# Viceregal eponyms in Canada

In Canada, a number of sites and structures are named for Governors General of the country, the Canadian monarch's representative in the country.

## Governors and Governors General of New France (1627–1760)
### Samuel de Champlain

Samuel de Champlain (1627–1635) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures | Schools | Buildings |
| ME (U.S. state) | Champlain Mountain in Acadia National Park | | | |
| ON | Champlain Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park | Champlain Bridge, Ottawa | | |
| QC | Champlain Champlain Sea Lake Champlain | Champlain Bridge, Montréal HMCS Champlain Boulevard Champlain, Quebec City Avenue Champlain, Saint-Hyacinthe Avenue Champlain, Shawinigan Avenue Champlain, Rouyn-Noranda Avenue Champlain, Pointe-Claire Avenue Champlain, Val-d'Or Boulevard Champlain, Candiac Avenue Champlain, Baie-Comeau Avenue Champlain, Mont-Joli Avenue Champlain, Chertsey Avenue Champlain, Disraeli Avenue Champlain, Venise-en-Québec Avenue Champlain, Saint-Armand Avenue Champlain, Hemmingford Avenue Champlain, Courcelles | Champlain College Saint-Lambert | Château Champlain, Montréal |

### Charles de Montmagny

Charles de Montmagny (1635–1648) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures | Schools | Buildings |
| QC | Montmagny | | | |

### Louis d'Ailleboust de Coulonge

Louis d'Ailleboust de Coulonge (1648–1651) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures | Schools | Buildings |
| QC | Coulonge River | | | |

### The Comte de Frontenac et de Palluau

Louis de Buade de Frontenac (1672–1682, 1689–1698) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures | Schools | Buildings |
| ON | Frontenac County | | Kingston Frontenacs | Fort Frontenac, Kingston |
| QC | | Rue Frontenac, Montreal, Quebec | | Château Frontenac, Quebec City Frontenac (Montreal Metro) |

### Vaudreuil family

Philippe de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil (1703–1725) or Pierre François de Rigaud, Marquis de Vaudreuil-Cavagnal (1755–1760) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures | Schools | Buildings |
| NB | Mount Elizabeth, named for the elder Vaudeuil's wife Louise Élisabeth de Joybert | | | |
| QC | Terrasse-Vaudreuil Vaudreuil-Dorion | | | |

### The Marquis de Beauharnois

Charles de la Boische, Marquis de Beauharnois (1725–1747) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures | Schools | Buildings |
| QC | Beauharnois | Beauharnois Generating Station Beauharnois Canal | | |

### The Marquis de la Jonquière

Jacques-Pierre de Taffanel de la Jonquière, Marquis de la Jonquière (1749–1752) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures | Schools | Buildings |
| QC | Jonquière | | | |
| SK | | | | Fort La Jonquière |

## Governors and Governors General of Canada (1760–1867)
### Sir Jeffery Amherst

Jeffery Amherst, 1st Baron Amherst (1760–1763) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures | Schools |
| NS | Amherst | | |
| ON | Amherstburg Amherst Island Amherstview | | General Amherst High School, Amherstburg |
| QC | | Rue Amherst, Montréal (renamed Rue Atateken in 2019) | |
| NU | Amherst Island | | |

### The Lord Dorchester

Guy Carleton, 1st Baron Dorchester (1768–1778, 1786–1796) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures | Schools |
| NB | Dorchester Dorchester Island | | |
| NS | Guysborough County | | |
| ON | Dorchester | HMCS Carleton, Ottawa | Carleton University Sir Guy Carleton Secondary School, Ottawa |
| PEI | Carleton Carleton Cove Carleton Point | | |
| QC | | Dorchester Square, Montréal | |

### Sir Frederick Haldimand

Frederick Haldimand (1778–1786) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures | Schools | Buildings |
| ON | Haldimand County | | | |
| PEI | Haldimand River | | | |

### Robert Prescott

Robert Prescott (1796–1799) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures | Schools | Buildings |
| ON | Prescott Prescott and Russell United Counties | | | |

### Sir George Prévost

George Prévost (1812–1815) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures | Schools | Buildings |
| ON | | HMS Wolfe (launched in Kingston) was called HMS Sir George Prevost before its launch in 1813. | | |

### Sir Gordon Drummond

Gordon Drummond (1815–1816) :
| Region | Geographic locations |
| NB | Drummond |
| ON | Drummond/North Elmsley |
| QC | Drummondville |

### Sir John Coape Sherbrooke

John Coape Sherbrooke (1816–1818) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures |
| NB | | Sir John Sherbrooke, Saint John |
| NS | Sherbrooke | Sir John Sherbrooke, Halifax |
| QC | Sherbrooke | Sherbrooke Street, Montréal |

### The Duke of Richmond

Charles Lennox, 4th Duke of Richmond (1818–1819) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Buildings |
| NS | Richmond County | |
| ON | Richmond Richmond Hill | |
| QC | Lennoxville Richmond | Fort Lennox |

### The Earl of Dalhousie

George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie (1820–1828) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Schools |
| NB | Dalhousie | |
| NS | | Dalhousie University |
| ON | Port Dalhousie | |

### Sir James Kempt

James Kempt (1828–1830) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures | Schools | Buildings |
| NS | Kempt Kempt Head Kempt Lake Kempt Shore Kemptown Kemptville | | | |
| ON | Kemptville | | | |

### The Lord Aylmer

Matthew Whitworth-Aylmer, 5th Baron Aylmer (1830–1835) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures | Schools | Buildings |
| ON | Aylmer | | | |
| QC | Aylmer | | | |

### The Earl of Gosford

Archibald Acheson, 2nd Earl of Gosford (1835–1837) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures | Schools | Buildings |
| QC | Gosford River | | | |

### Sir John Colborne

John Colborne, 1st Baron Seaton (1837–1838) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures | Schools | Buildings |
| ON | Port Colborne | | Seaton's House, Upper Canada College | |

### The Lord Sydenham

Charles Poulett Thomson, 1st Baron Sydenham (1839–1841) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures | Schools | Buildings |
| ON | Sydenham, Frontenac County Sydenham, Grey County Sydenham River Sydenham River (Lake Huron) | | | |

### Sir Charles Metcalfe

Charles Metcalfe, 1st Baron Metcalfe (1843–1845) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures | Schools | Buildings |
| ON | Metcalfe | Metcalfe Street (Ottawa) | | |
| QC | | Metcalfe Street (Montreal) | | |

### The Earl of Elgin and Kincardine

James Bruce, 8th Earl of Elgin (1847–1854) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures | Schools | Buildings |
| NB | Elgin Port Elgin | | | |
| ON | Bruce County Bruce Mines Elgin Elgin County Kincardine Port Elgin | | | |

### Sir Edmund Walker Head

Sir Edmund Walker Head, 8th Baronet (1854–1861) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures | Schools | Buildings |
| NB | Edmundston | | | |

## Governors General of Canada (since 1867)
### The Viscount Monck

Charles Monck, 4th Viscount Monck (1867–1869) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures | Schools | Buildings |
| ON | Monck Township, Muskoka Monck, Wellington North | Monck Road | | |

### The Lord Lisgar

John Young, 1st Baron Lisgar (1869–1872) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures | Schools | Buildings |
| ON | | Lisgar GO Station, Mississauga | Lisgar Collegiate Institute, Ottawa Lisgar Middle School, Mississauga | |

### The Earl of Dufferin

Frederick Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood, 1st Marquess of Dufferin and Ava (1872–1878) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures | Buildings |
| BC | Countess of Dufferin Range, named for Lord Dufferin's wife Hariot, Countess of Dufferin Dufferin Island Dufferin, Kamloops | | |
| MB | | Countess of Dufferin, named for Lord Dufferin's wife Hariot, Countess of Dufferin | |
| NS | Port Dufferin | | |
| ON | Dufferin County | Dufferin Street, Toronto | |
| QC | | Dufferin Street, Quebec City | Terrasse Dufferin, Quebec City |

### Marquess of Lorne

John Campbell, 9th Duke of Argyll (1878–1883) :
| Region | Geographic locations |
| MB | Lorne |
| NB | Lorne Lorneville |
| NS | Lorne Lornevale Lorneville Port Lorne |
| ON | Lorne Park |
| PEI | Lorne Valley |
| YK | Mount Lorne |

### The Marquess of Lansdowne

Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 5th Marquess of Lansdowne (1883–1888) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures | Schools | Buildings |
| AB | Lansdowne, Edmonton | | | |
| BC | | | | Lansdowne Centre, Richmond |
| MB | | | Lansdowne School, Winnipeg | |
| NB | | Lansdowne Street, Fredericton | | |
| NS | Lansdowne | | | |
| ON | Lansdowne Lansdowne Park, Ottawa | Lansdowne Avenue, Toronto Lansdowne station (Toronto) Lansdowne Street, Peterborough Lansdowne Street, Sudbury | Lansdowne Public School, Sudbury Lord Lansdowne Junior Public School, Toronto | Lansdown House |
| QC | | Lansdowne Street, Quebec City | | |
| YK | Lansdowne Mount Lansdowne | | | |

### The Lord Stanley of Preston

Frederick Stanley, 16th Earl of Derby (1888–1893) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures and other objects |
| BC | Stanley Park, Vancouver Stanley Peak | |
| NB | Stanley | |
| NS | Stanley | |
| ON | Port Stanley | |
| QC | | Rue Stanley, Montréal |
| | | the Stanley Cup, a trophy presented to the winning team of the National Hockey League annually |

### The Earl of Aberdeen

John Hamilton-Gordon, 1st Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair (1893–1898) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures | Buildings |
| BC | Aberdeen, Kamloops Aberdeen Lake Haddo Lake | | |
| NB | Aberdeen Parish | | |
| ON | | Aberdeen Street, Hamilton Aberdeen Street, Kingston Aberdeen Street, Sarnia Aberdeen Street, Toronto | Aberdeen Pavilion, Ottawa |
| QC | | | Lady Aberdeen Bridge, in Gatineau, is named for Lord Aberdeen's wife Ishbel, Countess of Aberdeen |
| SK | Aberdeen | | |

### The Earl of Minto

Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto (1898–1904) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures and other objects | Buildings |
| BC | Minto City Mount Minto | Minto Street, Vancouver | |
| MB | Minto | | |
| NB | Minto | | |
| ON | Minto | Minto Place, Ottawa Minto Street, Toronto | Lady Minto Hospital, Cochrane, is named for Lord Minto's wife Mary, Countess of Minto. Minto Skating Club, Ottawa |
| | | the Minto Cup, a trophy presented annually to the champion junior men's lacrosse team in Canada | |

### The Earl Grey

Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey (1904–1911) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures and other objects |
| NL | Grey River | |
| SK | Earl Grey | |
| | | the Grey Cup, a trophy presented annually to the champion of the Canadian Football League |

### The Duke of Devonshire

Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire (1916–1921) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures and other objects | Schools | Buildings |
| ON | | | Devonshire Community Public School, Ottawa | |
| | | Devonshire Cup, a trophy presented to the champion of the Canadian Senior Golf Association Duke of Devonshire Trophy, awarded by the Ottawa Horticultural Society to its highest scoring exhibitor | | |

### The Lord Byng of Vimy

Julian Byng, 1st Viscount Byng of Vimy (1921–1926) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures and other objects | Schools |
| AB | Mount Byng | | |
| BC | Camp Byng, Roberts Creek Mount Byng | | Lord Byng Elementary School, Richmond Lord Byng Secondary School, Vancouver |
| MB | | | General Byng School, Winnipeg |
| ON | | Governor General's Cup awarded at the Royal Agricultural Winter Fair in Toronto | |
| QC | | | Baron Byng High School, Montreal |
| | | the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy, presented annually to the most sportsmanlike NHL player, was donated by Lord Byng's wife Evelyn, Lady Byng of Vimy | |

### The Viscount Willingdon

Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon (1926–1931) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures and other objects | Schools |
| AB | Willingdon | | |
| BC | Willingdon Heights, Burnaby | | Willingdon Secondary School, Burnaby |
| | | the Willingdon Cup, presented annually to the champion of the Royal Canadian Golf Association | |

### The Earl of Bessborough

Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough (1931–1935) :
| Region | Schools | Buildings |
| BC | | Bessborough Armoury, Vancouver |
| NB | Bessborough School, Moncton | |
| SK | | Delta Bessborough, Saskatoon |

### The Lord Tweedsmuir

John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir (1935–1940) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures | Schools | Buildings |
| AB | | | Strathcona-Tweedsmuir School, Okotoks | |
| BC | Buchan Creek Buchan Inlet Tweedsmuir South Provincial Park Tweedsmuir North Provincial Park and Protected Area Tweedsmuir Peak | | Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary School, Surrey | |

### The Earl of Athlone

Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone (1940–1946) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures |
| AB | Athlone, Edmonton | |
| NL | Athlone | |
| QC | | Chemin Athlone, Mount-Royal |

### The Viscount Alexander of Tunis

Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis (1946–1952) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures | Schools |
| AB | | Alexander Circle NW, Glenora, Edmonton | |
| MB | | | École Viscount Alexander, Winnipeg |
| ON | Viscount Alexander Park, Ottawa | | |

### Vincent Massey

Vincent Massey (1952–1959) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures | Schools | Buildings |
| MB | | | Institut collegial Vincent Massey Collegiate, Winnipeg | |
| ON | Vincent Massey Park, Ottawa | | Vincent Massey Collegiate Institute, Etobicoke Vincent Massey Public School, Ottawa Massey College, University of Toronto Vincent Massey Secondary School, Windsor | Vincent Massey Memorial Centre Ice Skating Rink, Bewdley |
| QC | | Rue Vincent-Massey, Quebec City Rue Vincent-Massey, Laval Rue Vincent-Massey, Trois-Rivières Rue Vincent-Massey, Beloeil Chemin Vincent-Massey, Rawdon | | |
| SK | Massey Place, Saskatoon | | | |
| | | | the Massey Lectures, a prestigious week-long annual event | |

### Georges Vanier

Georges Vanier (1959–1967) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures and other objects | Schools | Buildings |
| BC | Vanier Park, Vancouver | | Georges P. Vanier Secondary School, Courtenay | |
| ON | Rideau-Vanier Ward, Ottawa Vanier, a former municipality that merged into the city of Ottawa in 2001 | | General Vanier Intermediate School, Cornwall École secondaire Georges-P.-Vanier, Hamilton Georges Vanier Catholic School, Kanata Georges Vanier Secondary School, Toronto | Place Vanier, Ottawa |
| QC | Vanier, a city that merged into Quebec City in 2002 Parc Georges-Vanier, Shawinigan | Georges-Vanier, a station on the Montreal Metro Boulevard Georges-Vanier, Montréal Rue Georges-Vanier, Laval Rue Georges-Vanier, Gatineau Rue Georges-Vanier, Saguenay Rue Georges-Vanier, Shawinigan Rue Georges-Vanier, Thetford Mines Rue Georges-Vanier, Beauharnois | École secondaire Georges-Vanier, Laval Vanier College, Montreal | Édifice Georges-Vanier, Montréal |
| | | the Vanier Cup, a trophy awarded annually to the university football champion | Georges Vanier Scholarship | |

### Roland Michener

Roland Michener (1967–1974) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures and other objects | Schools |
| AB | Mount Michener | | |
| ON | | | The Michener Institute, Toronto Roland Michener Secondary School, South Porcupine |
| | | the Michener Award, an annual journalism award | |

### Jules Léger

Jules Léger (1974–1979) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures | Schools | Buildings |
| ON | | | | Jules Léger Library, Lester B. Pearson Building, Ottawa |
| QC | Lac Jules-Léger Parc Jules-Léger, Châteauguay Parc Jules-Léger, Saint-Anicet | Rue Jules-Léger, Montréal Rue Jules-Léger, Gatineau Rue Jules-Léger, Trois-Rivières Rue Jules-Léger, Boucherville Rue Jules-Léger, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville | | |
| | | | the Jules and Gabrielle Léger Fellowship, after Léger and his wife Gabrielle | |

### Edward Schreyer

Edward Schreyer (1979–1984) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures | Schools | Buildings |
| ON | | | Edward Schreyer Fellowship, University of Toronto | |

### Jeanne Sauvé

Jeanne Sauvé (1984–1990) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures and other objects | Schools | Buildings |
| MB | | | Collège Jeanne-Sauvé Winnipeg | |
| QC | Bourassa-Sauvé (electoral riding) in Montreal Parc Jeanne-Sauvé, Montréal Parc Jeanne-Sauvé, Saint-Charles-Borromée | Jeanne Sauvé Cup, awarded to the Canadian Ringette champions Jeanne Sauvé Fair Play Award Jeanne Sauvé Trophy, world championship for women's field hockey Rue Jeanne-Sauvé, Québec Rue Jeanne-Sauvé, Sherbrooke Rue Jeanne-Sauvé, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville Rue Jeanne-Sauvé, Saint-Charles-Borromée | the Sauvé Foundation, a charity dedicated to youth leadership | |

### Ray Hnatyshyn

Ray Hnatyshyn (1990–1995) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures and other objects | Schools | Buildings |
| | | the Ramon John Hnatyshyn Cup, a trophy awarded to the winner of the Canadian International Dragon Boat Festival | | |

### Roméo LeBlanc

Roméo LeBlanc (1995–1999) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures | Schools | Buildings |
| NB | LeBlanc Park, Memramcook | | Roméo LeBlanc Scholarship, University of Moncton | Greater Moncton Roméo LeBlanc International Airport |

### Adrienne Clarkson

Adrienne Clarkson (1999–2005) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures and other objects | Schools | Buildings |
| ON | | | Adrienne Clarkson Elementary School, Nepean, Ottawa | |
| | | the Clarkson Cup, a trophy awarded to the champion of the National Canadian Women's Hockey Championship | | |

### Michaëlle Jean

Michaëlle Jean (2005–2010) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures and other objects | Schools | Buildings |
| ON | | | Michaëlle Jean Public School, Richmond Hill | |
| | | the Michaëlle Jean tulip, a cultivar designed to Jean's specific tastes, presented to her in 2010 by Princess Margriet of the Netherlands | | |

### David Johnston

David Johnston (2010–2016) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures and other objects | Schools | Buildings |
| ON | | David Johnston University Cup, awarded to the champion team in U Sports men's hockey | David Johnston International Experience Awards, University of Waterloo | David Johnston Research and Technology Park, Waterloo |

### Julie Payette

Julie Payette (2017–2021) :
| Region | Geographic locations | Civil structures | Schools | Buildings |
| ON | | | Julie Payette Public School, Whitby, Ontario | |

## Lieutenant governors
### British Columbia

* Barnard Island and Mount Barnard – Francis Stillman Barnard
* Dewdney, Dewdney Creek, Dewdney Flats, Dewdney Island, Dewdney Peak, Dewdney Street (Vancouver), Dewdney Trail, Dewdney Trunk Road, and Mount Dewdney – Edgar Dewdney
* Lotbinière Island – Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière
* Mount Trutch, Trutch Island, and Trutch Street (Vancouver) – Joseph Trutch
* Prior Island, Prior Lake, Prior Peak, and Prior Street (Vancouver) – Edward Gawler Prior

### New Brunswick

* Beaubassin East – Michel Leneuf de la Vallière de Beaubassin (governor of Acadia)
* Campbellton – Sir Archibald Campbell
* Campobello Island – Lord William Campbell (governor of Nova Scotia)
* Carleton County – Thomas Carleton
* Menneval – Louis-Alexandre des Friches de Menneval (governor of Acadia)
* Mount Denys – Nicolas Denys (governor of Acadia)
* Mount DesBarres – Joseph Frederick Wallet Des Barres (governor of Prince Edward Island)

### Newfoundland and Labrador

* Bannerman Lake, Bannerman Park (St. John's), and Bannerman River – Alexander Bannerman
* Blaketown – Henry Arthur Blake
* Byron Bay – John Byron
* Cavendish – Cavendish Boyle
* Champney's Cove and Williamsport – Ralph Champneys Williams
* Cochrane Pond – Thomas John Cochrane
* Glover Island and Glovertown – John Hawley Glover
* Hamilton Falls and Hamilton River – Charles Hamilton (now known as Churchill Falls and Churchill River)
* Mount Musgrave, Musgrave Harbour, and Musgravetown – Anthony Musgrave
* Palliser Point – Hugh Palliser
* Terrenceville – Terence O'Brien

### Nova Scotia

* Belleisle – Alexandre Le Borgne de Belle-Isle (governor of Port Royal)
* CFB Cornwallis, Cornwallis River, Cornwallis Square, and Cornwallis Valley – Edward Cornwallis
* Mulgrave – George Phipps, 2nd Marquess of Normanby
* Parrsboro – John Parr
* Pereaux – François-Marie Perrot (governor of Acadia)
* Wentworth, Wentworth Creek, Wentworth Lake, and Wentworth Valley – Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet

### Prince Edward Island

* DesBarres Point – Joseph Frederick Wallet Des Barres
* Huntley River – Henry Vere Huntley
* Murray Harbour and Murray River – James Murray (governor of Quebec)
* Tryon, Tryon Head, and Tryon River – William Tryon (governor of New York and North Carolina)