Canadian Geographical Names - CGN - GeoBase Series
type: Dataset
description: The Canadian Geographical Names Data Base (CGNDB) is the authoritative national database of Canada's geographical names. The purpose of the CGNDB is to store place names and their attributes that have been approved by the Geographical Names Board of Canada (GNBC), the national coordinating body responsible for standards and policies on place names. The CGNDB is maintained by Natural Resources Canada, through the Canada Centre for Mapping and Earth Observation. The geographic extent of the CGNDB is the Canadian landmass and water bodies; the temporal extent is from 1897 to present. This dataset is extracted from the CGNDB on a weekly basis, and consists of current officially approved names, feature type, coordinates of the feature, decision date, source, and other attributes. The output file formats for this product are: text (CSV), Shape (SHP), Geography Markup Language (GML), and Keyhole Markup Language (KML).
issued: 2025-11-25T06:18:50.711334
modified: 2025-11-25T06:18:50.711338
contact point: Organization
keyword: AmeriGEO
keyword: AmeriGEOSS
keyword: CKAN
keyword: Canada
keyword: GEO
keyword: GEOSS
keyword: National
keyword: North America

Documentation related to Canadian Geographical Names (CGN)
type: Distribution
format: PDF
issued: 2017-12-12T20:24:02.717802
modified: 2025-11-25T06:18:50.702157
access URL: http://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/vector/geobase_cgn_toponyme/doc

Pre-packaged KML files - CGN Canada/Province/Territory (French)
type: Distribution
format: KML
issued: 2017-12-12T20:24:02.717854
modified: 2025-11-25T06:18:50.704565
access URL: http://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/vector/geobase_cgn_toponyme/prov_kml_fra/

Pre-packaged GML files - CGN Canada/Province/Territory (English)
type: Distribution
format: GML
issued: 2017-12-12T20:24:02.717835
modified: 2025-11-25T06:18:50.703405
access URL: http://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/vector/geobase_cgn_toponyme/prov_gml_eng/

Pre-packaged SHP files - CGN Canada/Province/Territory (English)
type: Distribution
format: SHP
issued: 2017-12-12T20:24:02.717860
modified: 2025-11-25T06:18:50.704936
access URL: http://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/vector/geobase_cgn_toponyme/prov_shp_eng/

Pre-packaged KML files - CGN Canada/Province/Territory (English)
type: Distribution
format: KML
issued: 2017-12-12T20:24:02.717848
modified: 2025-11-25T06:18:50.704185
access URL: http://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/vector/geobase_cgn_toponyme/prov_kml_eng/

Pre-packaged GML files - CGN Canada/Province/Territory (French)
type: Distribution
format: GML
issued: 2017-12-12T20:24:02.717842
modified: 2025-11-25T06:18:50.703802
access URL: http://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/vector/geobase_cgn_toponyme/prov_gml_fra/

Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN Canada/Province/Territory (French)
type: Distribution
format: CSV
issued: 2017-12-12T20:24:02.717821
modified: 2025-11-25T06:18:50.702597
access URL: http://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/vector/geobase_cgn_toponyme/prov_csv_fra/

Pre-packaged SHP files - CGN Canada/Province/Territory (French)
type: Distribution
format: SHP
issued: 2017-12-12T20:24:02.717865
modified: 2025-11-25T06:18:50.705327
access URL: http://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/vector/geobase_cgn_toponyme/prov_shp_fra/

Pre-packaged CSV files - CGN Canada/Province/Territory (English)
type: Distribution
format: CSV
issued: 2017-12-12T20:24:02.717829
modified: 2025-11-25T06:18:50.702995
access URL: http://ftp.geogratis.gc.ca/pub/nrcan_rncan/vector/geobase_cgn_toponyme/prov_csv_eng/

Canada
type: Agent