Canada/Tagging guidelines/Chains

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To help with consistent tagging, this page describes how to map major chains of banks, restaurants and shops in Canada. For each brand, typical tagging is provided as well as less favored alternatives. Where necessary or appropriate, owner or operator tags can be added as well. Branch or locator info is generally added under branch=*.

Branch or location counts (in parentheses) are based on Overpass turbo queries. Known variant names (alternative spellings, former names) are also listed. Numbers are marked approximate due to some variations with branch name on it).

Name suggestion index

The name-suggestion-index (NSI) is a database for common brand names for OpenStreetMap. The goal of the project is to maintain a canonical list of commonly used names for suggesting consistent spelling and tagging of features in OpenStreetMap. For example, iD editor will attempt to match a name as you type it using the values held within the index.

To add or update brand names in the index please refer to the contributing documentation.

Brands with NSI entry are marked with asterisk (*).

Car & auto

Car dealerships

Numbers are for instances as brand=*

  • Ford (220)
  • Toyota (147)
  • Honda (131)
  • Hyundai (122)
  • Nissan (120)
  • Chevrolet (113)
  • Chrysler (105)
  • Kia (105)
  • Mazda (95)
  • Volkswagen (78)
  • Subaru (60)
  • Mercedes-Benz (48)
  • Mitsubishi (45)
  • Audi (38)
  • BMW (37)
  • Acura (28)
  • GMC (21)
  • Lexus (21)
  • Dodge (14)
  • Infiniti (13)
  • Buick (12)
  • Cadillac (11)
  • Mini (7)
  • Fiat (5)
  • Jeep (5)
  • Genesis (3)
  • Lincoln (2)

Car rental

  • Enterprise (177) *
  • Avis (60) *
  • Budget (48) *
  • Hertz (42) *
  • National (20) *
  • Alamo (4) *

Car Sharing

  • Communauto
    • VRTUCAR (merged into Communauto, all stations/cars are now Communauto. Needs update!)
    • Community CarShare (merged into VRTUCAR, all stations/cars are now Communauto. Needs update!)
  • Evo
  • ZipCar
  • EnterpriseCarShare

Car parts

  • NAPA Auto Parts (166) *
  • PartSource (51) *

Car repair

  • Mr. Lube (106) *
  • Jiffy Lube (96) *
  • Speedy Glass (48)
  • Great Canadian Oil Change (37)
  • Canadian Tire (24)
  • Fix Auto (14)
  • Crystal Glass (Alberta and BC only. 8)

Gas stations

  • Esso (1800)
  • Petro-Canada (1408)
  • Shell (1277)
  • Ultramar (Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic provinces only. 705)
  • Husky (360. Not present in Quebec, the Atlantic provinces and the Territories)
  • Co-op (Western Canada. 301)
    • Co-op Cardlock (29)
  • Canadian Tire Gas+ (268 total. 6 using Canadian Tire Gas+, 262 using Canadian Tire)
  • Chevron (Alberta and BC only. 200)
  • Fas Gas (162)
    • Fas Gas Plus (16)
  • Mobil (134, usually tied to Loblaw supermarkets)
  • 7-Eleven (115)
  • Couche-Tard (Quebec only. 85)
  • Domo (Western Canada only. 67)
  • Costco Gasoline (60)
  • Centex (46)
  • UFA (Alberta only. 40)
    • UFA Cardlock (18)

Tire shop

  • Kal Tire (82)
  • Fountain Tire (42. 19 tagged with car repair)

Clothes

  • Mark's (244 total, 240 named Mark's, 4 named Mark's Work Warehouse) *
    • L'Équipeur (Quebec only. 16) *
  • Ardene (167) *
  • Reitmans (160) *
  • Roots (87) *
  • Moores (84) *
  • Garage (79) *
  • Old Navy (80) *
  • The Children's Place (72) *
  • H&M (71) *
  • Ricki's (70) *
  • Urban Planet (68) *
  • Bluenotes (66) *
  • Lids (61) *
  • American Eagle Outfitters (57) *
  • Gap (53) *
  • Lululemon (52) *
  • Guess (46) *
  • Banana Republic (41) *
  • Carter's (41) *
  • Aritzia (36) *
  • Warehouse One (35)
  • Bootlegger (33) *
  • West 49 (29) *
  • International Clothiers (27)
  • Zara (27) *
  • Victoria's Secret (24) *
  • Nike (23) *
    • Nike Factory Store (3)
  • Jack & Jones (22)
  • Calvin Klein (20) *
  • Levi's (19) *
  • Michael Kors (18) *
  • Urban Outfitters (15) *
  • Uniqlo (14) *
  • Harry Rosen (9) *
  • Hollister (8) *
  • Polo Ralph Lauren (8) *
  • Urban Behavior (7)
  • Canada Goose (3) *

Defunct:

  • Alia N TanJay (liquidated, holding company gone bankrupt due to owner arrested for sex trafficking charges in 2020. 42 stores)

Bags

  • Bentley (105)
  • Coach (24)
  • Samsonite (11)

Cosmetics stores

  • The Body Shop (72)
  • Bath & Body Works (69)

Outdoor stores

  • Mountain Warehouse (27)
  • Atmosphere (22)
  • Cabela's (9)
  • Bass Pro Shops (6)
  • Fjällräven (5)

Shoe stores

  • Soft Moc (79) *
  • Aldo (74) *
  • Foot Locker (69) *
  • The Shoe Company (69) *
  • Call It Spring (52) *
  • Skechers (35) *
  • Browns (32) *
  • Journeys (32) *
  • Ecco (22) *
  • DSW (20) *
  • Vans (17) *
  • Famous Footwear (13)
  • Little Burgundy (12) *

Defunct:

  • Payless ShoeSource (Canadian stores closed due to company bankruptcy. 13 stores. Others already marked closed or updated with replacement)

Sports stores

  • Sport Chek (156)
  • Adidas (19)
  • Champs Sports (10)

Charity/used clothes stores

Financial services

Banks

All of the "big five" banks are listed in NSI. Arranged by number of branches mapped, including sub-brands:

  • TD Canada Trust (926)
    • TD Bank (58: 37 with name TD Bank, 21 with name TD)
  • RBC (941)
  • CIBC (835)
  • Scotiabank (778)
    • Banque Scotia (Quebec only. 44)
  • BMO (679)

Other notable banks

  • ATB Financial (Alberta)
  • First Nations Bank of Canada
  • National Bank of Canada/Banque nationale du Canada (primarily in Quebec)
  • Canadian Western Bank

Credit unions (e.g. Servus Credit Union, Caisse Desjardins, Quebec caisse populaires) are also tagged with amenity=bank.

Insurance

  • Desjardins Insurance (63. 80 total if including State Farm locations not yet rebranded)
  • Allstate (51)
  • Intact Insurance
  • Manitoba Public Insurance
  • Manulife
  • SunLife

The following is no longer present in Canada:

  • State Farm (all Canadian franchisees rebranded to Desjardins in 2018. 17 offices)

Tax advisor

  • H&R Block (307)
  • Liberty Tax (63)

Food and drink

Fast food

  • A&W
  • Arby's
  • Booster Juice
  • Burger King
  • Carl's Jr.
  • DQ Grill & Chill
  • Domino's
  • Edo Japan
  • Fatburger
  • Harvey's
  • KFC
    • PFK (Quebec only. 26)
  • Little Caesars
  • Mary Brown's
  • McDonald's
  • Mr. Sub
  • Mucho Burrito
  • New York Fries
  • Opa!
  • Orange Julius
  • Panago
  • Panda Express
  • Papa John's
  • Papa Murphy's
  • Pizza 73
  • Pizza Hut
  • Pizza Pizza
  • Popeyes
  • Quiznos
  • St-Hubert Express
  • Subway
  • Taco Bell
  • Taco Time
  • Thai Express
  • Villa Madina
  • Wendy's
  • Wok Box

Restaurants

  • Boston Pizza (356) *
  • Swiss Chalet (212) *
  • Montana's (92) *
  • The Keg (89) *
  • Denny's (74) *
  • Kelsey's (68) *
  • Ricky's All Day Grill (Western Canada only. 49 total: 32 named Ricky's All Day Grill, 17 named Ricky's)
  • Earls (35) *
  • Original Joe's (29)
  • IHOP (28) *
  • Red Lobster (27) *
  • Humpty's (Western Canada only. 18)
  • The Old Spaghetti Factory (13. Mostly Western Canada)
  • Joey (Western Canada only. 11) *
  • Joey's (13 total: 9 named Joey's, 3 named Joey's Seafood, 1 named Joey's Seafood Restaurant)
  • Moxies (9 total: 5 with name Moxies, 4 with name Moxie's Classic Grill)
  • Brown's Social House (7)
  • Famoso (6)
  • Hooters (6)
  • Outback (2)
  • Pampa Brazilian Steakhouse (2)
  • St-Hubert (Quebec + a few near border)

Bakery

  • COBS Bread

Cafés

  • Tim Hortons (3311)
  • Starbucks (1220)
  • Second Cup (202)
  • Country Style (88. Mostly Ontario)
  • Coffee Time (Ontario only. 71)

Pubs

  • The Canadian Brewhouse (8 total: 4 tagged amenity=pub, 3 tagged amenity=bar, 1 named "Canadian Brewhouse")
  • Fionn MacCool's (13 total: 11 tagged amenity=pub, 1 tagged amenity=bar, 1 named "Fionn McCool's")

Liquor stores

  • LCBO (Ontario only. 554)
  • SAQ (Quebec only. 269)
  • NSLC (Nova Scotia only. 62)
  • Real Canadian Liquorstore (Alberta only. 13)
  • Ace Liquor (Alberta only. 9)
    • Ace Liquor Discounter (Alberta only. 13)
  • BC Liquor Stores (British Columbia only. 12)

Health and wellness

Pharmacies

  • Shoppers Drug Mart (1024) *
    • Pharmaprix (Quebec only. 138) *
  • Pharmasave (386) *
  • Jean Coutu (Quebec, NB, eastern Ontario only. 281)
  • Rexall (291) *
  • Familiprix (Quebec only. 197) *
  • Uniprix (Quebec only. 156) *
  • London Drugs (Western Canada only. 67) *
  • Lawtons (Atlantic provinces only. 31 total: 12 use "Lawtons", 19 use former name "Lawtons Drugs")

Optical shops

  • Hakim Optical (117) *
  • LensCrafters (56) *
  • Pearle Vision (35) *
  • Specsavers (6) *

Gym/fitness centre

  • GoodLife Fitness (167) *
  • Anytime Fitness (118) *
  • Planet Fitness (35) *
  • LA Fitness (30) *
  • Snap Fitness (25) *
  • Gold's Gym (10) *
  • Éconofitness (Quebec only. 7)

Home and building

Bed and mattress stores

  • Sleep Country (173)

Furniture stores

  • Leon's (54)
  • The Brick (53)
  • JYSK (46)
  • Ashley HomeStore (41)
  • La-Z-Boy (27)
  • IKEA (18)

Hardware store

  • Home Hardware (355)
  • Co-op (Western Canada only. 10)

Home improvement store

  • Rona (224)
  • The Home Depot (179)
  • Lowe's (59)
  • Home Building Centre (24)

Houseware store

  • Bed Bath & Beyond (50)

Interior decoration store

  • HomeSense (102)

Retailers

Supermarket

  • IGA (284) *
    • IGA Extra (Quebec only. 24)
  • Metro (Ontario and Quebec only. 283. Two separate NSI presets for Ontario and Quebec) *
  • Sobeys (241) *
  • No Frills (228) *
  • Walmart Supercentre (152) *
  • Save-On-Foods (Western Canada only. 145) *
  • Safeway (143) *
  • Food Basics (Ontario only. 137)
  • FreshCo (120. Not present in Quebec, Atlantic provinces and the Territories) *
  • Co-op (110) *
  • Maxi (Quebec only. 109) *
  • Real Canadian Superstore (108) *
  • Your Independent Grocer (88) *
  • Super C (Quebec only. 87) *
  • Northern Store (70) *
  • Provigo (Quebec only. 66) *
  • Loblaws (47. Mostly Ontario) *
  • Atlantic Superstore (Atlantic provinces only. 42) *


Asian supermarkets

  • 大統華 T&T Supermarket (25) *
    • T&T Supermarché (Quebec)
  • H Mart (12) *
  • Seafood City (3)

Warehouse club

  • Costco (103) *
  • Wholesale Club (12)

Convenience stores

  • Circle K (508. 709 total if including remaining Mac's not yet rebranded as noted below) *
  • 7-Eleven (402. Not present in Quebec, Atlantic provinces and the Territories) *
  • Couche-Tard (Quebec only. 392) *
  • On the Run (108) *
    • Marché Express (Quebec only. 12)
  • Co-op (Western Canada only. 98) *
  • Shell Select (93) *
  • Ultramar (Ontario, Quebec and Atlantic provinces only. 71)
  • Husky (61)
  • Petro-Canada
    • Neighbours (20)
  • Becker's (Ontario only. 14)
  • Dépanneur 7 Jours (Quebec only. 12)
  • Provi-Soir (Quebec only. 11)


The following chain is defunct:

  • Mac's (stores rebranded to Circle K after chain's acquisition by Couche-Tard. 201 stores)

Bookstores

  • Indigo (58) *
  • Chapters (39) *

Department stores

  • Canadian Tire (455) *
  • Winners (9. 243 tagged with shop=clothes) *
  • Giant Tiger (182) *
    • Tigre Géant (Quebec only. 8)
  • Hudson's Bay (74) *
  • Marshalls (73) *

Pet store

  • Pet Valu (344) *
  • PetSmart (135) *
  • Petland (27) *
  • Homes Alive Pets (Alberta and BC only. 3)

Variety store

  • Dollarama (1017) *
  • Dollar Tree (177) *
  • Miniso (30, mainly in Greater Toronto, Metro Vancouver, Ottawa and Edmonton) *
  • Your Dollar Store with More (BC and Alberta only. 9)
  • Buck or Two (8)

Toy store

  • Toys R Us (72) *

Gift store

  • Hallmark (63) *
  • Disney Store (11) *

Video game store

  • GameStop (39) *

Defunct:

  • EB Games (Canadian locations rebranded to GameStop. 157 stores)

Stationery

  • Staples (248) *
    • Bureau en Gros (Quebec only. 55)

Cannabis store

  • BC Cannabis Stores (3)
  • SQDC (38)

See also

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