The Commission de toponymie du Québec (English: ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the
Government of Québec
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In the case of its broad associative definition, government normally consists of legislature, executive, and judiciary. Government is a ...
's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicize Québec's place names and their origins according to the province's toponymy rules.
It also provides recommendations to the government with regard to toponymic changes.
Its mandate covers the namings of:
* natural geographical features (lakes, rivers, mountains, etc.)
* constructed features (dams, embankments, bridges, etc.)
* administrative units (wildlife sanctuaries, administrative regions, parks, etc.)
* inhabited areas (villages, towns,
Indian
Indian or Indians may refer to:
Peoples South Asia
* Indian people, people of Indian nationality, or people who have an Indian ancestor
** Non-resident Indian, a citizen of India who has temporarily emigrated to another country
* South Asia ...
reserves, etc.)
* roadways (streets, roads, boulevards, etc.)
A child agency of the
Office québécois de la langue française
The (, OQLF; en, Quebec Board of the French Language) is a public organization established on 24 March 1961, by the Liberal government of Jean Lesage. Attached to the , its initial mission, defined in its report of 1 April 1964, was "to align ...
, it was created in 1977 through jurisdiction defined in the
Charter of the French Language
The ''Charter of the French Language'' (french: link=no, La charte de la langue française), also known in English as Bill 101, Law 101 (''french: link=no, Loi 101''), or Quebec French Preference Law, is a law in the province of Quebec in Canada ...
to replace the Commission of Geography, created in 1912.
See also
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Toponymy
Toponymy, toponymics, or toponomastics is the study of ''toponyms'' ( proper names of places, also known as place names and geographic names), including their origins, meanings, usage and types. Toponym is the general term for a proper name of ...
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Toponym'elles
Toponym'elles is an initiative that was started to improve toponymic representation of women's contributions to Montreal by renaming public spaces such as parks and streets, as only 6% of places were named after women. Initially, Toponym'elles was ...
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Office québécois de la langue française
The (, OQLF; en, Quebec Board of the French Language) is a public organization established on 24 March 1961, by the Liberal government of Jean Lesage. Attached to the , its initial mission, defined in its report of 1 April 1964, was "to align ...
References
External links
Commission de toponymie of QuébecOffice québécois de la langue française
Names of places in Canada
Quebec government departments and agencies
Organizations based in Montreal
Geographical naming agencies
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