List of Canadian place names of Ukrainian origin

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This 1908 postmark is from Szewczenko, Manitoba (now called Vita). The post office's name is a Polonized spelling of the name of Ukraine's national poet, Taras Shevchenko. 'Szewczenko, Manitoba' postmark-Vita, Manitoba.jpg
This 1908 postmark is from Szewczenko, Manitoba (now called Vita). The post office's name is a Polonized spelling of the name of Ukraine's national poet, Taras Shevchenko.
Railways of Galicia before 1897. Place names are in their Polish language form. Galicia 1897 1.jpg
Railways of Galicia before 1897. Place names are in their Polish language form.

The following is a list of place names in Canada (primarily Western Canada) whose name origin comes from the Ukrainian language or places in modern-day Ukraine. Some of these places, especially in Saskatchewan, were named by ethnic Germans from Ukraine.

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Most of these places were rural communities without a railway or grain elevator and accessible solely by gravel road; typically consisting only of a church and cemetery, post office, school, and sometimes a community/national hall, a grocery/"general" store or a blacksmith shop.

Incorporated communities

Places in cities

Edmonton

Regina

Saskatoon

Rural communities

Alberta

Manitoba

Ontario

Saskatchewan

Other

Rural schools

Alberta

Saskatchewan

See also

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