In Canada , a number of sites and structures are named for Governors General of the country  , the Canadian monarch 's representative in the country. 
Samuel de Champlain 
Samuel de Champlain  (1627–1635)
 
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Champlain Bridge , MontréalHMCS Champlain  Boulevard Champlain, Quebec City[ 4]  
Avenue Champlain, Saint-Hyacinthe[ 5]  
Avenue Champlain, Shawinigan[ 6]  
Avenue Champlain, Rouyn-Noranda[ 7]  
Avenue Champlain, Pointe-Claire[ 8]  
Avenue Champlain, Val-d'Or[ 9]  
Boulevard Champlain, Candiac[ 10]  
Avenue Champlain, Baie-Comeau[ 11]  
Avenue Champlain, Mont-Joli[ 12]  
Avenue Champlain, Chertsey[ 13]  
Avenue Champlain, Disraeli[ 14]  
Avenue Champlain, Venise-en-Québec[ 15]  
Avenue Champlain, Saint-Armand[ 16]  
Avenue Champlain, Hemmingford[ 17]  
Avenue Champlain, Courcelles[ 18]   
 
  
Charles de Montmagny 
The Comte de Frontenac et de Palluau 
Vaudreuil family 
The Marquis de Beauharnois 
Sir Jeffery Amherst 
The Lord Dorchester 
Sir Frederick Haldimand 
Robert Prescott 
Robert Prescott  (1796–1799)
 
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ON 
 
 
 
  
Sir George Prevost 
George Prevost  (1812–1815)
 
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ON 
 
HMS Wolfe   (launched in Kingston) was called HMS Sir George Prevost  before its launch in 1813. 
 
  
Sir Gordon Drummond 
Sir John Coape Sherbrooke 
The Duke of Richmond 
The Earl of Dalhousie 
Sir James Kempt 
James Kempt  (1828–1830)
 
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NS 
 
 
 
  
ON 
 
 
 
  
The Lord Aylmer 
The Earl of Gosford 
Sir John Colborne 
The Lord Sydenham 
Sir Charles Metcalfe 
The Earl of Elgin and Kincardine 
Sir Edmund Walker Head 
The Viscount Monck 
The Lord Lisgar 
The Earl of Dufferin 
Marquess of Lorne 
The Marquess of Lansdowne 
The Lord Stanley of Preston 
The Earl of Aberdeen 
The Earl of Minto 
The Earl Grey 
Albert Grey, 4th Earl Grey  (1904–1911)
 
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the Grey Cup , a trophy presented annually to the champion of the Canadian Football League[ 96]   
 
  
The Duke of Connaught and Strathearn 
The Duke of Devonshire 
Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire  (1916–1921)
 
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Devonshire Cup, a trophy presented to the champion of the Canadian Senior Golf Association[ 97]  
Duke of Devonshire Trophy, awarded by the Ottawa Horticultural Society to its highest scoring exhibitor[ 97]   
 
  
The Lord Byng of Vimy 
The Viscount Willingdon 
The Earl of Bessborough 
The Lord Tweedsmuir 
The Earl of Athlone 
The Viscount Alexander of Tunis 
Vincent Massey 
Vincent Massey  (1952–1959)
 
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Vincent Massey Memorial Centre Ice Skating Rink, Bewdley   
QC 
 
Rue Vincent-Massey, Quebec City[ 113]  
Rue Vincent-Massey, Laval[ 114]  
Rue Vincent-Massey, Trois-Rivières[ 115]  
Rue Vincent-Massey, Beloeil[ 116]  
Chemin Vincent-Massey, Rawdon[ 117]   
 
  
SK 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
  
Georges Vanier 
Georges Vanier  (1959–1967)
 
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QC 
Vanier , a city that merged into Quebec City in 2002Parc Georges-Vanier, Shawinigan[ 123]   
Georges-Vanier , a station on the Montreal Metro[ 124] Boulevard Georges-Vanier, Montréal[ 125]  
Rue Georges-Vanier, Laval[ 126]  
Rue Georges-Vanier, Gatineau[ 127]  
Rue Georges-Vanier, Saguenay[ 128]  
Rue Georges-Vanier, Shawinigan[ 129]  
Rue Georges-Vanier, Thetford Mines[ 130]  
Rue Georges-Vanier, Beauharnois[ 131]   
 
  
 
 
the Vanier Cup , a trophy awarded annually to the university football champion[ 132]   
Georges Vanier Scholarship[ 133]   
  
Roland Michener 
Roland Michener  (1967–1974)
  
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ON 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
  
Jules Léger  (1974–1979)
 
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ON 
 
 
 
Jules Léger Library, Lester B. Pearson Building, Ottawa[ 138]    
QC 
Lac Jules-Léger[ 139]  
Parc Jules-Léger, Châteauguay[ 140]  
Parc Jules-Léger, Saint-Anicet[ 141]   
Rue Jules-Léger, Montréal[ 142]  
Rue Jules-Léger, Gatineau[ 143]  
Rue Jules-Léger, Trois-Rivières[ 144]  
Rue Jules-Léger, Boucherville[ 145]  
Rue Jules-Léger, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville[ 146]   
 
  
 
 
 
the Jules and Gabrielle Léger Fellowship, after Léger and his wife Gabrielle [ 147]   
  
Edward Schreyer 
Edward Schreyer  (1979–1984)
 
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Edward Schreyer Fellowship, University of Toronto[ 148]   
  
Jeanne Sauvé  (1984–1990)
 
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MB 
 
 
 
  
QC 
Bourassa-Sauvé  (electoral riding) in MontrealParc Jeanne-Sauvé, Montréal[ 150]  
Parc Jeanne-Sauvé, Saint-Charles-Borromée[ 151]   
Jeanne Sauvé Cup, awarded to the Canadian Ringette champions[ 152]  
Jeanne Sauvé Fair Play Award[ 152]  
Jeanne Sauvé Trophy, world championship for women's field hockey [ 152]  
Rue Jeanne-Sauvé, Québec[ 153]  
Rue Jeanne-Sauvé, Sherbrooke[ 154]  
Rue Jeanne-Sauvé, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville[ 155]  
Rue Jeanne-Sauvé, Saint-Charles-Borromée[ 156]   
 
  
Ray Hnatyshyn 
Ray Hnatyshyn  (1990–1995)
 
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Roméo LeBlanc  (1995–1999)
 
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NB 
LeBlanc Park, Memramcook[ 159]   
 
 
  
Adrienne Clarkson 
Adrienne Clarkson  (1999–2005)
 
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the Clarkson Cup , a trophy awarded to the champion of the National Canadian Women's Hockey Championship[ 161]   
 
  
Michaëlle Jean  (2005–2010)
 
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David Johnston 
David Johnston  (2010–2016)
 
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ON 
 
 
David Johnston International Experience Awards, University of Waterloo[ 164]   
David Johnston Research and Technology Park, Waterloo[ 165]    
Julie Payette 
Julie Payette  (2017–2021)
 
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Lieutenant governors 
British Columbia 
Barnard Island[ 167] Mount Barnard [ 168] Francis Stillman Barnard  
Dewdney ,[ 169] [ 170] [ 171] [ 172] Dewdney Peak ,[ g] Dewdney Trail , Dewdney Trunk Road , and Mount Dewdney[ 174] Edgar Dewdney Lotbinière Island – Henri-Gustave Joly de Lotbinière [ 175]  
Mount Trutch ,[ 176] Trutch Island ,[ 177] Joseph Trutch Prior Island,[ 178] [ 179] Prior Peak ,[ 180] Edward Gawler Prior  
New Brunswick 
Newfoundland and Labrador 
Nova Scotia 
Prince Edward Island 
See also 
Notes 
^ Hamilton (1978 , p. 291) identifies the elder Vaudreuil as the town's namesake.^ Previously, there was also a street named when Dorchester Boulevard. The square received its name when the street was renamed Boulevard René-Lévesque .[ 36]  
^ The town takes its name from the old Drummond Parish, which was named for the Governor General. 
^ The identity of this town's namesake is disputed. Carolyn Harris, in The Canadian Encyclopedia , identifies the Governor General as the namesake.[ 80] Hamilton (1978 , pp. 183–184), however, suggests that the namesake is his ancestor, the 2nd Marquess . 
^ The identity of this mountain's namesake is disputed. Carolyn Harris, in The Canadian Encyclopedia , identifies the Governor General as the peak's namesake.[ 82] Alpine Club of Canada , as the mountain's namesake.[ 83]  
^ The identity of this town's namesake is disputed. Carolyn Harris, in The Canadian Encyclopedia , identifies the Governor General as the town's namesake.[ 82] Hamilton (1978 , p. 102), however, identifies his father , who was the British Prime Minister, as the town's namesake. 
^ Named for the town[ 173]  
  
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