The Commission de toponymie du Québec (, ''Toponymy Commission of Québec'') is the
Government of Québec
The Government of Quebec (, ) is the body responsible for the administration of the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Quebec. The term is typically used to refer to the executive of the day (i.e. Minister of the Crown, mini ...
's public body responsible for cataloging, preserving, making official and publicizing 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 reserves, etc.)
* roadways (streets, roads, boulevards, etc.)
A child agency of the
Office québécois de la langue française
The (, OQLF; ) is an agency of the Quebec provincial government charged with ensuring legislative requirements with respect to the right to use French are respected.
Established on 24 March 1961 by the Liberal government of Jean Lesage, the ...
, it was created in 1977 through jurisdiction defined in the
Charter of the French Language
The ''Charter of the French Language'' (, ), also known as Bill 101 (, ), is a law in the Canadian province of Quebec defining French, the language of the majority of the population, as the official language of the provincial government. It is th ...
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 na ...
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Toponym'elles
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Office québécois de la langue française
The (, OQLF; ) is an agency of the Quebec provincial government charged with ensuring legislative requirements with respect to the right to use French are respected.
Established on 24 March 1961 by the Liberal government of Jean Lesage, the ...
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Toponymy of the Kerguelen Islands
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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