This is a list of nicknames and slogans of cities in Canada. Many Canadian cities and communities are known by various aliases, slogans, sobriquets, and other nicknames to the general population at either the local, regional, national, or international scales, often due to marketing campaigns and widespread usage in the media. Some nicknames are officially adopted by municipal governments, tourism boards, or chambers of commerce, while others are unofficial, and some are current while others are antiquated. Some nicknames are positive, while others are derisive, disparaging or derogatory.
City nicknames can help establish a civic identity, promote civic pride, build civic unity, market the community, and attract residents and businesses. [1] They are also believed to have economic value, though their economic value is difficult to measure. [1]
This part of the country seems to have all hell for a basement, and the only trap door appears to be in Medicine Hat. And don’t you ever think of changing the name of your town. It's all your own and the only hat of its kind on earth.
[The nickname] came out of a war of words in 1847 when a column in The Globe called Hamilton "the Ambitious City" in a derisive way. It suggested that Hamilton had ambitions far exceeding its talents.
"Despite its Forest City moniker, London trails many Ontario municipalities in forest cover..."
"But here we are after 30 games and the Leafs find themselves looking down in the Northeast Division standings at their archrivals from Bytown."
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