Capitalization: Buildings, monuments and public places

Capitalize the official names of specific buildings, monuments, squares, parks, etc.:

• Robson Square
• the Toronto Public Library
• the Vancouver International Airport
• the National Gallery
• the O’Keefe Centre
• St. Andrew’s Church
• the Temple of Cheops
• the Brock Monument
• the Plains of Abraham
• Banff National Park
• the Peace Bridge

Do not capitalize words describing these features when they are used generically, in names that are not official, or in plural forms:

• an Anglican church
• an Egyptian temple
• the city’s war memorial
• the international bridge
• the Vancouver airport
• Yonge and Bay streets
• Canada’s national parks