List of city nicknames and slogans in Canada

Cities by province

[Alberta]

• Brooks
• *"Alberta's Centennial City"
• Calgary
• *"C-Town"
• *"Calgs"
• *"Heart of The New West", derived from the city's former official slogan
• *"Mohkínstsis", the traditional Blackfoot name of the Calgary area
• *"The Stampede City"
• *"Sandstone City"
• Camrose
• *"The Rose City"
• Edmonton
• *"The Big E"
• *"Canada's Festival City" or "Festival City", an unofficial city slogan
• *"Canada's Richest Mixed Farming District", an unofficial city slogan
• *"City of Champions", unofficial slogan popularized by former mayor Laurence Decore's characterization of the community's response to the 1987 Edmonton tornado
• *"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, painting Edmonton as a boring place, and re-emerging in 2011 due to an increasing amount of homicide
• *"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.
• *"E-Town"
• *"Edmonchuck" or "The Chuck", in reference to Edmonton's large Ukrainian population
• *"Gateway to the North", an unofficial city slogan
• *"Heart of Canada's Great North West", an unofficial city slogan
• *"Official Host City of the Turn of the Century", an unofficial city slogan
• *"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 friendly territory for left wing parties in the province.
• *"River City"
• *"Smart City", an unofficial city slogan
• *"Top of the World", an unofficial city slogan
• *"Volunteer Capital of Canada", an unofficial city slogan
• Fort McMurray
• *"Fort Mac"
• *"Fort MacMoney" or "Fort McMoney"
• *"Fort McMordor"
• *"St. John's North"
• Fox Creek
• *"Fox Vegas"
• Grande Prairie
• *"Swan City"
• Lloydminster
• *"Border City" or "Canada's Border City"
• *"Heavy Oil Capital of Canada"
• Lethbridge
• *"The Windy City"
• Medicine Hat
• *"The City with All Hell for a Basement", derived from a quote by Rudyard Kipling referring to Medicine Hat's natural gas reserves
• *"The City with Energy"
• *"The Gas City"
• *"The Hat"
• *"An Oasis on the Prairies"
• *"Saamis", from which Medicine Hat's name is derived, a Blackfoot word for medicine man's hat
• Red Deer
• *"Dead Rear", a spoonerism
• Stettler
• * "The Heart of Alberta"
• Whitecourt
• *"Snowmobile Capital of Alberta"

  [British Columbia]

• Abbotsford
• *"Berry Capital of Canada"
• *"City in the Country"
• *"Raspberry Capital of Canada", although the neighbourhood of Clearbrook specifically is known for its raspberries
• Campbell River
• *"Salmon Capital of the World", although nearby Port Alberni also claims this title
• Kamloops
• *"The Tournament Capital"
• Kelowna
• *"Orchard City", named for the prevalent fruit production of the Okanagan Valley
• *"The Four Seasons Playground", named for being worldwide year-round tourist destination
• Nanaimo
• *"Harbour City"
• *"Hub City"
• Nelson
• *"Queen City of the Kootenays"
• New Westminster
• *"New West"
• * "Royal City"
• Oliver
• *"Wine Capital of Canada"
• Penticton
• *"The Peach City"
• Port Alberni
• *"Salmon Capital of the World", although nearby Campbell River also claims this title
• Port Coquitlam
• *"PoCo"
• Powell River
• *"Pearl of the Sunshine Coast"
• Surrey
• *"City of Parks"
• Trail
• *"Home of Champions"
• *"Silver City"
• Vancouver
• Victoria
• *"The Garden City"
• *"City of Newly Weds and Nearly Deads", with larger numbers of seniors or young families as the two major demographics
• *"Chicktoria"

  [Manitoba]

• Brandon
• *"Wheat City"
• Churchill
• *"Polar Bear Capital of the World", used as a tourist attraction slogan due to the population of polar bears
• Steinbach
• *"Automobile City"
• Thompson
• *"The Centennial City"
• *"Hub of the North" or "Hub City"
• *"Nickel City"
• Winnipeg
• *"Chicago of the North"
• *"Gateway to the West"
• *"Murderpeg", due to Winnipeg's murder rate
• *"Negativipeg", labelled by Burton Cummings after he was assaulted at a 7-Eleven
• *"The Peg"
• *"Slurpee Capital of the World"
• *"Winnerpeg", often used when the Winnipeg Jets win
• *"Winterpeg", due to Winnipeg's very long and cold winters
• *"The Wholesale City"

  [New Brunswick]

• Fredericton
• *"Celestial City"
• *"City of Stately Elms"
• *"Freddy Beach"
• Moncton
• *"Hub City"
• Saint John
• *"Canada's Irish City", due to its role as a destination for Irish immigrants during the Great Irish Famine
• *"Canada's Original City", referring to Saint John being the first incorporated city in Canada
• *"Loyalist City", due to its role as a destination for 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.

  [Newfoundland and Labrador]

• Gander
• *"Crossroads of the World"
• St. John's
• * "City of Legends"
• * "Newfiejohn", a nickname given by American servicemen in World War II
• * "Sin Jawns"
• * "Town" - as St. John's is the only major urban area in Newfoundland, going across the island to "town" is heading to St. John's
• Twillingate
• * "The Iceberg Capital of the World"

  [Nova Scotia]

• Amherst
• * "Busy Amherst"
• Antigonish
• *"The 'Nish"
• *"Antigonowhere"
• Berwick
• *"Apple Capital of Nova Scotia" - the town has a rich history of apple cultivation
• Dartmouth
• * "City of Lakes", from the high number of lakes dotted around the city
• * "The Darkside"
• Digby
• * "Scallop Capital of the World" - the town is famous for its large fleet of scallop fishing boats
• Halifax
• * "City of Trees"
• * "Haligonia"
• New Glasgow
• * "NG"
• Oxford
• * "Blueberry Capital of Canada", due to being located in the centre of Nova Scotia's blueberry-growing Cumberland County
• 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
• Truro
• * "The Hub of Nova Scotia" or "Hubtown", due to its geographical location within the province and its significance in its history

  [Ontario]

• Brampton
• * "Bramladesh", a derogatory nickname in reference to the large South Asian community, particularly those from Bangladesh
• * "Browntown", another derogatory nickname in reference to the large South Asian community
• * "Flower City"
• Brantford
• * "Bell City"
• * "The Telephone City"
• Chatham
• *"The Maple City"
• *"The Classic Car Capital of Canada"
• Cambridge
• *"The Creative Capital of Canada"
• Georgina
• *"Ice Fishing Capital of North America"
• Guelph
• *"The Royal City"
• Hamilton
• *"Ambitious City"
• *"The Hammer"
• *"Steeltown"
• Kingston
• *"The Limestone City", in reference to the large number of historical buildings constructed from local limestone.
• *"Ktown", a shortening of the City's name used frequently by local businesses and radio hosts.
• Kitchener
• *"The Creative Capital of Canada"
• *"K-town", a shortening of its name used by media, businesses and citizens.
• *"K-Dub", is often used to collectively refer to the cities of Kitchener and Waterloo.
• Leamington
• * "The Tomato Capital of Canada"
• London
• *"The Forest City"
• Markham
• *"Canada's High-Tech Capital"
• Mississauga
• *"Sauga"
• Niagara Falls
• *"Honeymoon Capital of the World"
• North Bay
• *"Gateway to the North"
• *"Gateway City"
• *"Smoothie Capital of the World"
• *"The Bay"
• Oshawa
• *"Canada's Motor City"
• *"The 'Shwa"
• Ottawa
• *"Bytown", the city's official name prior to 1855; still used as a nickname in the media
• *"Capital City"
• *"O-Town"
• *"The City that Fun Forgot", used sarcastically by residents of Ottawa
• Orillia
• *"The Sunshine City"
• Owen Sound
• *"Chicago North"
• *"Corkscrew City"
• *"Little Liverpool"
• *"The Scenic City"
• Peterborough
• *"Electric City"
• Sarnia
• *"Chemical Valley"
• *"Imperial City"
• *"Tunnel Town"
• Sault Ste. Marie
• *"The Soo"
• Scarborough '
• *"Scarberia", a derogatory nickname based on Scarborough's reputation a barren, faraway land to the east of Toronto
• *"Scarlem", a derogatory nickname which associates Scarborough with the inner-city crime of Harlem, New York
• St. Catharines
• *"St. Kitts"
• *"The Garden City"
• Stratford
• * "Festival City"
• * "The Classic City"
• Sudbury
• *"Nickel Capital"
• *"Nickel City"
• *"City of Lakes"
• Thunder Bay
• *"Canada’s Gateway to the West"
• *"Lakehead"
• *"T-Bay"
• Toronto
• *"Queen City"
• *"Hogtown"
• *"T.O.", derived from Toronto, O'''ntario
• *"T-Dot"
• *"The Big Smoke"
• *"The 6ix", coined 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
• Waterloo
• *"The Creative Capital of Canada"
• *"The 'Loo"
• *"K-Dub", is often used to collectively refer to the cities of Waterloo and Kitchener.
• Welland
• * "The Rose City"
• Windsor
• *"City of Roses"
• *"Automotive Capital of Canada"

  [Prince Edward Island]

• Charlottetown
• *"Birthplace of Confederation"

  [Quebec]

• "Québec's Metropolis", La Métropole du Québec in French
• "The City of Saints"
• La métropole, French for "The Metropolis"
• La ville aux cent clochers, French for "The City of a Hundred Steeples"
• "Sin City", a historical nickname from the prohibition-era
• "The City of Festivals"
• "The Real City"

• "La Vieille Capitale"

• "Queen of the Eastern Townships"

• Terre de rêves, French for "The Land of Dreams"

  [Saskatchewan]

• Kelvington
• *"Canada's Hockey Factory"
• Maryfield
• *"The M.F."
• Moose Jaw
• *"Band City"
• *"The Jaw"
• *"Little Chicago"
• *"The Friendly City"
• Pilot Butte
• *"The Sand Capital of Canada"
• Prince Albert
• *"P.A."
• Regina
• *"The Queen City"
• *"Pile o' Bones"
• *"The City That Rhymes With Fun"
• Saskatoon
• *"The Bridge City"
• *"Hub City"
• *"Paris of the Prairies"
• *"POW City", for its resources in potash, oil and wheat
• *"Saskabush"
• *"Stoon"
• *"Toontown"
• Swift Current
• *"Speedy Creek"

  Cities by territory

[Northwest Territories]

• Aklavik
• *"The town that wouldn't die."
• Fort Liard
• *"Tropics of the North"
• Fort Resolution
• *"Fort Res"
• *"Resolution"
• Fort Smith
• *"Garden Capital of the North"
• Hay River
• *"Hub of the North"
• *"Whitefish Capital"
• Norman Wells
• *"The Wells"
• Tuktoyaktuk
• *"Tuk"
• Yellowknife
• *“YK"

  [Nunavut]

• Pangnirtung
• *"Switzerland of the Arctic"

  [Yukon]

• Dawson City
• *"Paris of the North"
• Whitehorse
• *"The Wilderness City"