Fort/6407887/story.html | title=Highway 63 twinning vital issue in Fort Mac | author=Keith Gerein | newspaper=Edmonton Journal | publisher=Postmedia Network | date=2012-04-04 | access-date=2012-06-05 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405222237/http://www.edmontonjournal.com/business/Highway+twinning+vital+issue+Fort/6407887/story.html | archive-date=2012-04-05 }}
"Fort MacMoney"{{cite news |author=Josh Visser |date=2012-05-31 |title=Census 2011: Single Canadians, here are the men/women-starved towns you want to move to |newspaper=National Post |url=http://news.nationalpost.com/2012/05/29/census-2011-single-canadians-time-to-move-to-these-towns/ |access-date=2012-06-05 |archive-date=2023-07-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728163643/https://nationalpost.com/category/news/ |url-status=live }} or "Fort McMoney" — in reference to supposedly high salaries in oil and related industries.{{cite news | url=http://www.macleans.ca/columnists/article.jsp?id=7&content=20060109_119253_119253 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115102712/http://www.macleans.ca/columnists/article.jsp?id=7&content=20060109_119253_119253 | url-status=dead | archive-date=2013-01-15 | title=Up in Fort McMoney | author=Paul Wells | newspaper=Maclean's | publisher=Rogers Digital Media | date=2006-01-04 | access-date=2012-06-05 }}{{Cite web |title=Flying over Alberta's tar sands, evidence of wealth and destruction (PHOTOS) |url=https://theworld.org/stories/2014-07-10/flying-over-albertas-tar-sands-evidence-wealth-and-destruction-photos |access-date=2022-04-17 |website=The World from PRX |language=en |archive-date=2023-07-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728163643/https://theworld.org/stories/2014-07-10/flying-over-albertas-tar-sands-evidence-wealth-and-destruction-photos |url-status=live }}
"Fort McMordor" — in reference to how the city's tar sands industry supposedly evoke images of Mordor from The Lord of the Rings films.{{Cite web |last=Church |first=Maria |title=Debunking Fort McMurray's nasty nicknames |url=http://norj.ca/2014/03/debunking-fort-mcmurrays-nasty-nicknames/ |access-date=2022-04-17 |website=Northern Journal |language=en-US |archive-date=2022-08-14 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814174024/http://norj.ca/2014/03/debunking-fort-mcmurrays-nasty-nicknames/ |url-status=live }}
"St. John's North" — in reference to the large number of Newfoundlanders working in the city's oil industry
Fox Creek
"Fox Vegas"{{cite web | url=http://foxinfocus.ca/2013/05/13/fox-vegas-hockey-team-wins-gold-medal-in-viva-las-vegas/ | title=Fox Vegas Hockey team wins Gold in Viva Las Vegas | newspaper=Fox in Focus | date=May 13, 2013 | access-date=June 26, 2013 | archive-date=March 26, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160326090816/http://foxinfocus.ca/2013/05/13/fox-vegas-hockey-team-wins-gold-medal-in-viva-las-vegas/ | url-status=live }}
Grande Prairie
"Swan City" — after Grande Prairie received it's municipal charter in 1958, it was declared the "Home of the Trumpeter Swan."{{cite web |title=History of Grande Prairie |date=2 November 2021 |url=https://cityofgp.com/culture-community/about-grande-prairie/city-history |access-date=2022-04-17 |publisher=City of Grande Prairie |archive-date=2022-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220413172352/https://www.cityofgp.com/culture-community/about-grande-prairie/city-history |url-status=live }}
Lloydminster
"Border City"{{cite news | url=http://www.meridianbooster.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=2961887 | title=Bobcats leaving the Border City? | author=Carl Carter | newspaper=Lloydminster Meridian Booster | publisher=Sun Media Corporation | date=2011-02-03 | access-date=2012-06-05 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130128204956/http://www.meridianbooster.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?archive=true&e=2961887 | archive-date=2013-01-28 }} or "Canada's Border City" — in reference to the city being divided by the Alberta/Saskatchewan border{{cite web | url=http://www.lloydminster.ca/index.aspx?NID=88 | title=Mayor's Office | publisher=City of Lloydminster | access-date=2012-06-05 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927071800/http://www.lloydminster.ca/Index.aspx?NID=88 | archive-date=2012-09-27 | url-status=dead }}
"Heavy Oil Capital of Canada"
"Lloyd"{{Cite web|title=Living in Lloyd|url=https://discoverlloydminster.ca/living/|access-date=2021-03-30|website=Shop. Eat. Play. Explore.|language=en-CA|archive-date=2021-02-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226064438/https://discoverlloydminster.ca/living/|url-status=live}}
Lethbridge
"Bridge City"
"The Windy City"{{cite news | url=http://www.lethbridgeherald.com/front-page-news/eltons-coming-2812.html | title=Elton's coming | author=Jamie Woodford | newspaper=Lethbridge Herald | publisher=Alberta Newspaper Group Limited Partnership | date=2012-02-08 | access-date=2012-06-05 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120211020050/http://www.lethbridgeherald.com/front-page-news/eltons-coming-2812.html | archive-date=2012-02-11 | url-status=dead }}
Medicine Hat
"The City with All Hell for a Basement" — derived from a quote by Rudyard Kipling upon visiting Medicine Hat, referring to the city's natural gas reserves.{{cite web |title=Medicine Hat, The Gas City: 100 Years Incorporated, 1906–2006 (annual report) |publisher=City of Medicine Hat |date=2006-12-31 |url=http://www.medicinehat.ca/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=1320 |access-date=2012-06-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130508181430/http://www.medicinehat.ca/modules/showdocument.aspx?documentid=1320 |archive-date=2013-05-08 |url-status=dead}}{{cite book |last=Brennan |first=Brian |title=Boondoggles, Bonanzas and other Alberta Stories |location=Calgary |publisher=Fifth House Publishers |year=2003 |page=43 |url=http://calgarypubliclibrary.com/postcards/quotes.aspx?page=2 |access-date=2008-06-03 |via=100 QUOTES BY OR ABOUT ALBERTANS |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012165459/http://calgarypubliclibrary.com/postcards/quotes.aspx?page=2 |archive-date=2007-10-12}}
Rudyard Kipling said:

This part of the country seems to have all hell for a basement, and the only trap door appears to be in Medicine Hat. And don’t you ever think of changing the name of your town. It's all your own and the only hat of its kind on earth.

"The City with Energy"
"The Gas City"
"The Hat"{{cite news | url=http://www.medicinehatnews.com/local-news/deputy-premier-tours-hats-projects-06042012.html | title=Deputy premier tours Hat's projects | author=Peggy Revell | newspaper=Medicine Hat News | publisher=Alberta Newspaper Group Limited Partnership | date=2012-02-08 | access-date=2012-06-06 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129101648/http://www.medicinehatnews.com/local-news/deputy-premier-tours-hats-projects-06042012.html | archive-date=2013-01-29 }}
"An Oasis on the Prairies"
"Saamis" — a Blackfoot word for 'medicine man's hat', from which Medicine Hat's name is derived
Red Deer
"Dead Rear"{{cite news | url=http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/story.html?id=a84892bb-a148-4ac2-bd12-3087f16908b3 | title=Ottawa the rudest city in Canada? We beg to differ | newspaper=Ottawa Citizen | publisher=Postmedia Network | date=2007-10-19 | access-date=2012-06-06 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304142339/http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/story.html?id=a84892bb-a148-4ac2-bd12-3087f16908b3 | archive-date=2016-03-04 | url-status=dead }} — a spoonerism
Stettler
"The Heart of Alberta"{{Cite web|url=http://www.stettler.net/|title=Town of Stettler|website=www.stettler.net|access-date=2016-06-27|archive-date=2016-06-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160628144052/http://www.stettler.net/|url-status=live}}
Whitecourt
"Snowmobile Capital of Alberta"{{cite news | url=http://www.edmontonsun.com/2013/03/31/snowmobiler-dead-another-missing-after-icy-plunge-into-athabasca-river-in-whitecourt-saturday | title=Snowmobiler dead, another missing after icy plunge into Athabasca River in Whitecourt | author=Pamela Roth | newspaper=Edmonton Sun | publisher=Canoe Sun Media | date=March 31, 2013 | access-date=February 14, 2015 | archive-date=February 14, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214115508/http://www.edmontonsun.com/2013/03/31/snowmobiler-dead-another-missing-after-icy-plunge-into-athabasca-river-in-whitecourt-saturday | url-status=live }}

= British Columbia =

Abbotsford
"Berry Capital of Canada"{{cite web | url=http://www.abbotsford.ca/Assets/Abbotsford/Statistics+and+Facts/Fraser+Health+Community+Profile+Abbotsford+2010.pdf | title=Community Profile 201: Abbotsford Local Health Area | publisher=Fraser Health | page=3 | date=March 2010 | access-date=2012-10-18 }}{{dead link|date=November 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
"City in the Country"{{cite web |url=http://www.hellobc.com/abbotsford.aspx |title=Abbotsford – British Columbia Tourism |access-date=2012-09-26 |publisher=Tourism British Columbia |archive-date=2012-09-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120916010524/http://www.hellobc.com/abbotsford.aspx |url-status=live }}
"Raspberry Capital of Canada"{{cite book|title=Chase's calendar of events 2010|year=2010|publisher=McGraw-Hill|location=New York, New York|isbn=978-0-07-162741-2|pages=[https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780071627412/page/353 353]|url=https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780071627412/page/353}} — although the neighbourhood of Clearbrook specifically is known for its raspberries{{cite book|last=Bryan|first=Liz|title=Country roads of western BC : from the Fraser Valley to the islands|year=2011|publisher=Heritage House|location=Surrey, B.C.|isbn=978-1-926613-94-9|pages=24}}
Campbell River
"Salmon Capital of the World"{{cite web|title=Campbell River|url=http://www.hellobc.com/campbell-river.aspx|work=Super, Natural British Columbia|publisher=Government of British Columbia|access-date=18 October 2012|archive-date=23 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121023132336/http://www.hellobc.com/campbell-river.aspx|url-status=live}} (nearby Port Alberni also claims this title){{cite web|title=Port Alberni Fishing|url=http://www.hellobc.com/port-alberni/things-to-do/water-activities/fishing.aspx|work=Super, Natural British Columbia|publisher=Government of British Columbia|access-date=18 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121221071612/http://www.hellobc.com/port-alberni/things-to-do/water-activities/fishing.aspx|archive-date=21 December 2012|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
Dawson Creek
"The Mile Zero City" — named for the city being the southern terminus of the Alaska Highway{{Cite web|title=Dawson Creek|url=https://celebratealaskahighway.com/dawson-creek/|access-date=2020-08-26|website=The Alaska Highway|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927081253/https://celebratealaskahighway.com/dawson-creek/|url-status=live}}
Fort St. John
"The Energetic City"{{Cite web|title=About Fort St. John|url=https://www.fortstjohn.ca/EN/main/community/about-fort-st-john.html|access-date=2020-08-26|website=www.fortstjohn.ca|language=en|archive-date=2020-08-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200811210055/https://www.fortstjohn.ca/EN/main/community/about-fort-st-john.html|url-status=live}}
Kamloops
"The Tournament Capital"{{cite web|title=Canada's Tournament Capital|url=http://www.city.kamloops.bc.ca/logos/tournamentcapital.shtml|work=Brandmarks and Logos|publisher=City of Kamloops|access-date=18 October 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130517050327/http://www.city.kamloops.bc.ca/logos/tournamentcapital.shtml|archive-date=17 May 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}
Kelowna
"Orchard City"{{cite news|last=Hall|first=Neal|title=Fruit drove Kelowna's early economy|newspaper=Vancouver Sun|date=27 August 2005}} — named for the prevalent fruit production of the Okanagan Valley.
"The Four Seasons Playground",{{cite web|url=http://www.communitiesinbloom.ca/kelowna-2014-provincial-participant/|title=Kelowna – 2014 Provincial Participant|access-date=2014-07-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808055830/http://www.communitiesinbloom.ca/kelowna-2014-provincial-participant/|archive-date=2014-08-08|url-status=dead}} named for being worldwide year-round tourist destination
Maple Ridge
Horse Capital of British Columbia" (nearby Langley also claims this title){{Cite web |title=Langley {{!}} Metro Vancouver Area Municipalities |url=https://www.destinationvancouver.com/vancouver/municipalities/langley/ |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=www.destinationvancouver.com |language=en-us |archive-date=2023-04-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230430185301/https://www.destinationvancouver.com/vancouver/municipalities/langley/ |url-status=live }}
Nanaimo
"Harbour City"{{cite web | url=http://www.nanaimo.ca/EN/main/municipal/city-council/TheCitysEmblems.html | title=The City's Emblem | publisher=City of Nanaimo | access-date=2012-10-12 | archive-date=2017-07-19 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170719070714/http://www.nanaimo.ca/EN/main/municipal/city-council/TheCitysEmblems.html | url-status=live }}
"Hub City"{{cite news | url=http://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/142465345.html | title=Federal grant paves way for airport plow | newspaper=Nanaimo News Bulletin | publisher=Black Press | date=2012-03-13 | access-date=2012-10-18 | archive-date=2016-03-03 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303223635/http://www.nanaimobulletin.com/news/142465345.html | url-status=live }}
Nelson
"Queen City of the Kootenays"{{cite web | url=http://www.nelson.ca/EN/main/visiting/about-nelson/heritage.html | title=Heritage | publisher=City of Nelson | access-date=2012-10-18 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120813191614/http://www.nelson.ca/EN/main/visiting/about-nelson/heritage.html | archive-date=2012-08-13 | url-status=dead }}
New Westminster
"New West"{{cite news | url=http://www.newwestnewsleader.com/news/141097233.html | title='Gastown-type potential' for Downtown New West: Fung | newspaper=New Westminster News Leader | author=Grant Granger | publisher=Black Press | date=2012-03-01 | access-date=2012-10-18 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130129234355/http://www.newwestnewsleader.com/news/141097233.html | archive-date=2013-01-29 }}
"Royal City"{{cite web|url=http://www.newwestrecord.ca/news/show-your-love-for-new-westminster-1.1762707|title=Show your love for New Westminster|first=Cayley|last=Dobie|date=13 February 2015 |access-date=2015-02-20|archive-date=2015-02-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150220225044/http://www.newwestrecord.ca/news/show-your-love-for-new-westminster-1.1762707|url-status=live}}
Oliver
"Wine Capital of Canada"{{cite web|url=http://www.winecapitalofcanada.com/|title=Wine Capital of Canada – Oliver, BC, Canada|website=www.winecapitalofcanada.com|access-date=2011-09-15|archive-date=2011-09-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110903225424/http://www.winecapitalofcanada.com/|url-status=live}}
Penticton
"The Peach City"{{cite news | url=http://www.pentictonherald.ca/local-sports/greatest-player-ever-from-clear-creek-ont.html | title=Greatest player ever from Clear Creek, Ont. | newspaper=Penticton Herald | author=James Miller | publisher=Continental Newspapers Canada Ltd. | date=2012-09-12 | access-date=2012-10-18 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115130103/http://www.pentictonherald.ca/local-sports/greatest-player-ever-from-clear-creek-ont.html | archive-date=2013-01-15 | url-status=dead }}
Port Alberni
"Salmon Capital of the World" (nearby Campbell River also claims this title)
Port Coquitlam
"PoCo"{{cite news | url=http://www.thenownews.com/travel/PoCo+wants+photos+exhibit/7401865/story.html | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203235330/http://www.thenownews.com/travel/PoCo+wants+photos+exhibit/7401865/story.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=2013-02-03 | title=PoCo wants new and old photos for exhibit | newspaper=Coquitlam Now | publisher=LMP Publication Limited Partnership | date=2012-10-17 | access-date=2012-10-18 }}
Powell River
"Pearl of the Sunshine Coast"{{cite web | url=https://powellriver.civicweb.net/Documents/DocumentList.aspx?ID=538&Search=1&All=pearl | title=Council Policy 205: Use of Corporate Brand | publisher=City of Powell River | date=2005-03-22 | access-date=2012-10-18 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20121220020208/https://powellriver.civicweb.net/Documents/DocumentList.aspx?ID=538&Search=1&All=pearl | archive-date=2012-12-20 | url-status=dead }}
Surrey
"City of Parks"{{cite web | url=http://www.surrey.ca/6553.aspx | title=Surrey Is... | publisher=City of Surrey | access-date=2012-10-18 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121016104517/http://surrey.ca/6553.aspx | archive-date=2012-10-16 | url-status=dead }}
Trail
"Home of Champions"{{cite news | title=Home of Champions built on community participation | newspaper=Trail Daily Times | publisher=Black Press | date=2012-10-12 }}
"Silver City"{{cite news | title=Silver City salute | newspaper=Trail Daily Times | publisher=Black Press | date=2012-09-22 }}
Vancouver

Victoria
"The Garden City"{{cite news | url=http://www.vicnews.com/news/150365825.html?c=y&curSection=%2F&curTitle=BC+News&bc09=true | title=B.C. Transit drivers return to calling out stops on Victoria buses | newspaper=Victoria News | publisher=Black Press | date=2012-05-06 | access-date=2012-10-18 | archive-date=2015-01-03 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103195851/http://www.vicnews.com/news/150365825.html?c=y&curSection=%2F&curTitle=BC+News&bc09=true | url-status=dead }}
"City of Newly Weds and Nearly Deads" — with larger numbers of seniors or young families as the two major demographics{{cite book|last=Macionis|first=John J|title=Society: The Basics|year=2002|publisher=Prentice Hall|location=Upper Saddle River, N.J|isbn=978-0-13-111164-6|pages=[https://archive.org/details/societybasics00maci_0/page/69 69]|url=https://archive.org/details/societybasics00maci_0/page/69}}
"Chicktoria"{{cite news | url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/10/17/residents-weigh-in-on-whether-victoria-is-best-place-to-be-a-woman.html | title=Residents weigh in on whether Victoria is best place to be a woman | newspaper=The Star | publisher=Daily News Brands (Torstar) | date=2017-10-17 | access-date=2019-06-22 | archive-date=2019-06-21 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621121834/https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/2017/10/17/residents-weigh-in-on-whether-victoria-is-best-place-to-be-a-woman.html | url-status=live }}

= Manitoba =

Brandon
"Wheat City"{{cite news | url=http://www.brandonsun.com/opinion/enriching-the-wheat-city-155304885.html?thx=y | title=Enriching the Wheat City | newspaper=Brandon Sun | publisher=Brandon Sun | date=2012-05-29 | access-date=2012-11-05 | archive-date=2015-02-26 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150226092459/http://www.brandonsun.com/opinion/enriching-the-wheat-city-155304885.html?thx=y | url-status=live }}
Churchill
"Polar Bear Capital of the World" — used as a tourist attraction slogan due to the population of polar bears{{cite news | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/02/27/churchill-manitoba-google-streetview-polar-bears_n_4865238.html | title=Churchill, Manitoba, Canada's Polar Bear Capital, As Seen From Google Streetview | author=Brian Vinh Tien Trinh | publisher=The Huffington Post Canada | date=2014-02-27 | access-date=2015-01-02 | archive-date=2015-01-03 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103050121/http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/2014/02/27/churchill-manitoba-google-streetview-polar-bears_n_4865238.html | url-status=live }}
Steinbach
"Automobile City"{{cite web | url=http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/steinbachautocity.shtml | title=Historic Sites of Manitoba: Steinbach – The Automobile City (Steinbach) | publisher=Manitoba Historical Society | date=2011-12-31 | access-date=2012-11-05 | archive-date=2015-05-28 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528073642/http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/sites/steinbachautocity.shtml | url-status=live }}
Thompson
"The Centennial City" — having been incorporated as a town in 1967, Canada's Centennial Anniversary.Buckingham, Graham (1988). THOMPSON, A CITY AND ITS PEOPLE. Thompson, MB: Thompson Historical, Heritage and Museum Society Inc. ISBN 0-88925-510-5.{{cite news | url=http://www.thompsoncitizen.net/article/20091223/THOMPSON0101/312239986/0/thompson/city-of-thompson-flag-flying-in-kandahar | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130222132245/http://www.thompsoncitizen.net/article/20091223/THOMPSON0101/312239986/0/thompson/city-of-thompson-flag-flying-in-kandahar | url-status=dead | archive-date=February 22, 2013 | title=City of Thompson flag flying in Kandahar | author=John Barker | newspaper=Thompson Citizen | publisher=Glacier Community Media | date=2009-12-23 | access-date=2012-11-05 }}
"Hub of the North"{{cite web | url=http://www.thompson.ca/index.aspx?page=48&recordid=254&returnURL=/index.aspx | title=Sunday and holiday shopping hours extended | publisher=City of Thompson | date=2012-10-09 | access-date=2012-11-05 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120712212306/http://www.thompson.ca/index.aspx?page=48 | archive-date=2012-07-12 | url-status=dead }} or "Hub City"
"Nickel City"{{cite news | url=http://www.thompsoncitizen.net/article/20120208/THOMPSON0101/120209984/0/thompson/thompson-takes-a-big-tumble-drops-to-fifth-largest-city-in-manitoba | title=Thompson takes a big tumble: Drops to fifth-largest city in Manitoba | author=John Barker | newspaper=Thompson Citizen | publisher=Glacier Community Media | date=2012-02-08 | access-date=2012-11-05 | archive-date=2019-12-15 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191215155109/http://www.thompsoncitizen.net/article/20120208/THOMPSON0101/120209984/0/thompson/thompson-takes-a-big-tumble-drops-to-fifth-largest-city-in-manitoba | url-status=dead }}
Winnipeg
"Chicago of the North"{{cite news | url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/katzs-city-state-142234275.html | title=Katz's city state | author=Bartley Kives | newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press | publisher=Winnipeg Free Press | date=2012-03-11 | access-date=2012-11-05 | archive-date=2016-03-03 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222350/http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/katzs-city-state-142234275.html | url-status=live }} — in reference to the famously strong winds in both cities and being major transportation hubs of the time.
"Gateway to the West"{{cite news | url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/westview/winnipeg-now-was-100-years-in-the-making-173441361.html | title=Winnipeg Now was 100 years in the making | author=Margo Goodhand | newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press | date=2012-10-10 | access-date=2012-11-05 | archive-date=2012-12-13 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121213165551/http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/westview/winnipeg-now-was-100-years-in-the-making-173441361.html | url-status=live }}
"Murderpeg" or "Murder Capital of Canada" — due to Winnipeg's murder rate{{cite magazine |last=MacDonald |first=Nancy |date=22 January 2015 |title=Welcome to Winnipeg: Where Canada's racism problem is at its worst |url=https://www.macleans.ca/news/canada/welcome-to-winnipeg-where-canadas-racism-problem-is-at-its-worst/ |magazine=MacLean's |location=Toronto |publisher=Rogers Media |access-date=24 May 2020 }}{{cite news | last=Glowacki | first=Laura | date=17 August 2016 | title=Winnipeg Struggles to shake 'murder capital' reputation | url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-murder-capital-reputation-1.3724038 | location=Winnipeg | work=CBC News | access-date=2020-05-24 | archive-date=2018-03-07 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307071306/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-murder-capital-reputation-1.3724038 | url-status=live }}{{cite news | last=Flanagin | first=Jake | date=24 May 2014 | title=What's behind Canada's relationship with its aboriginal peoples | url=https://op-talk.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/24/whats-behind-canadas-troubled-relationship-with-its-aboriginal-peoples/ | location=New York | work=The New York Times | access-date=2020-05-25 | archive-date=2020-05-13 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200513112123/https://op-talk.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/07/24/whats-behind-canadas-troubled-relationship-with-its-aboriginal-peoples/ | url-status=live }}
"Negativipeg" — labelled by Burton Cummings after he was assaulted at a 7-Eleven{{cite news | url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/movies/It-must-be-TIFF-102619514.html | title=It must be TIFF | author=Randall King | newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press | date=2010-09-10 | access-date=2012-11-05 | archive-date=2015-01-03 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103042609/http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/movies/It-must-be-TIFF-102619514.html | url-status=live }}
"The Peg"{{cite news | url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/music/live-in-the-peg-136526293.html | title=Live... in the Peg! | author=Rob Williams | newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press | date=2011-12-31 | access-date=2012-11-05 | archive-date=2014-03-04 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304084320/http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/entertainment/music/live-in-the-peg-136526293.html | url-status=live }}
"Slurpee Capital of the World" — named by 7-Eleven, claiming Winnipeg to be the world leader of Slurpee sales for over 20 years in a row.{{cite news | url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/slurpee-title-just-getting-sweeter-161538565.html | title=Slurpee title just getting sweeter | author=Jenny Ford | newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press | date=2012-07-06 | access-date=2012-11-05 | archive-date=2013-06-12 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130612124902/http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/slurpee-title-just-getting-sweeter-161538565.html | url-status=live }}{{Cite web |title=How One of Canada's Coldest Cities Became the Slurpee Capital of the World |url=https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/winnipeg-slurpee-capital-of-the-world |access-date=2022-04-17 |website=Thrillist |date=3 June 2019 |language=en |archive-date=2022-04-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220417202853/https://www.thrillist.com/eat/nation/winnipeg-slurpee-capital-of-the-world |url-status=live }}{{Cite web |last=Rosen |first=Kayla |date=2020-06-22 |title='Slurpee Way' to remain in Winnipeg for another two years |url=https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/slurpee-way-to-remain-in-winnipeg-for-another-two-years-1.4994554 |access-date=2022-04-17 |website=Winnipeg |language=en |archive-date=2021-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210104125006/https://winnipeg.ctvnews.ca/slurpee-way-to-remain-in-winnipeg-for-another-two-years-1.4994554 |url-status=live }}
"Winnerpeg" —often used when the city's sports teams such as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Winnipeg Jets win{{cite news | url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/hockey/jets/winner-peg-gets-its-game-back-122927048.html | title=Winner-peg gets its game back | author=Tim Campbell | publisher=Winnipeg Free Press | date=2011-01-06 | access-date=2015-01-02 | archive-date=2014-11-05 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141105101218/http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/sports/hockey/jets/winner-peg-gets-its-game-back-122927048.html | url-status=live }}
"Winterpeg" — due to Winnipeg's very long and cold winters{{cite news | url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/proud-to-be-winterpeg-139176754.html | title=Proud to be Winterpeg | author=Bartley Kives | newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press | date=2012-02-12 | access-date=2012-11-05 | archive-date=2014-03-04 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140304083900/http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/proud-to-be-winterpeg-139176754.html | url-status=live }}
"The Wholesale City"{{cite news | url=http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/City-Beautiful---Part-3-Our-Renaissance-275639481.html | title=City Beautiful – Part III: Our Renaissance | author=Randy Turner | newspaper=Winnipeg Free Press | date=2014-09-19 | access-date=2014-10-02 | archive-date=2014-10-06 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006074451/http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/City-Beautiful---Part-3-Our-Renaissance-275639481.html | url-status=live }}{{cite news | url=http://www.winnipegsun.com/2014/06/09/oakbank-rocker-living-in-dubais-fast-lane | title=Oakbank rocker living in Dubai's fast lane | author=Doug Lunney | newspaper=Winnipeg Sun | publisher=Sun Media | date=2014-06-09 | access-date=2014-10-02 | archive-date=2014-10-06 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006200947/http://www.winnipegsun.com/2014/06/09/oakbank-rocker-living-in-dubais-fast-lane | url-status=live }}{{cite news | url=http://www.winnipegsun.com/2013/08/11/depreciation-deals-notts-luxury-cars-provide-great-value-for-wholesale-winnipeg-fancy-that | title=Depreciation deals: Nott's luxury cars provide great value for wholesale Winnipeg | author=Doug Lunney | newspaper=Winnipeg Sun | publisher=Sun Media | date=2013-08-11 | access-date=2014-10-02 | archive-date=2014-10-06 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141006184739/http://www.winnipegsun.com/2013/08/11/depreciation-deals-notts-luxury-cars-provide-great-value-for-wholesale-winnipeg-fancy-that | url-status=live }}

= New Brunswick =

Fredericton
"Celestial City"{{cite web | url=http://www.fredericton.ca/en/communityculture/churches_placesofworship.asp | title=Churches/Places of Worship | publisher=City of Fredericton | access-date=2012-11-05 | archive-date=2015-01-03 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103200333/http://www.fredericton.ca/en/communityculture/churches_placesofworship.asp | url-status=live }}
"City of Stately Elms"{{cite web | url=http://www.fredericton.ca/en/communityculture/historyoffredericton.asp | title=History of Fredericton | publisher=City of Fredericton | access-date=2012-11-05 | archive-date=2012-03-11 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120311024653/http://www.fredericton.ca/en/communityculture/HistoryofFredericton.asp | url-status=live }}
"Freddy Beach"{{cite web | url=http://www.capitalfm.ca/Channels/news/Story.aspx?ID=1718226 | title=Relay for Life raises big money in Freddy Beach | publisher=106.9 Capital FM | date=2012-06-09 | access-date=2012-11-05 | archive-date=2015-01-03 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103204954/http://www.capitalfm.ca/Channels/news/Story.aspx?ID=1718226 | url-status=live }}
Moncton
"Hub City"{{cite news | url=http://www.news919.com/news/local/article/414354--major-employment-forum-held-this-week-in-moncton | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130208131049/http://www.news919.com/news/local/article/414354--major-employment-forum-held-this-week-in-moncton | url-status=dead | archive-date=2013-02-08 | title=Major employment forum held this week in Moncton | author=Cathy LeBreton | newspaper=News 91.9 | publisher=Rogers Communications | date=2012-10-22 | access-date=2012-11-05 }}
Saint John
"Canada's Irish City" — due to its role as a destination for Irish immigrants during the Great Irish Famine{{cite web | url=http://www.saintjohn.ca/en/home/aboutsaintjohn/factsdemographics/historyofsaintjohn/default.aspx | title=History of Saint John | publisher=City of Saint John | access-date=2012-11-05 | archive-date=2012-10-06 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121006134937/http://www.saintjohn.ca/en/home/aboutsaintjohn/factsdemographics/historyofsaintjohn/default.aspx | url-status=live }}
"Canada's Original City"{{cite web | url=http://www.saintjohn.ca/en/home/aboutsaintjohn/default.aspx | title=Saint John – Canada's Original City | publisher=City of Saint John | access-date=2012-11-05 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103071421/http://www.saintjohn.ca/en/home/aboutsaintjohn/default.aspx | archive-date=2012-11-03 | url-status=dead }} — referring to Saint John being the first incorporated city in Canada{{cite web | url=http://www.saintjohn.ca/site/media/SaintJohn/Insert%20Booklet%20Final.pdf | title=Energized: A fresh look at Canada's Original City | publisher=City of Saint John and Enterprise Saint John | access-date=2012-11-05 | archive-date=2010-12-29 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101229121830/http://www.saintjohn.ca/site/media/SaintJohn/Insert%20Booklet%20Final.pdf | url-status=live }}
"Loyalist City" — due to its role as a destination for Loyalists, American British supporters following the American Revolution.
"Port City" — due to its role in the shipbuilding industry in the 19th century
"Lost City" — referring to the state-sponsored demolition of swaths of urban neighbourhoods in the centre of the city to make way for thoroughfares and highway interchange projects in the mid-20th century. To this day, the areas impacted have not recovered.{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/portraits-of-a-lost-city-saint-john-before-urban-renewal-1.4544737|title=Portraits of a lost city: Saint John before urban renewal|publisher=CBC|date=24 February 2018|access-date=17 January 2019|archive-date=4 January 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190104223625/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/portraits-of-a-lost-city-saint-john-before-urban-renewal-1.4544737|url-status=live}}

= Newfoundland and Labrador =

Gander
"Crossroads of the World"{{cite web|url=http://torontosun.com/2016/11/28/newfoundlands-crossroads-of-the-world/wcm/e0453902-f82a-4681-88f3-6c1051f7dcbf|title=Newfoundland's 'Crossroads of the World'|date=28 November 2016|access-date=14 May 2018|archive-date=15 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180515112200/http://torontosun.com/2016/11/28/newfoundlands-crossroads-of-the-world/wcm/e0453902-f82a-4681-88f3-6c1051f7dcbf|url-status=live}}
St. John's
"City of Legends"{{cite web | url=https://www.mun.ca/folklore/about/st.php | title=St. John's – City of Legends | publisher=Memorial University | date=February 13, 2009 | access-date=January 4, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104105101/http://www.mun.ca/folklore/about/st.php | archive-date=January 4, 2015 | url-status=dead | df=mdy-all }}
"Newfiejohn" — a nickname given by American servicemen in World War II{{cite web|url=http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=collections/diary/2diary/cmitchell|title=WWII Navy – From Boys to Men – Second World War – Diaries, Letters, and Stories – Remembering those who served – Remembrance |publisher=Veterans Affairs Canada|website=www.vac-acc.gc.ca|access-date=2020-03-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090810214250/http://www.vac-acc.gc.ca/remembers/sub.cfm?source=collections%2Fdiary%2F2diary%2Fcmitchell|archive-date=2009-08-10|url-status=dead}}
"Town" — as St. John's is the only major urban area in Newfoundland, going across the island "to town" means heading to St. John's.{{cite web |url=http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/d8ction.html |title=Dictionary of Newfoundland English |access-date=2015-04-27 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111034620/http://www.heritage.nf.ca/dictionary/d8ction.html |archive-date=2013-11-11 }}
Twillingate
"The Iceberg Capital of the World"{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13935006|title=World iceberg capital turns frozen blocks to cold, hard cash|first=Brandy|last=Yanchyk|work=BBC News|date=11 August 2011|access-date=12 August 2018|archive-date=28 June 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200628101218/https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13935006|url-status=live}}

= Nova Scotia =

* Amherst

"Busy Amherst" — a historical nickname coined during the early 20th century due to Amherst's industrial significance in the Maritime Provinces at that time.{{Cite web|url=http://www.amherst.ca/historic-amherst.html|title=Historic Amherst – Town of Amherst|website=www.amherst.ca|access-date=2016-07-21|archive-date=2016-07-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160709131600/http://www.amherst.ca/historic-amherst.html|url-status=live}}
Antigonish
"The 'Nish"{{cite news | url=http://www.thecasket.ca/archives/13391 | title=Silver to serve in Yukon | author=Corey LeBlanc | newspaper=The Casket | date=October 18, 2011 | access-date=March 6, 2013 | archive-date=March 4, 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304032718/http://www.thecasket.ca/archives/13391 | url-status=live }}
"Antigonowhere"{{Cite web|url=http://goudieface.tripod.com/|title=LIVE From ANTIGONOWHERE!|website=goudieface.tripod.com|access-date=2016-07-14|archive-date=2016-04-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160417000245/http://goudieface.tripod.com/|url-status=live}}
Berwick
"Apple Capital of Nova Scotia" — the town has a rich history of apple cultivation{{Cite web|url=http://www.town.berwick.ns.ca/town-hall.html|title=Town Hall {{!}} Town of Berwick|last=Boylan-Hartling|first=Carol|website=www.town.berwick.ns.ca|access-date=2016-09-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920132436/http://www.town.berwick.ns.ca/town-hall.html|archive-date=2016-09-20|url-status=dead}}
Dartmouth
"City of Lakes" — from the high number of lakes dotted around the city{{Cite web|url=http://www.dartmouthclothing.ca/product/city-of-lakes-tee|title=City of Lakes Tee {{!}} Dartmouth Clothing Company|website=Dartmouth Clothing Company|access-date=2016-07-14|archive-date=2016-08-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160813012418/http://www.dartmouthclothing.ca/product/city-of-lakes-tee|url-status=live}}
"The Darkside"{{Cite web|url=https://www.localxpress.ca/columns/somethings-blooming-on-the-darkside-313573|title=JOHN DeMONT: Something's blooming on the Darkside|access-date=2016-07-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160808014017/https://www.localxpress.ca/columns/somethings-blooming-on-the-darkside-313573|archive-date=2016-08-08|url-status=dead}}
Digby
"Scallop Capital of the World" — the town is famous for its large fleet of scallop fishing boats{{Cite web|url=http://www.digby.ca/|title=Welcome to the Town of Digby|website=www.digby.ca|access-date=2016-07-21|archive-date=2016-07-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160714185708/http://www.digby.ca/|url-status=live}}
Halifax
"City of Trees"{{cite news |author=Ruskin, Brett |title=Halifax doesn't want Nova Scotia Power cutting down its trees |work=Global News |date=25 Aug 2014 |access-date=5 Nov 2016 |url=http://globalnews.ca/news/1525899/halifax-doesnt-want-nova-scotia-power-cutting-down-its-trees/ |archive-date=6 November 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161106064915/http://globalnews.ca/news/1525899/halifax-doesnt-want-nova-scotia-power-cutting-down-its-trees/ |url-status=live }}
"Haligonia"{{cite web|url=https://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/-33-popular-nicknames-for-canadian-cities/51405|title=Nicknames mean a lot to Canadians, here's a list of the best|website=The Weather Network|access-date=2016-07-21|archive-date=2016-08-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817180133/https://www.theweathernetwork.com/news/articles/-33-popular-nicknames-for-canadian-cities/51405|url-status=live}}
New Glasgow
"NG"{{Cite web|url=http://www.ngnews.ca/|title=The News – New Glasgow Newspaper|website=www.ngnews.ca|access-date=2016-07-21|archive-date=2016-07-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160717045548/http://www.ngnews.ca/|url-status=live}}
Oxford
"Blueberry Capital of Canada" — due to being located in the centre of Nova Scotia's blueberry-growing Cumberland County{{Cite web|url=http://www.town.oxford.ns.ca/|title=Home – Town of Oxford|website=www.town.oxford.ns.ca|access-date=2016-07-21|archive-date=2020-09-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927110430/https://town.oxford.ns.ca/|url-status=live}}
Pictou
"The Birthplace of New Scotland" — the town was the landing place of the ship Hector, which carried some of the first Scottish immigrants to North America{{Cite web|url=http://www.townofpictou.ca/|title=Home {{!}} Town of Pictou {{!}} Birthplace of New Scotland|website=www.townofpictou.ca|access-date=2016-11-05|archive-date=2016-10-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031194207/http://www.townofpictou.ca/|url-status=live}}
Truro
"The Hub of Nova Scotia" or "Hubtown" — due to its geographical location within the province and its significance in its history{{Cite web|url=http://www.truro.ca/|title=Home {{!}} Town of Truro|website=www.truro.ca|access-date=2016-07-21|archive-date=2016-07-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160722030040/http://www.truro.ca/|url-status=live}}

= Ontario =

Bala
"The Cranberry Capital of Ontario"{{cite web|url= https://www.tvo.org/article/welcome-to-the-cranberry-capital-of-ontario|title=Welcome to the Cranberry Capital of Ontario|publisher=tvo.org}}
Brampton
"Bramladesh" — a nickname applied to Bramalea in reference to the large South Asian community, particularly those from Bangladesh{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/how-brampton-demonstrates-the-new-vision-of-canada/article12581170/?page=all|title=How Brampton demonstrates the new vision of Canada|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=15 June 2013|last1=Bascaramurty|first1=Dakshana|access-date=3 September 2017|archive-date=13 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160513021223/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/how-brampton-demonstrates-the-new-vision-of-canada/article12581170/?page=all|url-status=live}}
"Browntown" — another nickname in reference to the large South Asian community{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/brampton-a-story-of-political-importance-power-and-ethnic-enclaves/article30273820/|title=How Brampton, a town in suburban Ontario, was dubbed a ghetto|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=3 June 2016|last1=Ahmed-Ullah|first1=Noreen|access-date=3 September 2017|archive-date=5 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170605074844/https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/brampton-a-story-of-political-importance-power-and-ethnic-enclaves/article30273820/|url-status=live}}
"Flower City"{{cite web|url=http://www.brampton.ca/en/residents/digital/brampton-the-flower-city-story/brampton-the-flower-city-story/mobile/index.html?doc=E3AB10A9ED2FFEA9B1662DAE50180612|title=Brampton The Flower City Story|website=www.brampton.ca|access-date=2015-06-10|archive-date=2015-06-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150610050859/http://www.brampton.ca/en/residents/digital/brampton-the-flower-city-story/brampton-the-flower-city-story/mobile/index.html?doc=E3AB10A9ED2FFEA9B1662DAE50180612|url-status=live}}
"B-Town" — a pop-culture reference, commonly used by locals.{{cite web|url=https://www.acronymfinder.com/Brampton%2C-Ontario%2C-Canada-(Greater-Toronto-area)-(B_Town).html|title="What does B-Town stand for?"|access-date=March 12, 2021|archive-date=October 27, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027160008/https://www.acronymfinder.com/Brampton%2C-Ontario%2C-Canada-(Greater-Toronto-area)-(B_Town).html|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/13750387|title="B-Town" (2017) by Roy Woods|access-date=March 12, 2021}}
Brantford
"Bell City"{{Cite web|url=http://www.brantford.ca/residents/WorkingLearning/Learning/BrantfordHistory/Pages/AlexanderGrahamBellBrantford.aspx|title=Alexander Graham Bell & Brantford|website=www.brantford.ca|language=en|access-date=2018-06-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407054357/http://www.brantford.ca/residents/WorkingLearning/Learning/BrantfordHistory/Pages/AlexanderGrahamBellBrantford.aspx|archive-date=2017-04-07|url-status=dead}}
"The Telephone City"
Chatham
"The Maple City"{{cite news | title=Chatham...The Maple City | date=June 26, 1897|volume= LIII |number= 14,774 | publisher=The Globe | newspaper=The Saturday Globe}}
"The Classic Car Capital of Canada"{{cite web|last=Dale|first=Geoff|title=Chatham-Kent's impressive roots – agriculture & automobiles|url=http://www.whattravelwriterssay.com/chathamont1.html|publisher=What Travel Writers Say|access-date=26 May 2014|archive-date=27 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140527213412/http://www.whattravelwriterssay.com/chathamont1.html|url-status=live}}
Cambridge
"The Creative Capital of Canada" (Region of Waterloo){{Cite web|url=https://www.creativecapitalofcanada.ca/|title=Region of Waterloo|website=Creative Capital of Canada|language=en|access-date=2019-02-06|archive-date=2019-02-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190207020105/https://www.creativecapitalofcanada.ca/|url-status=live}}
Georgina
"Ice Fishing Capital of North America"{{cite web|url=https://www.simcoe.com/community-static/7033921-york-profile-town-of-georgina/|title=YORK PROFILE: Town of Georgina – Simcoe.com|website=www.simcoe.com|access-date=2018-05-25|archive-date=2018-05-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526041831/https://www.simcoe.com/community-static/7033921-york-profile-town-of-georgina/|url-status=live}}
Guelph
"The Royal City"{{cite web|last=O'Keefe|first=Dan|title=Monopolizing Guelph|url=http://www.theontarion.com/2010/01/monopolizing-guelph/|date=Jan 28, 2010|access-date=Jan 4, 2015|archive-date=January 5, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150105004456/http://www.theontarion.com/2010/01/monopolizing-guelph/|url-status=live}}
Hamilton
"Ambitious City" — an early nickname that was originally meant to be patronising{{cite book | title=Dictionary of Hamilton Biography (Vol II, 1876–1924) | first=Thomas Melville | last=Bailey | publisher=W.L. Griffin Ltd. | year=1991}}{{cite news| url=https://www.thespec.com/community-story/6834043-sept-29-1847-hamilton-nickname-ambitious-city-coined/| title=Sept. 29, 1847: Hamilton nickname 'Ambitious City' coined| date=September 23, 2016| work=The Hamilton Spectator| quote="[The nickname] came out of a war of words in 1847 when a column in The Globe called Hamilton "the Ambitious City" in a derisive way. It suggested that Hamilton had ambitions far exceeding its talents."| access-date=November 13, 2018| archive-date=November 13, 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181113210859/https://www.thespec.com/community-story/6834043-sept-29-1847-hamilton-nickname-ambitious-city-coined/| url-status=live}}
"The Hammer"{{cite news | url=http://www.thespec.com/news-story/2226428-bieber-fever-hits-the-hammer/ | title=Bieber Fever hits the Hammer | author=Daniel Nolan | date=December 22, 2011 | publisher=Metroland Media | newspaper=The Hamilton Spectator | access-date=January 30, 2014 | archive-date=February 19, 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219021159/http://www.thespec.com/news-story/2226428-bieber-fever-hits-the-hammer/ | url-status=live }}
"Steeltown"{{cite news | url=http://www.thespec.com/news-story/2179772-showdown-in-steeltown/ | title=Showdown in Steeltown | author=Daniel Nolan | date=April 6, 2011 | publisher=Metroland Media | newspaper=The Hamilton Spectator | access-date=January 30, 2014 | archive-date=January 4, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104190752/http://www.thespec.com/news-story/2179772-showdown-in-steeltown/ | url-status=live }}
"Tony Creek", for the Stoney Creek area, due to the significant Italian-Canadian population{{Cite web|url=https://www.hilltimes.com/story/2004/01/19/in-hamilton-stoney-creek-is-called-tony-creek/236101/|title=In Hamilton, Stoney Creek is called 'Tony Creek'| last=Persichilli| first=Angelo| date=19 January 2004| work=The Hill Times}}
Kingston
"The Limestone City" — in reference to the large number of historical buildings constructed from local limestone.{{cite web|title=History|url=https://www.cityofkingston.ca/explore/culture-history/history|website=City of Kingston|publisher=The Corporation of the City of Kingston|access-date=2 May 2015|archive-date=29 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150629191310/https://www.cityofkingston.ca/explore/culture-history/history|url-status=live}}
"Ktown" — a shortening of the city's name used frequently by local businesses and radio hosts.{{cite web|title=Ktown Cups|url=http://www.ktownkups.com/|website=Ktown Cups|access-date=21 January 2018|archive-date=16 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516133222/http://ktownkups.com/|url-status=live}}
Kitchener
"The Creative Capital of Canada" (Region of Waterloo)
"K-town" (similar to "Ktown" for Kingston, ON) — a shortening of its name used by media, businesses and citizens.{{cite news |url=https://www.therecord.com/news-story/7226194-vrbanovic-shows-off-k-town-pride-in-annual-speech |title=Vrbanovic shows off K-town pride in annual speech |access-date=2018-10-14 |archive-date=2017-04-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170407150114/http://www.therecord.com/news-story/7226194-vrbanovic-shows-off-k-town-pride-in-annual-speech/ |url-status=live }}
"K-Dub" — often used to collectively refer to the cities of Kitchener and Waterloo.{{cite news |url=https://www.therecord.com/whatson-story/2574009-loneliest-monks-putting-the-dub-back-in-k-dub/ |title=Loneliest Monks putting the dub back in K-Dub |access-date=2018-10-14 |archive-date=2023-07-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728164201/https://smarttag.rubiconproject.com/a/18488/379474/2100766-15.html?&cb=0.9726325033047838&tk_st=1&rf=https%3A//www.therecord.com/entertainment/loneliest-monks-putting-the-dub-back-in-k-dub/article_87d24771-23ab-57ca-ae5b-216521ae7df6.html%3F&rp_s=c&p_pos=btf&p_screen_res=1400x900&ad_slot=379474_15&rp_secure=1 |url-status=live }}
Leamington
"The Tomato Capital of Canada"{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/french-s-using-leamington-tomatoes-in-its-ketchup-1.3404110|title=Ketchup production returns to Leamington, Ont., — sort of – CBC News|access-date=2018-08-12|archive-date=2018-12-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181207194707/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/french-s-using-leamington-tomatoes-in-its-ketchup-1.3404110|url-status=live}}
London
"The Forest City"{{cite news|url = http://lfpress.ca/newsstand/News/Local/2008/12/05/7643686.html|title = London developers win first round in woodland battle|author = Sher, Jonathan|date = 2008-12-05|publisher = London Free Press|access-date = 2008-12-27|archive-date = 2023-07-28|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230728164147/https://lfpress.com/|url-status = live}}
"Despite its Forest City moniker, London trails many Ontario municipalities in forest cover..."
Markham
"Canada's High-Tech Capital"{{cite web|url=http://www.guidingstar.ca/Amazing_Facts_About_Markham.htm|title=Facts About Markham|website=www.guidingstar.ca|date=30 April 2021|access-date=15 January 2016|archive-date=29 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160129135559/http://guidingstar.ca/Amazing_Facts_About_Markham.htm|url-status=live}}
Mississauga
"'Sauga"{{Cite web|url=https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/jrhockey-buzzing-the-net/mississauga-majors-owner-might-change-ohl-team-name-154700709.html|title=Mississauga Majors' new owner retains James Boyd but will change OHL team's name|website=Yahoo Sports|date=10 May 2012 |access-date=2015-05-22|archive-date=2016-03-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305010459/https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/jrhockey-buzzing-the-net/mississauga-majors-owner-might-change-ohl-team-name-154700709.html|url-status=live}}
Niagara Falls
"Honeymoon Capital of the World"{{cite web|url=http://niagarafallsupclose.com/niagara-falls-known-as-the-honeymoon-capital-of-the-world/|title=Niagara Falls Known as the Honeymoon Capital of the World|date=16 July 2013|access-date=4 January 2015|archive-date=4 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104181455/http://niagarafallsupclose.com/niagara-falls-known-as-the-honeymoon-capital-of-the-world/|url-status=live}}
North Bay
"Gateway to the North"{{cite web |title=Gateway Arch / CF-100 Fighter |website=Official Web Site of the City of North Bay |url=http://www.city.north-bay.on.ca/living/history/gateway.asp |access-date=2009-07-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071015140754/http://www.city.north-bay.on.ca/living/history/gateway.asp |archive-date=2007-10-15}} (Edmonton, AB, also claims this title)
"Gateway City"
"Smoothie Capital of the World"{{cite web |title=Euphoria turns North Bay into the Smoothie Capital of the World! |work=Trend Hunter Magazine |url=http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/euphoria-turns-north-bay-into-the-smoothie-capital-of-the-world/ |access-date=2009-07-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070917093243/http://www.trendhunter.com/trends/euphoria-turns-north-bay-into-the-smoothie-capital-of-the-world/ |archive-date=2007-09-17 }}
"The Bay"
Oshawa
"Canada's Motor City"{{cite news | url=http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2008/12/14/7746481-sun.html | title=Even in motor city, there's little loyalty: Half of the folks in Oshawa buy foreign cars | newspaper=cnews | publisher=Canoe Media | author=Michele Mandel | date=2008-12-14 | access-date=2012-09-20 | archive-url=https://archive.today/20130115061643/http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2008/12/14/7746481-sun.html | archive-date=2013-01-15 | url-status=usurped }}
"The 'Shwa"{{cite news | url=http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2010/08/17/15054711.html | title=The Shwa Tiger-Cats? Oshawa municipal candidate eyes tackling team if it leaves Hamilton | author=Don Peat | newspaper=Toronto Sun | publisher=Canoe Sun Media | date=August 17, 2010 | access-date=January 4, 2015 | archive-date=January 4, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104105501/http://www.torontosun.com/news/torontoandgta/2010/08/17/15054711.html | url-status=live }}
Ottawa
"Bytown" — the city's official name prior to 1855; still used as a nickname in the media{{cite news|url = http://www.metronews.ca/toronto/sports/article/156843|title = A few blue and white things to be thankful for|author = Kennedy, Ryan|date = 2008-12-08|publisher = Metro International|access-date = 2008-12-27|archive-date = 2011-05-22|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110522151801/http://www.metronews.ca/toronto/sports/article/156843|url-status = dead}}
"But here we are after 30 games and the Leafs find themselves looking down in the Northeast Division standings at their archrivals from Bytown."
{{cite encyclopedia|entry=Ottawa|title=Britannica Student Encyclopedia|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6IOKAwAAQBAJ&pg=RA8-PA155|year=2014|publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.|isbn=978-1-62513-172-0 |access-date=15 November 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160611032603/https://books.google.com/books?id=6IOKAwAAQBAJ&pg=RA8-PA155 |archive-date=11 June 2016|url-status=live}}
"The 613" or "The 343" — the primary area codes for eastern Ontario, including Ottawa.{{cite web |url=https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/this-will-be-ottawa-s-new-area-code-starting-in-march-1.5746351 |title=This will be Ottawa's new area code in March |date=19 January 2022 |access-date=2022-04-28 |work=CTV News |archive-date=2022-04-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220421022334/https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/this-will-be-ottawa-s-new-area-code-starting-in-march-1.5746351 |url-status=live }}
"OTT"{{Cite web|url=https://fullforms.com/OTT/Ottawa/11570|title=Full Form of OTT in Cities (Canada)|access-date=2022-04-28|archive-date=2022-05-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220521120959/https://fullforms.com/OTT/Ottawa/11570|url-status=live}}
"YOW" — the IATA airport code for the Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport.{{cite web|url=https://yow.ca/en|title=Ottawa International Airport (YOW)|access-date=2022-04-28|archive-date=2022-05-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220506040608/https://yow.ca/en|url-status=live}}
"Capital City"{{Cite web|url=http://capitalcitymission.com/|title=Capital City Mission|website=www.capitalcitymission.com|access-date=2018-02-06|archive-date=2018-02-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180206131659/http://capitalcitymission.com/|url-status=live}}
"The Government City"{{cite web|title=23 Reasons that Prove Ottawa is the City that Fun Forgot|date=9 May 2017|url=https://www.narcity.com/ca/on/ottawa/lifestyle/23-reasons-that-prove-ottawa-is-the-city-that-fun-forgot|publisher=narcity|access-date=9 May 2017|archive-date=15 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170715064928/https://www.narcity.com/ca/on/ottawa/lifestyle/23-reasons-that-prove-ottawa-is-the-city-that-fun-forgot|url-status=live}}
"O-Town"{{cite news | url=https://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/music/jazzblog/o-town-originals | title=O-Town Originals | author=Peter Hum | newspaper=Ottawa Citizen | publisher=Postmedia Network | date=November 9, 2009 | access-date=January 4, 2015 | archive-date=January 4, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104114439/http://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/music/jazzblog/o-town-originals | url-status=live }}
"The City that Fun Forgot" — used sarcastically by residents of Ottawa
Orillia
"The Sunshine City"{{cite web|url=http://www.orillia.com/|title=Orillia Chamber of Commerce|website=www.orillia.com|access-date=2016-07-31|archive-date=2016-08-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160805070312/http://www.orillia.com/|url-status=live}}
Owen Sound
"Chicago North"{{cite web|title=The City of Owen Sound|date=13 October 2014|url=http://www.cbj.ca/the_city_of_owen_sound/|publisher=The City of Owen Sound|access-date=31 July 2016|archive-date=16 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160916230356/http://www.cbj.ca/the_city_of_owen_sound/|url-status=live}}
"Corkscrew City"{{cite book|last=White|first=Paul|title=Owen Sound: The Port City|year=2000|publisher=National Heritage|location=Toronto|isbn=1-896219-23-3|page=83}}
"Little Liverpool"{{cite web|title=Owen Sound|url=http://ontariojewisharchives.org/exhibits/osjc/communities/owensound/|website=Ontario's small Jewish communities|publisher=Ontario Jewish archives|access-date=31 July 2016|archive-date=3 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170903223926/http://ontariojewisharchives.org/exhibits/osjc/communities/owensound/|url-status=live}}
"The Scenic City"{{cite web|title=Owen Sound Tourism|url=https://www.owensound.ca/owen-sound-tourism|publisher=The City of Owen Sound|access-date=31 July 2016|archive-date=24 July 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160724232631/http://www.owensound.ca/owen-sound-tourism|url-status=live}}
Peterborough
"Electric City"{{cite web|url=http://www.peterborough-on.worldweb.com/|title=Peterborough Travel Guide: Peterborough, Ontario (ON) – WORLDWEB.COM|website=www.peterborough-on.worldweb.com|access-date=2015-07-31|archive-date=2003-05-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030503224058/http://www.peterborough-on.worldweb.com/|url-status=live}}
Sarnia
"Chemical Valley"{{cite web|url=http://www.atlasobscura.com/places/chemical-valley|title=Chemical Valley|website=www.atlasobscura.com|access-date=2019-02-12|archive-date=2019-02-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213005543/https://www.atlasobscura.com/places/chemical-valley|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/4w7gwn/the-chemical-valley-part-1|title=The Chemical Valley|website=www.vice.com|date=8 August 2013 |access-date=2019-02-12|archive-date=2019-01-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190116012736/https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/4w7gwn/the-chemical-valley-part-1|url-status=live}}
"Imperial City"{{cite web|url=http://thesarniajournal.ca/whats-in-a-nickname-how-sarnia-became-the-imperial-city|title=What's in a Nickname: How Sarnia became the Imperial City|website=www.thesarniajournal.ca/|date=28 May 2017|access-date=12 February 2019|archive-date=13 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190213005651/http://thesarniajournal.ca/whats-in-a-nickname-how-sarnia-became-the-imperial-city/|url-status=live}}
"Tunnel Town"
Sault Ste. Marie
"The Soo"{{cite web|url=http://www.factacular.com/subjects/City_Nicknames|title=Factacular : City Nicknames|website=www.factacular.com|access-date=2010-06-28|archive-date=2015-01-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103191508/http://www.factacular.com/subjects/City_Nicknames|url-status=live}}
St. Catharines
"St. Kitts"{{cite web|url=http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/2013/04/08/the-game-of-the-name|title=St. Catharines News – Latest Daily Breaking News Stories |website=StCatharinesStandard.ca |access-date=2015-04-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924110132/http://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/2013/04/08/the-game-of-the-name|archive-date=2015-09-24|url-status=dead}}
"The Garden City"
St. Thomas
"Railway City"{{cite web|url=https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/st-thomas-ontario-step-right-up-to-railway-city|title=St-Thomas, Ontario: Step right up to Railway City|publisher=montrealgazette.com|date=July 3, 2015|access-date=May 4, 2021|archive-date=May 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210504220604/https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/st-thomas-ontario-step-right-up-to-railway-city|url-status=live}}
"Railway Capital of Canada"
Stratford
"Festival City"{{Cite web|url=https://biblio.uottawa.ca/omeka1/shakespearecanada/shakespeare-names-in-stratford|title=Shakespearean Street and Place Names in Stratford · Shakespeare in Canada: A Cultural Map|website=biblio.uottawa.ca|access-date=2019-03-25|archive-date=2019-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325163524/https://biblio.uottawa.ca/omeka1/shakespearecanada/shakespeare-names-in-stratford|url-status=live}}
"The Classic City"
Sudbury
"Nickel Capital"{{cite news | url=http://www.thesudburystar.com/2013/11/17/ukrainians-say-goodbye-to-nickel-city | title=Ukrainians say goodbye to Nickel City | author=Harold Carmichael | newspaper=Sudbury Star | publisher=Canoe Sun Media | date=November 17, 2013 | access-date=January 4, 2014 | archive-date=January 4, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104114540/http://www.thesudburystar.com/2013/11/17/ukrainians-say-goodbye-to-nickel-city | url-status=live }}
"Nickel City"
"City of Lakes"{{cite news|title= Restoring the City of Lakes' aquatic luster|author= Sudbury Northern Life Staff|url= http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2010/03/freshwater-ecology160310.aspx|newspaper= Northern Life|date= March 16, 2010|access-date= 3 January 2015|archive-date= 4 January 2015|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20150104052604/http://www.northernlife.ca/news/localNews/2010/03/freshwater-ecology160310.aspx|url-status= live}}
Thunder Bay
"Canada’s Gateway to the West"{{cite web|url=http://www.portofthunderbay.com/article/canadas-gateway-to-the-west-271.asp|title=Port of Thunder Bay – Thunder Bay Port Authority|website=www.portofthunderbay.com|access-date=2015-01-04|archive-date=2018-12-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226091556/http://www.portofthunderbay.com/article/canadas-gateway-to-the-west-271.asp|url-status=dead}} (Winnipeg, MB, also claims this title)
"Lakehead"{{cite web|url=http://www.chroniclejournal.com/news/great-war-subject-of-gigantic-project/article_c26e4315-8bd7-5c5d-a931-ba6ed4ed5719.html?mode=jqm|title=Great War subject of 'gigantic project'|website=The Chronicle-Journal|access-date=2015-11-04|archive-date=2022-06-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220609100036/https://www.chroniclejournal.com/news/great-war-subject-of-gigantic-project/article_c26e4315-8bd7-5c5d-a931-ba6ed4ed5719.html?mode=jqm|url-status=live}}{{cite web|title=About Thunder Bay|publisher=City of Thunder Bay|url=http://www.thunderbay.ca/docs/business/1012.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070809121412/http://www.thunderbay.ca/docs/business/1012.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=9 August 2007|date=9 August 2007}}
"T-Bay"
Toronto {{See also|Name of Toronto#Nicknames}}
"Queen City"{{cite web|url=http://got.net/~landauer/lists/CityOf.html|title=City nicknames|website=got.net|access-date=2008-02-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214092752/http://got.net/~landauer/lists/CityOf.html|archive-date=2015-02-14|url-status=dead}}
"Hogtown"{{cite web|url=http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question7148.html|title=Why is Toronto called 'Hogtown?'|website=www.funtrivia.com|access-date=2008-03-28|archive-date=2015-01-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103192602/http://www.funtrivia.com/askft/Question7148.html|url-status=live}}
"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 |access-date=2006-12-05 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071130000824/http://www.eye.net/eye/issue/issue_10.14.99/thebeat/extended.php |archive-date=2007-11-30 }} — derived from Toronto, Ontario
"T-Dot"
"The Big Smoke"{{cite news|url = https://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20070804.ATLAS04/TPStory/specialTravel|title = Quirky finds in the Big Smoke|author = Johnson, Jessica|date = 2007-08-04|work = The Globe and Mail|url-status = dead|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080416095646/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20070804.ATLAS04/TPStory/specialTravel|archive-date = 2008-04-16}}
"Toronto the Good" from its history as a bastion of 19th century Victorian morality and coined by mayor William Holmes Howland{{Citation |last=Hopkins |first=Mark |title=Lecture XII: Original objects. — Action and its consequences. — Philosophy of action from the constitution. —No Christian moral philosophy. — Choice. — Supreme ends. — Supreme principle of action. — Conscience. — A nature and a necessity after choice. — Moral affections. — Moral emotions.— Religious emotions. — The law of construction. — The law of conduct. — Test of progress. — Position of man as a worshipper. |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/14173-012 |work=An outline study of man; or, the body and mind in one system. |year=1885 |pages=275–301 |place=New York |publisher=Charles Scribner's Sons |doi=10.1037/14173-012 |access-date=2022-05-31 |archive-date=2023-07-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728164201/https://psycnet.apa.org/record/2009-23844-012 |url-status=live }}'Toronto the Good' is one of many popular nicknames used to represent the moral conduct of its citizens. This term was first associated with one of the early examples of reform politics in Toronto: the mayoralty of William Holmes Howland from 1886 to 1888 and his campaign for moral purification (Morton 1973). An 1898 book by C.S. Clark was titled Of Toronto the Good. A Social Study.{{Cite book |last=Clark |first=C. S. |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/883974396 |title=Of Toronto the good : a social study : The queen city of Canada as it is |date=1898 |publisher=Toronto Pub |isbn=0-665-00659-4 |location=Montreal |oclc=883974396}} The Queen City of Canada As It Is. The book is a facsimile of an 1898 edition. Today sometimes used ironically to imply a less-than-great or less-than-moral status.
"The 6ix" — popularized by rapper Drake, a Toronto native who based the nickname on the shared digits of the 416 and 647 telephone area codes and/or referring to the six districts that make up the present city of Toronto.{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/we-the-6-why-the-name-drake-gave-us-is-here-to-stay/article25421112/|title=We The 6: Why the name Drake gave us is here to stay|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=10 July 2015|access-date=3 September 2017|archive-date=13 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170513163716/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/we-the-6-why-the-name-drake-gave-us-is-here-to-stay/article25421112/|url-status=live}} Created by Jimmy Prime, member of Toronto hip-hop group, Prime Boys.{{cite web|url=https://www.xxlmag.com/drake-jimmy-prime-oliver-north-the-6/|title=Drake Admits Jimmy Prime and Oliver North Came Up With The 6 |date=10 May 2016 |access-date=March 12, 2021|archive-date=November 12, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201112013627/https://www.xxlmag.com/drake-jimmy-prime-oliver-north-the-6/|url-status=live}}
Scarborough (part of Toronto since 1998)
"Scarbs" — a diminutive nickname word for Scarborough, oftentimes the last letter (s) is spelt with a zed.{{Cite web |date=2015-12-14 |title=40 Things You'll Hear A Scarborough Person Say |url=https://www.narcity.com/toronto/40-things-youll-hear-a-scarberian-say |access-date=2022-04-30 |website=Narcity |language=en-ca |archive-date=2022-07-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220731175620/https://www.narcity.com/toronto/40-things-youll-hear-a-scarberian-say |url-status=live }}
"Scarberia" — a derogatory nickname based on Scarborough's reputation as a barren, faraway land to the east of Toronto{{cite news|url = https://www.thestar.com/columnists/article/171165|title = A cheeky look at the rump of Toronto: Shhh on the S-word, coupled with crime, councillors say|author = DiManno, Rosie|date = 2007-01-15|publisher = Toronto Star|access-date = 2017-09-03|archive-date = 2012-10-12|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121012172457/http://www.thestar.com/columnists/article/171165|url-status = live}}
"Scarlem" — a derogatory nickname which associates Scarborough with the inner-city crime of Harlem, New York{{cite news|url = https://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/293999|title = Don't call it 'Scarlem'|author = Spears, John|date = 2008-01-15|publisher = Toronto Star|access-date = 2017-09-03|archive-date = 2012-10-12|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121012215056/http://www.thestar.com/News/GTA/article/293999|url-status = live}}
Waterloo
"The Creative Capital of Canada" (Region of Waterloo)
"The 'Loo"{{cite web|url=https://news.communitech.ca/waterloo-regions-tech-sector-a-150-year-overnight-success/|title=WATERLOO REGION'S TECH SECTOR: A 150-YEAR OVERNIGHT SUCCESS|publisher=news.communitech.ca|date=April 9, 2015|access-date=April 8, 2019|archive-date=July 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728165222/https://communitech.ca/technews/|url-status=live}}
"K-Dub" — often used to collectively refer to the cities of Waterloo and Kitchener.
Welland
"The Rose City"{{cite web|url=https://www.wellandtribune.ca/opinion-story/8221107-rose-city-name-chosen-in-the-1920s/|title=Rose City name chosen in the 1920s|publisher=wellandtribune.ca|date=July 12, 2013|access-date=April 8, 2019|archive-date=July 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728165213/https://www.wellandtribune.ca/opinion/columnists/rose-city-name-chosen-in-the-1920s/article_7e11ed1c-dfc3-5ed7-aa1e-1fe63da68222.html?|url-status=live}}
Windsor
"Rose City"{{cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/windsor-rose-city-valentine-s-day-1.6344390|title=Here's why Windsor is also known as Rose City|date=14 February 2022|access-date=3 September 2022|archive-date=3 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220903151337/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/windsor-rose-city-valentine-s-day-1.6344390|url-status=live}}
"Automotive Capital of Canada"{{Cite web |url=http://www1.uwindsor.ca/history/windsor-history |title=History of Windsor |publisher=University of Windsor |access-date=2015-02-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221143916/http://www1.uwindsor.ca/history/windsor-history |archive-date=2015-02-21 |url-status=dead }}

= Prince Edward Island =

Charlottetown
"Birthplace of Confederation" — the historic Charlottetown Conference, a conference held between the Fathers of Confederation, was key to the Confederation of Canada.{{cite web | url=http://www.city.charlottetown.pe.ca/ | title=City of Charlottetown: Welcome to the City of Charlottetown | publisher=City of Charlottetown | access-date=October 9, 2013 | archive-date=November 2, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102084949/http://city.charlottetown.pe.ca/ | url-status=dead }}
"Ch'town"

= Quebec =

Gatineau
"French Ottawa" – Gatineau is across the river from Ottawa, but in the province of Quebec. Functionally the only major difference between the cities is the primary language spoken.{{cite web|url=https://citymonitor.ai/government/ottawa-gatineau-national-capital-which-language-differences-nearly-split-two-countries-3199|title=Ottawa-Gatineau, the national capital which language differences nearly split into two countries|date=25 July 2017|publisher=City Monitor|access-date=2 September 2022|archive-date=27 September 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220927013305/https://citymonitor.ai/government/ottawa-gatineau-national-capital-which-language-differences-nearly-split-two-countries-3199|url-status=live}}
"Little Chicago" – historical nickname from the prohibition-era and continued through modern times, Hull/Gatineau is known for having a vibrant bar scene and a lower drinking age than in Ontario, leading to hundreds of Ottawa teenagers crossing into Hull to drink legally every night.{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/January-2019/How-a-Town-in-Quebec-Got-the-Nickname-Little-Chicago/|title=How a Town in Quebec Got the Nickname "Little Chicago"|publisher=Chicago Mag|access-date=2022-09-02|archive-date=2022-09-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220902015708/https://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/January-2019/How-a-Town-in-Quebec-Got-the-Nickname-Little-Chicago/|url-status=live}}
Montreal

"Québec's Metropolis" ({{Langx|fr|La Métropole du Québec}}){{cite web | url=http://www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca/archives/500ans/portail_archives_en/rep_chapitre12/chapitre12-1.html | title=Quebec's Metropolis 1960–1992 | publisher=Montreal Archives | access-date=January 24, 2013 | archive-date=January 5, 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130105073436/http://www2.ville.montreal.qc.ca/archives/500ans/portail_archives_en/rep_chapitre12/chapitre12-1.html | url-status=live }}
"The City of Saints"
"{{Langx|fr|La métropole|label=none}}" (French for 'The Metropolis'){{cite news |language=fr |title=La Gaspésie s'attable dans la métropole |first=Gilles |last=Gagné |work=Le Soleil |location=Quebec City |date=May 31, 2012 |access-date=June 9, 2012 |url=http://www.lapresse.ca/le-soleil/affaires/les-regions/201205/30/01-4530197-la-gaspesie-sattable-dans-la-metropole.php |archive-date=June 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605174132/http://www.lapresse.ca/le-soleil/affaires/les-regions/201205/30/01-4530197-la-gaspesie-sattable-dans-la-metropole.php |url-status=live }}
"{{Langx|fr|La ville aux cent clochers|label=none}}" (French for 'The City of a Hundred Steeples'){{cite news|language=fr |title=Montréal, la ville aux cent clochers : regards des Montréalais sur leurs lieux de culte |first=Jean-François |last=Leclerc |work=Les Éditions Fides |location=Quebec City |date=2002}}
"Sin City" — a historical nickname from the prohibition-era{{cite web|url=http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/north-america/canada/montreal?v=print|title=Lonely Planet Montreal Guide – Modern History|publisher=Lonely Planet|access-date=2012-06-08|archive-date=2007-01-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070105025233/http://www.lonelyplanet.com/worldguide/destinations/north-america/canada/montreal?v=print|url-status=live}}
"The City of Festivals"{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rob-magazine/montreal-festival-city/article18291688/|title=MONTREAL: Festival City|newspaper=The Globe and Mail|date=30 March 2001|last1=Churchmuch|first1=Tanya|access-date=3 September 2017|archive-date=1 February 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160201125326/http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/rob-magazine/montreal-festival-city/article18291688/|url-status=live}}
"The Real City"{{cite web|url=http://www.rapdict.org/Montreal#Montreal.2FMontr.C3.A9al|title=Montreal – Rap Dictionary|website=www.rapdict.org|access-date=2016-09-09|archive-date=2016-09-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160917150100/http://www.rapdict.org/Montreal#Montreal.2FMontr.C3.A9al|url-status=live}}
"Mount Royal"
Quebec City
"{{Langx|fr|La Vieille Capitale|label=none}}"{{cite book|first1=Stéphane G. |last1=Marceau |first2=François |last2=Rémillard |title=Ville de Québec |location=Montreal |publisher=Guides de voyage Ulysse |year=2002 |edition=4th |isbn=2-89464-510-4 |page=14 |language=fr}}
Sherbrooke
"Queen of the Eastern Townships"Mailhot, Pierre; Dubois, Jean-Marie, [https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/eastern-townships The Canadian Encyclopedia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105053819/https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/eastern-townships |date=2019-01-05 }}, Retrieved 2019-03-18.
Saints-Anges
"{{Langx|fr|Terre de rêves|label=none}}" (French for 'The Land of Dreams')Official website, [http://www.saintsanges.com/ The Official Website of Saints-Anges] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191015172917/http://www.saintsanges.com/ |date=2019-10-15 }}, Retrieved 2019-09-09.
Sainte-Julie "La Ville la Plus Heureuse du Québec" (French for 'The Happiest City in Quebec')

= Saskatchewan =

Estevan
"Depressetevan"{{Cite web|title=Southeast Lifestyles September 25|url=https://issuu.com/estevanlifestyles/docs/se_lifestyles_sept_25|access-date=2021-03-30|website=Issuu|date=26 February 2016 |language=en|archive-date=2021-10-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211027175551/https://issuu.com/estevanlifestyles/docs/se_lifestyles_sept_25|url-status=live}}
"The Sunshine Capital of Canada"{{Cite web|title=History and Overview|url=https://estevan.ca/history-and-overview/|access-date=2021-03-30|website=City of Estevan|language=en-US|archive-date=2021-05-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210518204701/https://estevan.ca/history-and-overview/|url-status=live}}
Kelvington
"Canada's Hockey Factory"{{cite web|url=http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/kelvington.html|title=U of R Press|website=esask.uregina.ca|access-date=2016-02-16|archive-date=2016-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175018/http://esask.uregina.ca/entry/kelvington.html|url-status=live}}
Maryfield
"The M.F."{{Cite book|title=Saskatchewan Book of Everything|last=Riess|first=Kelly-Anne|publisher=MacIntyrePurcell Publishing, Inc|year=2007|isbn=978-0-9738063-9-7}}
Moose Jaw
"Band City"http://www.mjtimes.sk.ca/Arts/Festivals-&%3B-events/2009-04-01/article-83701/Tagline-defies-definition/1 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180210234955/http://www.mjtimes.sk.ca/Arts/Festivals-%26%3B-events/2009-04-01/article-83701/Tagline-defies-definition/1 |date=2018-02-10 }} From the number of marching bands in Moose Jaw.
"The Jaw" {{cite news | url=http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/weekend_extra/story.html?id=1fae6b5d-1cf9-47f4-a74d-80dc4a0931eb&p=3 | title=Saskatchewan slang | newspaper=canada.com | publisher=Postmedia Network Inc. | date=November 7, 2007 | access-date=December 21, 2013 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121109125035/http://www.canada.com/saskatoonstarphoenix/news/weekend_extra/story.html?id=1fae6b5d-1cf9-47f4-a74d-80dc4a0931eb&p=3 | archive-date=November 9, 2012 }}
"The Friendly City"{{Cite news|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/moose-jaw-rebrands-itself-as-surprisingly-unexpected-1.837381|title=Moose Jaw rebrands itself as 'Surprisingly Unexpected' |work=CBC News|access-date=2018-08-24|language=en-US|archive-date=2020-09-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200924091636/https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/moose-jaw-rebrands-itself-as-surprisingly-unexpected-1.837381|url-status=live}}
Pilot Butte
"The Sand Capital of Canada"{{Cite book|title=Saskatchewan Trivia Challenge|last=Karpan|first=Robin and Arlene|year=2000|publisher=Parkland Publishing|isbn=978-0-9683579-2-7}}
Prince Albert
"P.A."
Regina
"The Queen City"{{Cite web|url=http://www.cgkids.ca/cgkids/tv/season5/503.asp|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061207014200/http://www.cgkids.ca/cgkids/tv/season5/503.asp|url-status=dead|title=Canadian Geographic Kids|archive-date=December 7, 2006}}
"Pile o' Bones"
"The City That Rhymes With Fun"{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/rolling-stones-dazzle-crowd-at-1st-regina-show-1.585212|title=Rolling Stones dazzle crowd at 1st Regina show – CBC News|access-date=2014-03-12|archive-date=2014-03-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140318184328/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/rolling-stones-dazzle-crowd-at-1st-regina-show-1.585212|url-status=live}}{{cite web |url=http://www.newstalk650.com/node/65302 |author=Sarah Mills |date=July 12, 2012 |title=50 Years of the Rolling Stones: Plus memories of Regina's biggest concert |website=CKOM |access-date=2014-03-12 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2014-03-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140312211917/http://www.newstalk650.com/node/65302}}
"YQR"
Saskatoon
"The Bridge City"
"Hub City"
"Paris of the Prairies"{{Cite web|url=http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=1815a540-dc82-47c0-b5fe-eefc63d6e05c&k=92864|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105185632/http://www.canada.com/theprovince/news/story.html?id=1815a540-dc82-47c0-b5fe-eefc63d6e05c&k=92864|url-status=dead|title=The Province|archive-date=November 5, 2012}}
"POW City" — for its resources in potash, oil and wheat{{cite web|url=http://www.saskatoon.ca/DEPARTMENTS/City%20Managers%20Office/Documents/Saskatoon%20Speaks%20History%20of%20Saskatoon%20Information%20Sheet.pdf |title=A Brief History of Saskatoon |publisher=City of Saskatoon |access-date=2014-12-02 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2015-01-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103192903/http://www.saskatoon.ca/DEPARTMENTS/City%20Managers%20Office/Documents/Saskatoon%20Speaks%20History%20of%20Saskatoon%20Information%20Sheet.pdf}}
"Saskabush"
"Stoon"{{cite web|url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/10-slang-terms-all-saskatchewan-people-should-know-1.2986496|title=10 slang terms all Saskatchewan people should know – CBC News|access-date=2017-05-30|archive-date=2017-07-04|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170704090245/http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/10-slang-terms-all-saskatchewan-people-should-know-1.2986496|url-status=live}}
"Toontown"
"YXE"
Swift Current
"Speedy Creek"
Tisdale
"Land of Rape and Honey" — for the rapeseed grown in the area and the world's largest honey bee statue. The municipal government has since abandoned the slogan due to misinterpretations.{{Cite web|title='Land of Rape and Honey' no more, Tisdale unveils new town slogan after 60 years|url=https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/land-of-rape-and-honey-no-more-tisdale-unveils-new-town-slogan-after-60-years2|access-date=2021-03-30|website=thestarphoenix|language=en-CA|archive-date=2021-04-16|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210416175759/https://thestarphoenix.com/news/local-news/land-of-rape-and-honey-no-more-tisdale-unveils-new-town-slogan-after-60-years2|url-status=live}}

Cities by territory

= Northwest Territories =

Aklavik
"The town that wouldn't die."{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-04-27-me-12641-story.html|title='There's a Land Where Mountains Are Nameless'|date=27 April 1985|via=Los Angeles Times|access-date=2018-02-28|archive-date=2018-03-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180305203636/http://articles.latimes.com/1985-04-27/local/me-12641_1_arctic-circle-inuvik-mackenzie-river-delta|url-status=live}}
Fort Liard
"Tropics of the North"[http://www.iti.gov.nt.ca/sites/iti/files/welcome_to_the_nwt_a_tourism_and_hospitality_workshop_about_the_northwest_territories_part_1.pdf Welcome to the Northwest Territories!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228161506/http://www.iti.gov.nt.ca/sites/iti/files/welcome_to_the_nwt_a_tourism_and_hospitality_workshop_about_the_northwest_territories_part_1.pdf |date=2018-02-28 }} pages 29 & 32
Fort Resolution
"Fort Res"[https://www.pwnhc.ca/extras/berger/report/NT%20Ft%20Resolution%20Berger%20V32.pdf Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150707222511/http://www.pwnhc.ca/extras/berger/report/NT%20Ft%20Resolution%20Berger%20V32.pdf |date=2015-07-07 }} page 3035, lines 8 & 19
"Resolution"
Fort Smith
"Garden Capital of the North"{{cite web|url=http://www.practicenorth.ca/index.php?page=fort-smith-en|title=GNWT – Fort Smith|website=www.practicenorth.ca|access-date=2018-02-28|archive-date=2018-02-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180228110810/http://www.practicenorth.ca/index.php?page=fort-smith-en|url-status=live}}
Hay River
"Hub of the North"{{cite web|url=http://hayriver.com/|title=Home – Town of HayRiver|website=Town of HayRiver|access-date=2017-08-20|archive-date=2017-08-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170815174840/http://hayriver.com/|url-status=live}}
"Whitefish Capital"
Norman Wells
"The Wells"{{cite web|url=https://www.normanwells.com/|title=Home – Town of Norman Wells|website=www.normanwells.com|access-date=2018-02-28|archive-date=2017-12-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210232035/https://www.normanwells.com/|url-status=live}}
Tuktoyaktuk
"Tuk"
Yellowknife
“YK"{{cite web|url=https://ykonline.ca/yellowknife-acronym-guide/|title=Yellowknife Acronym Guide – Yellowknife Online|date=12 January 2018|access-date=24 February 2018|archive-date=24 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180224173507/https://ykonline.ca/yellowknife-acronym-guide/|url-status=live}}

= Nunavut =

Pangnirtung
"Switzerland of the Arctic"{{cite news|url=https://nationalpost.com/travel/why-pangnirtung-nunavut-is-called-the-switzerland-of-the-arctic|title=Why Pangnirtung, Nunavut is called the Switzerland of the Arctic|newspaper=National Post|date=7 November 2013|access-date=4 October 2018|archive-date=28 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230728165709/https://nationalpost.com/travel/why-pangnirtung-nunavut-is-called-the-switzerland-of-the-arctic|url-status=live}}

= Yukon =

Dawson City
"Paris of the North"{{Cite web |url=http://cityofdawson.com/history-pages/john-gould/paris-of-the-north |title=Paris of the North | Dawson City ~ Yukon |access-date=2015-01-07 |archive-date=2016-04-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160415052841/http://cityofdawson.com/history-pages/john-gould/paris-of-the-north |url-status=dead }}
Whitehorse
"The Wilderness City"{{cite web |url=http://www.city.whitehorse.yk.ca/index.aspx?page=262 |title=Welcome Visitors |website=Whitehorse: The Wilderness City |access-date=2015-01-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104171024/http://www.city.whitehorse.yk.ca/index.aspx?page=262 |archive-date=2015-01-04 }}

References

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