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A Complete Guide to Waze in Canada

Welcome to Waze map editing in Canada and to the editing community!

Since the USA and Canada share the same Waze server, many of the policies and best practices that have been developed for the US also apply to Canada. This page contains information that is unique to Canada. Because some of it is still being developed, please follow the guidance for the US where it is not in conflict with the information here.

This page is always in development and will some day be available in French.

Getting Started

Please see the article Getting Started.

Another great resource for new map editors is the Welcome to WME page.

Help Improve Waze

Please see the article Help Improve Waze.

Forums

Please check out the Canada-specific Waze Canada forum.

Feel free to post questions and ask for advice in your editing. Our region is very different in a number of ways from the United States, so the generic editing guidelines don't always apply.

Area/Country Managers

Senior editors

Please note that the notifications system for the Waze forums and private messages does not currently function, so your message and posts may go unnoticed. Communicating via the Waze Canada Discord server is a better option for the moment.


Username	Primary Areas Managed	Comments	Profile & PM
manoeuvre	Ontario	Country Coordinator Waze Global Champ Rank 6 CM for Canada	PM
alexs001	Okanagan Valley, BC Newfoundland and Labrador	Assistant Country Coordinator Waze Global Champ Rank 6 CM for Canada	PM
hmarian	Ontario	Waze Global Champ Rank 6 CM for Canada	PM
Webs101	Quebec	Waze Global Champ Rank 6 CM for Canada	PM
MushyMedic	Manitoba	Waze Local Champ (Canada) Rank 6 CM for Canada	PM
restless_in_nb	Atlantic Canada and Gaspe Peninsula	Waze Local Champ (Canada) Rank 6 CM for Canada	PM
Dry_B0nes	Alberta	Waze Local Champ (Canada) Rank 6 CM for Canada	PM
Taxy57	Quebec	Rank 5 CM for Canada	PM
mtylerb	AB, SK and BC's Eastern "Boot"	Rank 5 CM for Canada	PM
de_denis	Quebec	Rank 5 PM for Quebec	PM
YUL_	Quebec	Rank 5 PM for Quebec	PM
YogiJB	Quebec	Rank 5 PM for Quebec	PM
PsstDizel	York Region	Rank 5 PM for Ontario	PM
Harmonious4	British Columbia	Rank 5 CM for Canada	PM
kkarkid	Ontario	Rank 4 PM for Ontario	PM
IamtheLexx	Ontario	Rank 4 PM for Ontario	PM
Aztek985	Ontario	Rank 4 PM for Ontario	PM
e-sarge	Durham Region	Rank 4 PM for Ontario	PM
amoyer1974	Hamilton, ON	Rank 4 PM for Ontario and Yukon	PM
GregVA3MGR	Ontario, Canada	Rank 4 PM for Ontario	PM
PeterMuir	Ontario, Canada	Rank 4 PM for Ontario	PM
BryceCampbell	Canada-Wide Closures Western Canada	Waze Closures (Canada) Rank 5 CM for Canada	PM
Trexer0	South Coast & Kootenay, BC	Rank 5 CM for Canada	PM
ryanaye	Nova Scotia	Rank 4 AM for Atlantic Canada PM for Nova Scotia	PM

Area/country-manager requests

To request Area Manager or Country Manager access, please fill out this form.

Unlock/update requests

Canada has its own forum area for unlock/update requests. Please make your requests here. The instructions for posting are in this sticky post.

Road Editing in Canada

We maintain guidance for standards to apply to road editing in Canada on its own page. Please follow the standards.

Turn Instructions and Road Shields

Waze has introduce the ability to modify turn instructions independent from the names of segments. These instructions can also incorporate road shields. The creation and use of road shields is currently limited to editors of rank 4 and higher.

Please look at this Turn Instructions page for guidance. There is a lot of work to be done.

Closures

Please report future planned road closures by posting in the appropriate subforum on the Canada forum page.

The closure system allows for complete (or directional, i.e. A->B only) closures to be reported. Partial closures (e.g. one of two lanes in a direction) should not be reported to editors since editors cannot add those.

If you have a need for an immediate closure (a.k.a. an emergency), whether due to a traffic incident or major road that requires a closure, you can reach out through our Discord emergency-closures channel here.

The closures method is preferred over adding restrictions - it is nearly immediate and does not rely on a tile rebuild. The closure will also be visible in the app and on the Livemap, in addition to preventing routing through the segment.

Map Editing in Quebec

The province of Quebec has distinct issues to take into account when editing the map. The Montreal Area has unique issues of its own.

Parking-Lot Naming

US guidance recommends that all parking lots be given names and breaks it down into four descriptor categories.

Completely Generic
Purpose Descriptive
Location Descriptive
Named

In Canada, we do not use the first category of completely generic parking descriptors such as “Parking - Starbucks”, “Parking - Costco”, etc.

The map clutter associated with generic parking names on the client is unacceptable to us. Until the client can suppress parking lot names from being displayed in the client, guidance for parking lots in Canada is to not include it. You may add the name in the Description field for clarity.

Purpose Descriptive lots may be used when there is a lot restricted to non-visitors (e.g. an employee-only parking lot) that is separate from one for visitors. In this case, both may be named.

Location Descriptive lots are acceptable for large indoor malls (e.g. West Edmonton Mall) where different lots will lead to different entrances nearby certain amenities.

We also do not use the 🅿 [P] parking emoji anywhere in the naming of parking lot areas. Do not use, for example “ [P] lot”, “Red [P] Lot 24”, etc.

City Naming

To save space, only enter the name of the city. For example, "Toronto" not "City of Toronto", or for smaller places use "Springfield" not "Town of Springfield", "Village of Springfield", "Springville Township", "Regional Municipality of Springfield".

NEVER include the province in the City field. For example don't put in "Springfield, Qc" or "Springfield, On".

If you find a city that can't save without the province name (perhaps it changes when you save it, or generates other save error), please post a message in the applicable province's forum.

This applies to both primary names and alternate names - the alternate city is assumed to be in the primary province and country.

Locking Standard

Canada has active "Traffic Locks", these locks are based on usage from users. They are limited to a max rank of 4, but can be any rank below.

Segments that have restricted turns must be locked to a minimum Level 3.

If the current lock or traffic lock is higher than the minimum standards listed below, please don't lower the lock.

**Minimum Road Locking Rank Standard**
Segment Type	Minimum locks
Freeway	4
Ramp	highest rank of connected segment
	3
Major Highway	4
Minor Highway	3
Primary Street	2
Street	1
:\|:\|:\|:\|:Railroad:\|:\|:\|:\|:	4

Place Editing

PUR should be reviewed for accuracy, once approved all relevant information pertaining to the place should be entered. Please use each company's website to gather all the information you can. Once a place is complete please lock to rank 3.

This practice will help prevent users and editors from making incorrect changes to places we know are right.

Following are general standards for place locking in Canada:

**Place Minimum Locking Rank Standard**
Place Type	Minimum locks
Airports	4
Hospitals	4
Major Tourist Attractions/Landmarks	4
Police/Fire Stations	3
Gas Stations	3

Telephone Number Format for Waze Places

+1-NPA-NXX-XXXX

NPA is the Area Code
NXX is the prefix
XXXX is the 4 digit block

This number format allows mobile phones, regardless of their home network, to dial a number without having to modify the number first.

Place naming

Place Naming in Canada should adhere to the following guidelines. Following the government agency naming guide is a list of businesses which are chains or franchises. Please use these name spellings when creating or updating a place.

Hospitals and other medical services

Hospitals with Emergency Rooms are the only place type permitted to use the Hospital category. All other day clinics, surgical centres, doctors etc must use the Doctor / Clinic category. Other non core medical services services such as Naturopaths, physio-therapists, chiroprators, etc should use the Office category. Emergency Rooms must have a separate Waze Point Place with "ER/Urgence" prefixed in the primary name, for example:

ER - Brampton Civic Hospital

ER - St. Michael's Hospital

Urgence - Hôpital de Verdun

Government agencies

Police stations: City, Agency followed by division name, for example:

Toronto Police 12 Division

Peel Police 22 Division

OPP Collingwood Detachment

Fire stations: City, Agency followed by station number, for example:

Brampton Fire Station 221

Toronto Fire Station 347

Nested places

If a secondary business within another business location has a different category, contact numbers and opening times, it may be added to the map as a new (second) point place with the new primary category and relevant contact details and opening times. Typical examples of this type of nesting would be pharmacies or post offices within supermarkets or superstores.

Place-name harmonization

If you don't find the business you're looking for, please use this form to submit the missing information.

A script is available to assist with place harmonization and has been localized for use in Canada.

View this list full-screen in Google Sheets

Fuel retailers

For modification of fuel retailers in Canada, please use the Gas Stations Brands form.

When to use an area or point place in Canada

We follow American guidance for places, including when deciding whether to use an area or point for a place. As a very rough guide, public buildings (hospitals, schools, police, fire, etc.) and gas stations should be areas and businesses should be points - but consult the rules to make sure.

But we also have specifically Canadian guidance on selecting area or point for places in the Waze Map Editor, as indicated in the Place Name Harmonization table.

Optional area shall only be used after consulting local area managers on regional guidelines. The place must be a significant landmark with navigational value in the community. For example: a Tim Hortons in Hepburn, SK (population 500) is of significance. However, the same sized Tim Hortons is of zero significance in the Greater Toronto Area.

We do not want to impose hard and fast rules for the optional area category. Please use some judgement, we do not want to see wall-to-wall areas for every single building structure on the map.

Optional area shall be landmarked to just the building structure only; do not include the parking lot area.

Fence-line areas shall be landmarked from fence line to fence line to include all parking lots, roads, and anything associated with the property.

The primary category for a place is used to determine whether to use a point or area place in Waze.

Parent	Category	Type	Comments
Car Services	Car Wash	Point
Car Services	Charging Station	Point
Car Services	Garage / Automotive Shop	Point
Car Services	Gas Station	Fence-line Area	Many gas stations also have convenience stores and ATMs. Remember to use Gas Station as the primary category and the add any others which are relevant.
Car Services	Parking Lot	Both	There are very few parking lots which should be mapped at all. Please see the Parking-Lot Naming section above on this page.
Transportation	Airport	Fence-line Area	Special handling.
Transportation	Bridge	Area	Should only be use for bridges with significance: Peace Bridge, Golden Gate Bridge, etc.
Transportation	Bus Station	Point
Transportation	Ferry Pier	Point
Transportation	Junction / Interchange	Area	Will not be used in Canada.
Transportation	Seaport / Marina / Harbor	Area	Size-dependent.
Transportation	Subway Station	Point
Transportation	Taxi Station	Point
Transportation	Train Station	Point
Transportation	Tunnel	Area
Professional and public	Cemetery	Fence-line Area
Professional and public	City Hall	Point
Professional and public	College / University	Area
Professional and public	Conventions / Event Centre	Area	Size-dependent
Professional and public	Courthouse	Point	Optionally, this can be an area place. See notes above.
Professional and public	Doctor / Clinic	Point
Professional and public	Embassy / Consulate	Area
Professional and public	Factory / Industrial	Point	Optionally, this can be an area place. See notes above.
Professional and public	Fire Department	Area
Professional and public	Government	Optional Area
Professional and public	Hospital / Urgent Care	Area	ONLY Hospitals, emergency rooms, and places offering Urgent medical care should use this category. ERs encompassed in a hospital place area should be points. Clinics, and medical offices which do not offer urgent medical care for walk-ins should use the Doctor/Clinic place category and any other appropriate category as discussed above regarding hospitals.
Professional and public	Information Point	Point	Optionally, this can be an area place. See notes above.
Professional and public	Kindergarten	Point
Professional and public	Library	Point	Optionally, this can be an area place. See notes above.
Professional and public	Military	Area
Professional and public	Offices	Point	Optionally, this can be an area place. See notes above.
Professional and public	Organization or Association	Point
Professional and public	Police Station	Area
Professional and public	Prison / Correctional Facility	Area
Professional and public	Post Office	Point
Professional and public	Religious Centre	Point	Optionally, this can be an area place. See notes above.
Professional and public	School	Fence-line Area
Shopping and services	Arts & Crafts	Point
Shopping and services	ATM	Point
Shopping and services	Bank / Financial	Point
Shopping and services	Bookstore	Point
Shopping and services	Car Dealership	Point
Shopping and services	Car Rental	Point
Shopping and services	Convenience Store	Point
Shopping and services	Currency Exchange	Point
Shopping and services	Department Store	Point
Shopping and services	Electronics	Point
Shopping and services	Fashion and Clothing	Point
Shopping and services	Flowers	Point
Shopping and services	Furniture / Home Store	Point
Shopping and services	Gifts	Point
Shopping and services	Gym / Fitness	Point
Shopping and services	Hardware Store	Point
Shopping and services	Jewelery	Point
Shopping and services	Laundry / Dry Cleaning	Point
Shopping and services	Market	Point	Optionally, this can be an area place. See notes above.
Shopping and services	Music Store	Point
Shopping and services	Personal Care	Point
Shopping and services	Pet Store / Veterinarian	Point
Shopping and services	Pharmacy	Point
Shopping and services	Photography	Point
Shopping and services	Shopping Centre	Area
Shopping and services	Sporting Goods	Point
Shopping and services	Supermarket / Grocery	Point
Shopping and services	Swimming Pool	Point
Shopping and services	Toy Store	Point
Shopping and services	Travel Agency	Point
Food and drink	Bakery	Point
Food and drink	Bar	Point
Food and drink	Coffee shop	Point
Food and drink	Dessert	Point
Food and drink	Fast Food	Point
Food and drink	Food Court	Point
Food and drink	Ice Cream	Point
Food and drink	Restaurant	Point
Culture & entertainment	Art Gallery	Point
Culture & entertainment	Casino	Area	Large hotel-casinos perhaps could be Area Places.
Culture & entertainment	Club	Point
Culture & entertainment	Game Club	Point
Culture & entertainment	Movie Theater	Point
Culture & entertainment	Museum	Point	Optionally, this can be an area place. See notes above.
Culture & entertainment	Music Venue	Point	Optionally, this can be an area place. See notes above.
Culture & entertainment	Performing Arts Venue	Point	Optionally, this can be an area place. See notes above.
Culture & entertainment	Racing Track	Area
Culture & entertainment	Stadium / Arena	Area
Culture & entertainment	Theme Park	Area
Culture & entertainment	Theater	Point	Optionally, this can be an area place. See notes above.
Culture & entertainment	Tourist Attraction / Historic Site	Point	Optionally, this can be an area place. See notes above.
Culture & entertainment	Zoo / Aquarium	Area	Size-dependent.
Other	Construction Site	Area	Do not map in Canada.
Lodging	Bed & Breakfast	Point
Lodging	Camping / Trailer Park	Point	Optionally, this can be an area place. See notes above.
Lodging	Cottage / Cabin	Point
Lodging	Hostel	Point
Lodging	Hotel	Point
Outdoors	Beach	Area	Do not map without a name.
Outdoors	Golf Course	Area
Outdoors	Park	Area	Do not map without a name.
Outdoors	Playground	Area	Do not map without a name.
Outdoors	Plaza	Point	Unsure about mapping these at all.
Outdoors	Promenade	Point	Unsure about mapping these at all.
Outdoors	Scenic Lookout / Viewpoint	Point
Outdoors	Ski Area	Area
Outdoors	Sports Court	Point	Optionally, this can be an area place. See notes above.
Natural features	Farm	Area	Do not map without a name.
Natural features	Forest / Grove	Area	Only map official provincial/national forests, not every stand of trees.
Natural features	Island	Area
Natural features	River / Stream	Area	Use only if water itself is visually obvious to drivers on nearby roads. Do not remap features already present in the built-in Waze water layer unless that layer is incomplete or inaccurate. Map only the typical extent of visible water, not adjacent open space, greenbelt, culvert, meadows, or flood plain. If the river/stream is too narrow to map conveniently with an Area Place, it should not be mapped at all.
Natural features	Sea / Lake / Pond	Area	Use only if water itself is visually obvious to drivers on nearby roads. Do not remap features already present in the built-in Waze water layer unless that layer is incomplete or inaccurate. Map only the typical extent of visible water, not adjacent beaches or land. If the feature is too small to map conveniently with an Area Place, it should not be mapped at all.

Update Requests

Where appropriate, reply to users with the standard replies provided by the URC-E script. If 4 days pass without a reply from the user, send the reminder message. Close the UR if a further 4 days pass without a reply from the user. We always try to get a response from the reporter to try to fix the issue whenever possible.

Technical Information

Please see the article Technical Information.

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-<big>'''A Complete Guide to Waze in Canada'''</big>
+{{DISPLAYTITLE:Waze Canada}}
+== <big>A Complete Guide to Waze in Canada</big> ==
 Welcome to Waze map editing in Canada and to the editing community!
-Since the USA and Canada share the same Waze server, many of the policies and best practices that have been developed for the US also apply to Canada. This page contains information that is unique to Canada. Because some of it is still being developed, please [[USA:|follow the guidance for the US]] where it is not in conflict with the information here.
+Since the USA and Canada share the same Waze server, many of the policies and best practices that have been developed for the US also apply to Canada. This page contains information that is unique to Canada. Because some of it is still being developed, please [https://www.waze.com/wiki/USA/Editing_manual follow the guidance for the US] where it is not in conflict with the information here.
-This page is now in development and will soon be available in [[Canada (Français)|French]].
+This page is always in development and will some day be available in [[Canada (Français)|French]].
 ==Getting Started==
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 Please see the article [[:USA:Getting_Started|Getting Started]].
-Another great resource for new map editors is the [[:USA:Waze_Map_Editor/Welcome|Welcome to WME]].
+Another great resource for new map editors is the [[:USA:Waze_Map_Editor/Welcome|Welcome to WME]] page.
 ==Help Improve Waze==
-Please see the article [[:USA:Help_Improve_Waze|Help Improve Waze]]
+Please see the article [[:USA:Help_Improve_Waze|Help Improve Waze]].
 ==Forums==
-Please check out the Canada-specific forums here: [http://www.waze.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=57 Canada Forum]
+Please check out the Canada-specific [http://www.waze.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=57 Waze Canada forum].
 Feel free to post questions and ask for advice in your editing. Our region is very different in a number of ways from the United States, so the generic editing guidelines don't always apply.
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 |- align="center"
-|[[User:manoeuvre|manoeuvre]]
+|manoeuvre
 |Ontario
 |Country Coordinator
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 Rank 6 CM for Canada
-|[http://www.waze.com/forum/ucp.php?i=pm&mode=compose&subject=CA%20Resource%20Wiki:&username=manoeuvre PM]
+|[https://www.waze.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=16892365 PM]
 |- align="center"
-|[[User:Kayos_On_The_Road|Kayos_On_The_Road]]
+|alexs001
-|British Columbia
+|Okanagan Valley, BC
-|Country Coordinator
+Newfoundland and Labrador
+|Assistant Country Coordinator
 Waze Global Champ
 Rank 6 CM for Canada
-|[http://www.waze.com/forum/ucp.php?i=pm&mode=compose&subject=CA%20Resource%20Wiki:&username=Kayos_On_The_Road PM]
+|[https://www.waze.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=16800546 PM]
 |- align="center"
-|[[User:Doctorkb|doctorkb]]
+|hmarian
-|Alberta
-|Waze Global Champ
-Rank 6 CM for Canada
-|[http://www.waze.com/forum/ucp.php?i=pm&mode=compose&subject=CA%20Resource%20Wiki:&username=doctorkb PM]
-|- align="center"
-|[[User:Hmarian|hmarian]]
 |Ontario
 |Waze Global Champ
 Rank 6 CM for Canada
-|[http://www.waze.com/forum/ucp.php?i=pm&mode=compose&subject=CA%20Resource%20Wiki:&username=hmarian PM]
+|[https://www.waze.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=170262 PM]
 |- align="center"
-|[[User:Webs101|Webs101]]
+|Webs101
 |Quebec
-|Waze Local Champ (Canada)
+|Waze Global Champ
 Rank 6 CM for Canada
 |[http://www.waze.com/forum/ucp.php?i=pm&mode=compose&subject=CA%20Resource%20Wiki:&username=Webs101 PM]
 |- align="center"
-|[[SkiDooGuy]]
+|MushyMedic
-|Saskatchewan
-|Waze Local Champ (Canada)
-Waze Local Champ (US)
-Rank 6 CM for Canada and US
-|[http://www.waze.com/forum/ucp.php?i=pm&mode=compose&subject=CA%20Resource%20Wiki:&username=SkiDooGuy PM]
-|- align="center"
-|[[User:MushyMedic|MushyMedic]]
 |Manitoba
 |Waze Local Champ (Canada)
 Rank 6 CM for Canada
-|[http://www.waze.com/forum/ucp.php?i=pm&mode=compose&subject=CA%20Resource%20Wiki:&username=MushyMedic PM]
+|[https://www.waze.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=11999863 PM]
 |- align="center"
-|[[User:restless_in_nb|restless_in_nb]]
+|restless_in_nb
 |Atlantic Canada and Gaspe Peninsula
 |Waze Local Champ (Canada)
 Rank 6 CM for Canada
-|[http://www.waze.com/forum/ucp.php?i=pm&mode=compose&subject=CA%20Resource%20Wiki:&username=restless_in_nb PM]
+|[https://www.waze.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=17035677 PM]
 |- align="center"
-|[[phil-mtl|phil-mtl]]
+|Dry_B0nes
-|Quebec
+|Alberta
-|Waze Local Champ (Canada)
-Rank 6 CM for Canada
-|[http://www.waze.com/forum/ucp.php?i=pm&mode=compose&subject=CA%20Resource%20Wiki:&username=phil-mtl PM]
-|- align="center"
-|[[User:alexs001|alexs001]]
-|Okanagan Valley, BC
-Newfoundland and Labrador
 |Waze Local Champ (Canada)
 Rank 6 CM for Canada
-|[http://www.waze.com/forum/ucp.php?i=pm&mode=compose&subject=CA%20Resource%20Wiki:&username=alexs001 PM]
+|[https://www.waze.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=17113217 PM]
 |- align="center"
 |Taxy57
 |Quebec
 |Rank 5 CM for Canada
-|[https://www.waze.com/forum/ucp.php?i=pm&mode=compose&subject=CA%20Resource%20Wiki:&username=Taxy57 PM]
+|[https://www.waze.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=16956095 PM]
 |- align="center"
-|[[User:Got2BeKD|Got2BeKD]]
+|mtylerb
-|Manitoba & Saskatchewan
+|AB, SK and BC's Eastern "Boot"
 |Rank 5 CM for Canada
-|[http://www.waze.com/forum/ucp.php?i=pm&mode=compose&subject=CA%20Resource%20Wiki:&username=Got2BeKD PM]
+|[https://www.waze.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=17066930 PM]
 |- align="center"
-|[[User:Dry_B0nes|Dry_B0nes]]
+|de_denis
-|Alberta
+|Quebec
-|Rank 5 CM for Canada
+|Rank 5 PM for Quebec
-|[http://www.waze.com/forum/ucp.php?i=pm&mode=compose&subject=CA%20Resource%20Wiki:&username=Dry_B0nes PM]
+|[https://www.waze.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=16998710 PM]
 |- align="center"
-|[[User:mtylerb|mtylerb]]
+|YUL_
-|AB, SK and BC's Eastern "Boot"
+|Quebec
-|Rank 5 CM for Canada
+|Rank 5 PM for Quebec
-|[http://www.waze.com/forum/ucp.php?i=pm&mode=compose&subject=CA%20Resource%20Wiki:&username=mtylerb PM]
+|[https://www.waze.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=17560456 PM]
-|- align="center"
-|[[User:EECGeek|EECGeek]]
-|Ontario / Quebec, Canada
-|Rank 5 PM for Ontario
-|[http://www.waze.com/forum/ucp.php?i=pm&mode=compose&subject=CA%20Resource%20Wiki:&username=EECGeek PM]
 |- align="center"
-|de_denis
+|YogiJB
 |Quebec
 |Rank 5 PM for Quebec
-|[http://www.waze.com/forum/ucp.php?i=pm&mode=compose&subject=CA%20Resource%20Wiki:&username=de_denis PM]
+|[https://www.waze.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=17106774 PM]
 |- align="center"
-|[[User:PsstDizel|PsstDizel]]
+|PsstDizel
 |York Region
 |Rank 5 PM for Ontario
-|[http://www.waze.com/forum/ucp.php?i=pm&mode=compose&subject=CA%20Resource%20Wiki:&username=PsstDizel PM]
+|[https://www.waze.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=16992220 PM]
 |- align="center"
-|[[User:kkarkid|kkarkid]]
+|Harmonious4
+|British Columbia
+|Rank 5 CM for Canada
+|[https://www.waze.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=17429538 PM]
+|- align="center"
+|kkarkid
 |Ontario
 |Rank 4 PM for Ontario
-|[http://www.waze.com/forum/ucp.php?i=pm&mode=compose&subject=CA%20Resource%20Wiki:&username=kakrkid PM]
+|[https://www.waze.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=16966337 PM]
 |- align="center"
-|[[User:IamtheLexx|IamtheLexx]]
+|IamtheLexx
 |Ontario
 |Rank 4 PM for Ontario
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+|Aztek985
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 |Rank 4 PM for Ontario
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+|e-sarge
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 |Rank 4 PM for Ontario
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+|amoyer1974
 |Hamilton, ON
 |Rank 4 PM for Ontario and Yukon
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+|GregVA3MGR
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+|Rank 4 PM for Ontario||[https://www.waze.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=17044359 PM]
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+|PeterMuir
 |Ontario, Canada
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+|Rank 4 PM for Ontario||[https://www.waze.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=17478555 PM]
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-|[[User:BryceCampbell|BryceCampbell]]
+|BryceCampbell
 |Canada-Wide Closures
-BC and SK Editing
+Western Canada
 |Waze Closures (Canada)
-Rank 4 PM for BC and SK
+Rank 5 CM for Canada
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+|[https://www.waze.com/forum/memberlist.php?mode=viewprofile&u=17095236 PM]
+|- align="center"
+|Trexer0
+|South Coast & Kootenay, BC
+|Rank 5 CM for Canada
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+|ryanaye
-|British Columbia
+|Nova Scotia
-|Rank 4 PM for BC and Ontario
+|Rank 4 AM for Atlantic Canada
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+PM for Nova Scotia
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-|South Coast & Kootenay, BC
-|Rank 4 PM for BC
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 |}
-===Area/Country Manager Requests===
+===Area/country-manager requests===
-To request Area Manager or Country Manager access, please see this thread: [http://www.waze.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=57&t=93406 AM/CM Application]
+To request Area Manager or Country Manager access, please fill out [https://www.waze.com/il-ContactForm/form-web/en/community-am-self-managed this form].
+===Unlock/update requests===
+Canada has its own forum area for unlock/update requests. Please make&nbsp;[http://www.waze.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=358 your requests here].  The instructions for posting are in [https://www.waze.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=325873 this sticky post.]
+== Road Editing in Canada ==
+We maintain guidance for standards to apply to road editing in Canada on [[Road Editing in Canada|its own page]]. Please follow the standards.
-===Unlock/Update Requests===
+==Turn Instructions and Road Shields==
+Waze has introduce the ability to modify [[Turn Instructions|turn instructions]] independent from the names of segments. These instructions can also incorporate [[Road Shields|road shields]]. The creation and use of road shields is currently limited to editors of rank 4 and higher.
-Canada has its own forum area for unlock/update requests. Please make&nbsp;[http://www.waze.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=358 your requests here].  The instructions for posting are in [https://www.waze.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=358&t=47483 this sticky post.]
+Please look at [[Turn Instructions|this Turn Instructions page]] for guidance. There is a lot of work to be done.
 ==Closures==
-Please report future planned road closures by following the instructions here: https://www.waze.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=358&t=311475
+Please report future planned road closures by posting in the appropriate subforum on the [https://www.waze.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=57 Canada forum page].
-The closure system allows for complete (or directional, i.e. A->B only) closures to be reported. Partial closures (e.g. one of two lanes in a direction) should not be reported.
+The closure system allows for complete (or directional, i.e. A->B only) closures to be reported. Partial closures (e.g. one of two lanes in a direction) should not be reported to editors since editors cannot add those.
-If you have a need for an immediate closure (aka emergency), whether due to a traffic incident or major road that had a missing closure, you can reach out through our [https://discord.gg/BSrhc5t Discord emergency-closures channel here].
+If you have a need for an immediate closure (a.k.a. an emergency), whether due to a traffic incident or major road that requires a closure, you can reach out through our [https://discord.gg/YaJ4CunX Discord emergency-closures channel here].
-This method is preferred over adding restrictions -- it is nearly immediate, and does not rely on a tile rebuild. The closure will also be visible in the app and on the livemap, in addition to avoiding routing through the segment.
+The closures method is preferred over adding restrictions - it is nearly immediate and does not rely on a tile rebuild. The closure will also be visible in the app and on the Livemap, in addition to preventing routing through the segment.
 ==Map Editing in Quebec==
@@ Ligne 226 : / Ligne 200 : @@
 The province of [[Quebec]] has distinct issues to take into account when editing the map. The [[Montreal Area]] has unique issues of its own.
-==U-Turns==
+==Parking-Lot Naming==
-'''Practical application in Waze:''' restrict all U-turns in Canada unless there is a sign outright permitting them. This is primarily due to the dislike from users to receive a u-turn instruction when they have intentionally gone past the destination or turn instruction due to local (current) conditions.
-Unlike in the US, this rule also applies to parking lot aisles.
-British Columbia Statute: [http://www.bclaws.ca/EPLibraries/bclaws_new/document/LOC/freeside/--%20M%20--/46_Motor%20Vehicle%20Act%20RSBC%201996%20c.%20318/00_Act/96318_05.xml#section168 Motor Vehicle Act of British Columbia]
+US guidance recommends that all parking lots be given names and breaks it down into four descriptor categories.
-Alberta Guidelines: [http://www.transportation.alberta.ca/2000.htm A Driver's Guide to Operation, Safety and Licensing: Cars and Light Trucks] and [https://www.qp.alberta.ca/documents/Regs/2002_304.pdf Use of HIghway and Rules of the Road Regulation Sections 28-31]
-Manitoba Statute: C.C.S.M. c. H60 [http://web2.gov.mb.ca/laws/statutes/ccsm/h060e.php#191 The Highway Traffic Act: Section 191]
-Ontario Statute: R.S.O. 1990, c. H.8, s. 143. [http://www.e-laws.gov.on.ca/html/statutes/english/elaws_statutes_90h08_e.htm#BK218 Highway Traffic Act]
-Quebec Statute: Highway Safety Code [http://www2.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/dynamicSearch/telecharge.php?file=/C_24_2/C24_2.html&type=2 [1]]. U-turns are allowed unless expressly forbidden by signs, but should still only be enabled after careful consideration of a particular location.
-Newfoundland and Labrador Statute: [http://www.assembly.nl.ca/Legislation/sr/statutes/h03.htm#116_ RSNL1990 Chapter H-3: Highway Traffic Act, s116]
-==Parking Lot Naming==
-U.S. guidance recommends that all parking lots be given names. The U.S. guidance breaks it down into four descriptor categories.
 #Completely Generic
@@ Ligne 255 : / Ligne 211 : @@
 In Canada, we do not use the first category of completely generic parking descriptors such as  “Parking - Starbucks”, “Parking - Costco”, etc.
-The map clutter associated with generic parking names on the client is unacceptable to us. Until the client can suppress parking lot names from being displayed in the client, guidance for parking lots in Canada is to not include it.
+The map clutter associated with generic parking names on the client is unacceptable to us. Until the client can suppress parking lot names from being displayed in the client, guidance for parking lots in Canada is to not include it. You may add the name in the Description field for clarity.
 Purpose Descriptive lots may be used when there is a lot restricted to non-visitors (e.g. an employee-only parking lot) that is separate from one for visitors.  In this case, both may be named.
@@ Ligne 271 : / Ligne 227 : @@
 If you find a city that can't save without the province name (perhaps it changes when you save it, or generates other save error), please post a message in the applicable province's forum.
-This applies to both primary names and alternate names -- the alternate city is assumed to be in the primary province and country.
+This applies to both primary names and alternate names - the alternate city is assumed to be in the primary province and country.
-==Road Naming==
-===Highways===
-Freeways, Minor, and Major Highways&nbsp;should be named in this format:
-:
-'''<u>Nova Scotia, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta,British Columbia & Territories</u>'''
-'''Hwy #'''&nbsp;(H is capitalized, the 'wy' in lower case, followed by a number)&nbsp;'''e.g. Hwy 16'''
-'''Not'''&nbsp;'Highway #' or 'HWY # (all caps)'.
-'''<u>Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick and PEI</u>'''
-Rte''' #'''&nbsp;(R is capitalized, the 'te' in lower case, followed by a number)&nbsp;'''e.g. Rte 16'''
-'''Not'''&nbsp;'Route #' or 'RTE # (all caps)'.
-::'''<u>For ALL of Canada</u>'''
-::''Where the signage indicates the highway based on a name ("Lougheed Hwy" or "Sooke Rd"), the name should be used. &nbsp;If, however, the signage refers to it by number primarily, that is to be the primary name, regardless of the local knowledge (e.g. the Sea-to-Sky Highway is signed as Hwy 99 and Wheeler Blvd. is signed as Rte 15).  If a numbered highway has local named signage as above e.g. "Lougheed Hwy" or "Sooke Rd", the Hwy number must be used as an alternative name.''
-===Big Green Signs===
-:Segment naming for ramps and wayfinders should follow the Big Green Sign (BGS) text with the following rules.
-:Segment name should generally follow signage as read, i.e. left to right, top to bottom, except all numbered highways, should be shown first, followed by destination, followed by icons if applicable.  All should be separated by a forward slash (“ / “), with a space before and after the slash.  Most BGS layout follows this standard.
-:Acceptable icons to use are “✈️” for Airport and “⛴️” for Ferry.  You must copy and paste these exact icons as these are the only ones that work correctly with TTS.  Only use icons if they are used on the BGS, i.e. do not use the icon to replace a spelled out destination such as “Toronto Pearson International Airport” or “Powell River Ferry”.  Note that these icons do not work using French TTS.
-:For more general information on BGS segment naming, please refer to the USA Wazeopedia sections for [[usa:Junction_Style_Guide/Interchanges#Wayfinders|wayfinders]] and [[usa:Road_names#Exit_ramps_and_entrance_ramps_.28on-ramps.29|entry/exit ramps]].
-===Abbreviations===
-Please follow the [http://www.canadapost.ca/tools/pg/manual/PGaddress-e.asp#1423617 Canada Post street type abbreviation] at all times even if it differs from in-real-life road signs.
-See https://www.canadapost.ca/tools/pg/manual/PGaddress-e.asp#1437339 for full details in English and French.
-Check to make sure that the Canada Post Abbreviation has a working TTS. If it does not, then please check the list of abbreviations below. Note that while Canada Post does not abbreviate "Place" in French, Waze does abbreviate it as "Pl", just like Canada Post does in English.
-With regards to the use of ordinals, please avoid using them unless they are consistently on most street signs.  "109 St" is preferred to "109th St," generally.
-Additionally, please do not shorten names when they are integral to understanding the street name:
-  e.g. Bad: N St, S St, Ave Rd
-  e.g. Good: North St, South St, Avenue Rd
-It is recommended to use the [http://greasyfork.org/en/scripts/11907 Custom Canadian WME Validator Script]. It will highlight all the incorrectly abbreviated street names.
-'''Street Name Abbreviations'''
-{| class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="text-align:left" border="1"
-|+
-!Approved Abbreviation
-!Pronunciation
-!Do Not Use
-|-
-|Alley||Alley||Aly
-|-
-|Aut||Autoroute||Autoroute
-|-
-|Av||Avenue (French)||Avenue, Ave
-|-
-|Ave||Avenue (English)||Avenue, Av
-|-
-|Bend||Bend||Bnd
-|-
-|Blvd||Boulevard||Boulevard
-|-
-|Boul||Boulevard (French)||Boulevard, Blvd
-|-
-|Brg||Bridge||Bridge
-|-
-|Bypass||Bypass||By-pass
-|-
-|Carref||Carrefour||Carrefour
-|-
-|Ctr||Centre||Centre, Center
-|-
-|Ch||Chemin||Chemin
-|-
-|Cir||Circle||Circle
-|-
-|Circt||Circuit||Circuit, Cct
-|-
-|Close||Close||Cl
-|-
-|Common||Common||Common, Cmn
-|-
-|Conc||Concession||Concession
-|-
-|Crnrs||Corners||Corners,Cors
-|-
-|Crt||Court||Court, Ct
-|-
-|Cove||Cove||Cv
-|-
-|Cres||Crescent||Crescent, Cr
-|-
-|Crois||Croissant||Croissant, Croiss
-|-
-|Crossing||Crossing||Cross, Xing
-|-
-|Cds||Cul-de-sac||Cul-de-sac
-|-
-|Divers||Diversion||Diversion
-|-
-|Dr||Drive||Drive
-|-
-|Éch||Échangeur||Échangeur
-|-
-|Espl||Esplanade||Esplanade
-|-
-|Estate||Estates||Estates, Est
-|-
-|Expy||Expressway||Expressway, Expwy
-|-
-|Exten||Extension||Extension,Ext
-|-
-|Field||Field||Fld
-|-
-|Gate
-|Gate
-|Gt
-|-
-|Gdns||Gardens||Gardens
-|-
-|Glen||Glen||Gln
-|-
-|Green||Green||Grn
-|-
-|Grnds||Grounds||Grounds
-|-
-|Grove||Grove||Grv
-|-
-|Harbr||Harbour||Harbour, Harbor, Hbr
-|-
-|Hts||Heights||Heights
-|-
-|Hwy||Highway||Highway
-|-
-|Hghlds||Highlands||Highlands
-|-
-|Hill||Hill||Hl
-|-
-|Hollow||Hollow||Holw
-|-
-|Imp||Impasse||Impasse
-|-
-|Inlet||Inlet||Inlt
-|-
-|Island||Island||Is
-|-
-|Knoll||Knoll||Knl
-|-
-|Landng||Landing||Landing,Lndg
-|-
-|Lane||Lane||Ln
-|-
-|Lmts||Limits||Limits
-|-
-|Lkout||Lookout||Lookout
-|-
-|Manor||Manor||Mnr
-|-
-|Meadow||Meadow||Mdw
-|-
-|Montée||Montée||Mtée
-|-
-|Mount||Mount||Mt
-|-
-|Mtn||Mountain||Mountain
-|-
-|Orch||Orchard||Orchard
-|-
-|Pk||Park||Park
-|-
-|Pky||Parkway||Parkway, Pkwy
-|-
-|-
-|Passage||Passage||Psge,Pass
-|-
-|Ptway||Pathway||Pathway
-|-
-|Pines||Pines||Pnes
-|-
-|Pl||Place||Place
-|-
-|Plat||Plateau||Plateau
-|-
-|Plaza||Plaza||Plz
-|-
-|Pt||Point||Point
-|-
-|Port||Port||Prt
-|-
-|Pvt||Private||Private
-|-
-|Prom||Promenade||Promenade
-|-
-|Rg||Range||Rge
-|-
-|Ridge||Ridge||Rdge
-|-
-|Rd||Road||Road
-|-
-|Rdpt||Rond-point||Rond-point
-|-
-|Rte||Route||Route
-|-
-|Rle||Ruelle||Ruelle
-|-
-|Sent||Sentier||Sentier
-|-
-|Sq||Square||Square
-|-
-|Subdiv||Subdivision||Subdivision
-|-
-|St||Street||Street
-|-
-|Terr||Terrace||Terrace, Ter, Tce
-|-
-|Tsse||Terrasse (French)||Terrasse, Terr
-|-
-|Thick||Thicket||Thicket
-|-
-|Tline||Townline||Townline
-|-
-|Trail||Trail||Tr, Trl
-|-
-|Trnabt||Turnabout||Turnabout
-|-
-|Villge||Village||Village, Vlg
-|}
-==Dividing and un-dividing roadways==
-==={{anchor|When (Not) to Split a Two-Way Road|When to Split a Two-Way Road (and when not to)|When to divide a TwoWay Road (and when not to)}}When to divide a two-way road (and when not to)===
-<!-- After this anchor is updated to the new term, update the glossary to link back here for the entry [[Glossary#Dual carriageway]] -->
-Generally, a road should be un-divided unless it meets any of the requirements for dividing a road. When initially reviewing whether to divide or "un-divide" (merge back together) a roadway, consider these points first:
-#Consult the Local / Global Champ for your area of the country before dividing/un-dividing.
-#The default representation for any roadway is a single 2-way segment, even if the physical roadway is divided. Dividing a roadway carries with it the burden of proof that the change will improve the usability and/ or simplicity of the Waze map.
-#If a road is currently working with no problem reports, consider leaving it as is.
-#Try to avoid switching roads back and forth between being divided and 2-way. For example, if most of the road is clearly divided and only parts would be considered a single two-way road, consider leaving it all divided. If only a small portion seems better off divided, consider keeping it all 2-way.
-'''A road may be divided when <u>any</u> of the following conditions are met:'''
-*It is an Interstate Highway (USA) or other Limited Access Highway using the "Freeway" road type,
-*GPS tracks show a clearly definable and continuous gap (blank area) between the [[color-by-azimuth]] arrows at the 100m/500ft [[Map_Editor_Interface_and_Controls#Scale|zoom level]],
-*multiple houses or businesses with no off-street parking are located directly on the street but are not accessible from the opposite direction of travel due to lengthy median, obstruction, or traffic control signage, or
-*U-turns are required to properly make turns from public drivable road types that are blocked by a median.
-'''A road should <u>not</u> be divided when:'''
-*There is a curb or non-drivable median less than 5m wide between lanes of travel (see exceptions above).
-*The non-drivable median is interrupted by a cross segment at most intersections.
-*There is a center turn lane (any width) between directions of travel. Dividing this type of road creates problems when people turn from the middle lane because there is no road for the navigation to follow.
-*It is possible and legal to make a driver side turn/u-turn everywhere along the road
-*The objective is solely for visual appearance or to make the road match another visual source like Google Maps.
-{{clear}}
-Remember that dividing and un-dividing roads each comes with its own set of problems. Each situation is unique and some issues may be more manageable with a single two-way road, and some may work fine with a divided road. Consider every aspect of routing, and carefully examine each junction before dividing or un-dividing. Regardless of whether you're dividing or un-dividing, remember that you might cause more problems than you solve and you might have to put it back the way it was before.  Also remember that dividing and un-dividing each cause loss of some traffic data, which can result in poor Waze routing.
-==={{anchor|How to "Un-Split" two One-Way Roads|How to "Un-divide" two One-Way Roads}}How to un-divide two one-way roads===
-Unfortunately, there is no easy way to merge two one-way roads back into a two-way road--which is why you should always give a lot of thought before dividing a road in the first place. And then think some more.
-When you come across a road in your area that has been divided but shouldn't have been, you have some major map surgery ahead of you. Because of this high complexity in this process, it is recommended NOT to merge the two one-way roads UNLESS there are Update Requests related to the road caused by it being divided.
-{{Red|The process to un-divide a road (convert from two one-way roads to one two-way road) written below has been specifically designed to preserve the underlying address information embedded in the street segments. It is very important that you do not simply delete one of the two roads because that deletes the house address data on that part of the road. They would have to be looked up and manually added back to the new road.}}
-The steps below show how to properly merge two one-way roads and preserve the underlying house numbers.
-This is our example road segment.  For the entire length of the road you need to:
-[[File:DivideRoads 2018 00001.png]]
-. Select the two segments to be merged and set them both to two-way.
-[[File:DivideRoads 2018 00002.png]]
-. Disconnect both segments from one side of the section being un-divided. It is best to disconnect alternate ends of each segment as shown.
-[[File:DivideRoads 2018 00003.png]]
-. Bring the two disconnected ends together in the middle (and realign the roads as necessary, removing the unnecessary segments as shown). You can remove the junction point you just created by selecting it and clicking the trash can icon or using the Delete key (Fn + Delete on Mac). Please note that the 2 aligned sections must have matching road information (name, type, direction, speed limit, elevation, and lock) or the junction point will not allow removal!
-[[File:DivideRoads 2018 00004.png]]
-<br />
-{{clear}}
-[[File:DivideRoads 2018 00005.png]]
-The following video was recorded by an editor merging two one-way roads so the addresses were preserved. This video follows the described steps above but may help seeing it happening in real time. Press the "enlarge button in the lower right corner to see it full screen.
-[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6blRMtGwaYA Un-Dividing Roads and Preserve HN - Video Reference]<br />[https://youtu.be/rkrxrz-gIC0 Un-Dividing Roads WME 2018 - Video Reference]
-After BOTH sides are merged into one, you need to re-align house number to the street so that it lines up with driveway/entrance of the building the bubble is over.
-#With the street/road selected, click ‘Edit house numbers’.
-#From the house number editing view, you need to select each house number one-by-one.
-#With the house number selected, you see the dashed line is attached to a circle on the street.
-#Select the circle and move it along the road closest to the entrance of the driveway to the building.
-Also be sure to check the following:
-#Remove all "orphaned" junctions.
-#Change the direction of the preserved segments to two-way.
-#Check/fix the connectivity of all the roads already connect to the side you kept.
-#Connect (and set connectivity) of all the roads that used to be connected to the other side.
-#Make sure all the new two-way segments are connected.
-#Adjust the geometry to move the two-way road segments to the middle of the road.
-Now repeat the entire process for the remaining segments matching the two opposite from each other.
-It isn't difficult once you have gone through the process a couple of times.
-'''Caveat:''' If you decide to be clever and edit the road properties of multiple segments at a time, first familiarize yourself with the known problems with mass-editing.  It can be done -- but if you're not careful, you'll find that all the road segments have reverted to Streets...in Alabama...and any alternate road names are lost.
-==Road Types==
-The USA has a standardized Functional Classification system which was adopted by Waze Champs as part of the method for classifying roads in Waze. Overall, this resulted in use of the highway types for arterial roads in urban areas, with the Primary Street type being available for collector-type roads.
-Unfortunately, Canada does not have equivalent standardized government-published maps, but we can consider many of the same principles. This was first looked at in Edmonton, and seems to have been met with great success. With that in mind, we'd like to consider the following criteria for use within metropolitan areas and any city with a population exceeding ~40,000. In the event that the infrastructure of a smaller city has been designed with arterial routes, this may be adopted there, but will typically be less obvious.
-Most local governments publish road classification maps, although there is little standardization between them so each municipality must be treated separately. Lists of existing conversions to Waze road types may be found on the province-specific wiki pages:
-*[[British Columbia]]
-*[[Alberta]]
-*[[Saskatchewan]]
-*[[Manitoba]]
-*[[Ontario]]
-*[[Quebec]]
-===Trans-Canada Highway===
-{{Freeway| style= display: inline-block; width: 400px; height:15px;| }}
-Road type: Freeway<br />Primary name: Hwy ## (e.g. Hwy 1)<br />Alternate: Trans-Canada Hwy
-There are parts of the TCH that travel through National/Provincial parks with frequent stops, reduced speed and undivided portions. These segments should be reduced to a Major Highway with Freeway routing until the speed increases, stops are minimized or the highway is divided again.
-===Roads in Cities===
-As a highway enters a city/town, it often becomes a named street, and sometimes would no longer fit the usual criteria for a "highway".
-Due to a number of reasons, including long-distance routing issues, as well as appearance, the highway should remain as the same type it entered the city/town (except if it's a Freeway -- if it no longer fits the Freeway criteria, it may be downgraded to Major Highway with Freeway routing until it is again a Freeway).
-The road type designation should follow the entire numbered route.
-====Freeways====
-{{Freeway| style= display: inline-block; width: 400px; height:15px;| }}
-In general, Freeways will have:
-*Multi-Lane, divided road
-*No cross traffic
-*No stop lights (except for ramp meters)
-*No stop signs
-*No parking
-*No stopping (except for [[:USA:Toll roads|toll booths]], freeway access metering, movable bridges, and traffic congestion)
-*Highest speed limits (relative to region)
-*Some have minimum speed limits
-*Limited access:
-**Access restrictions vary by region but some typical restrictions are:
-***No pedestrians
-***No bicycles
-***No mopeds
-***No Animal-Drawn Vehicles
-**Entrance ramps are typically designed with an acceleration zone so that cars can accelerate up to freeway speeds before merging into freeway traffic
-**Exit ramps are typically designed with a deceleration zone so that traffic can exit the freeway at freeway speeds without obstructing traffic, then have sufficient distance to slow down before any turns
-When considering the road type, use the above noted Freeway classification as a guideline, with the idea that a Canadian "Freeway" may lack one of the criteria (e.g. Whitemud Freeway in Edmonton is 80 km/h, but meets all other criteria; Hwy 16 west of Edmonton doesn't have ramps for every junction, but meets all other criteria)
-====Major Highway====
-{{Major Highway| style= display: inline-block; width: 400px; height:15px;| }}
-Use for major arterial roads. Often these have 2-3 lanes (or more) in each direction, and may be structured to be turned into freeways eventually. Usually this means relatively few intersections, higher speed limit, and higher capacity.
-Additionally, if a road enters an area as a Freeway, but then loses its limited-access situation, it will generally continue on as a Major Highway.
-If only one type of arterial is used by the municipality on their maps, the decision between a "major" and a "minor" will be that of relative importance and capacity. Generally, a "major" will have 2+ lanes, whereas a minor may only have one. Local knowledge is also especially useful in determining this.
-====Minor Highway====
-{{Minor Highway| style= display: inline-block; width: 400px; height:15px;| }}
-Use for arterial roads. They are more direct than using collector roads and sometimes have slightly increased speed limits.
-====Primary Street====
-{{Primary Street| style= display: inline-block; width: 400px; height:15px;| }}
-Suitable for collector roads through neighbourhoods and thoroughfares that aren't arterial.
-===Alleys and Laneways===
-Alleys and laneways should never be added to the map without approval from a Canadian Champ. In some cases (e.g. Toronto area), we have left the ones in place, but in most cases they should be removed.
-This is particularly relevant to basemapped areas that included them -- e.g. Saskatchewan -- small towns should certainly have the alleyways removed.
-In places where they are retained, they should have their city name set and the "None" box checked for Street Name. They should also be changed to Parking Lot street type.  Do not use the Narrow Street type.
-In considering whether one should be mapped, the primary question is "would it be appropriate for a stranger (e.g. pizza delivery guy) to park there and enter the residence from that side" - if the answer is "no", then they should definitely not be mapped.
-===Parking Lot Roads===
-Please read the [[:USA:Best_map_editing_practice#Parking_Lots|Best Map Editing guidelines]] on [[:USA:Road_types#Parking_Lot_Road|parking lot roads]]. As of October 2018, North America has new guidelines: all parking aisles are to be mapped. US champs recommend enabling U-turns at the end of aisles, but '''this should not be done in Canada'''.
 ==Locking Standard==
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 Following are general standards for place locking in Canada:
-<br>
 <center>
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@@ Ligne 738 : / Ligne 286 : @@
 |}
 </center>
-<br>
+Telephone Number Format for Waze Places
-===Telephone Number Format for Waze Places===
 +1-NPA-NXX-XXXX
@@ Ligne 750 : / Ligne 296 : @@
 This number format allows mobile phones, regardless of their home network, to dial a number without having to modify the number first.
-===Place Naming===
+===Place naming===
 Place Naming in Canada should adhere to the following guidelines. Following the government agency naming guide is a list of businesses which are chains or franchises. Please use these name spellings when creating or updating a place.
-===Hospitals & Other Medical Services===
+===Hospitals and other medical services===
 Hospitals with Emergency Rooms are the only place type permitted to use the Hospital category. All other day clinics, surgical centres, doctors etc must use the Doctor / Clinic category. Other non core medical services services such as Naturopaths, physio-therapists, chiroprators, etc should use the Office category. Emergency Rooms must have a separate Waze Point Place with "ER/Urgence" prefixed in the primary name, for example:
@@ Ligne 762 : / Ligne 308 : @@
 :Urgence - Hôpital de Verdun
-===Government Agencies===
+===Government agencies===
-'''Police Stations''': City, Agency followed by division name, for example:
+'''Police stations''': City, Agency followed by division name, for example:
 :Toronto Police 12 Division
@@ Ligne 770 : / Ligne 316 : @@
 :OPP Collingwood Detachment
-'''Fire Stations''': City, Agency followed by station number, for example:
+'''Fire stations''': City, Agency followed by station number, for example:
 :Brampton Fire Station 221
 :Toronto Fire Station 347
-===Nested Places===
+===Nested places===
-If a secondary business within another business location has a different category, contact numbers and opening times, it may be added to the map as a new (second) point place with the new primary category and relevant contact details and opening times.  Typical examples of this type of nesting would be pharmacies or post offices within supermarkets or superstores.
+If a secondary business within another business location has a different category, contact numbers and opening times, it may be added to the map as a new (second) point place with the new primary category and relevant contact details and opening times. Typical examples of this type of nesting would be pharmacies or post offices within supermarkets or superstores.
-===Place Name Harmonization===
+===Place-name harmonization===
 If you don't find the business you're looking for, please [http://docs.google.com/forms/d/13JwXsrWPNmCdfGR5OVr5jnGZw-uNGohwgjim-JYbSws/viewform use this form] to submit the missing information.
-A [https://www.waze.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=819&t=215657 script is available to assist with Place Harmonization] and has been localized for use in Canada.
+A [https://www.waze.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=819&t=215657 script is available to assist with place harmonization] and has been localized for use in Canada.
 {{#widget:Google Spreadsheet
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 [https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Jvo8J1wHTaqKT856IrmR_vKsbTs_skdu1qkFAkZNDPo/pubhtml View this list full-screen in Google Sheets]
-===Fuel Retailers===
+===Fuel retailers===
 For modification of fuel retailers in Canada, please use the [//docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScaonCiVkOLIYRHmcpiFWkEodl-6UaLA8r01QomjnvYt8PVNA/viewform?entry_1000001=Canada Gas Stations Brands form].
-==When to Use Area or Point in Canada==
+===When to use an area or point place in Canada===
-We follow [[usa:Places#When_to_use_area_or_point|American guidance]] for places, including when deciding whether to use an area or point for a place. As a very rough guide, public buildings (hospitals, schools, police, fire, etc.) and gas stations should be areas and businesses should be points — but consult the rules to make sure.
+We follow [[usa:Places#When_to_use_area_or_point|American guidance]] for places, including when deciding whether to use an area or point for a place. As a very rough guide, public buildings (hospitals, schools, police, fire, etc.) and gas stations should be areas and businesses should be points - but consult the rules to make sure.
 But we also have specifically Canadian guidance on selecting area or point for places in the Waze Map Editor, as indicated in the [[#Place_Name_Harmonization|Place Name Harmonization]] table.
-'''Optional Area''' shall only be used after consulting local area managers on regional guidelines. The place must be a significant landmark with navigational value in the community. For example: a Tim Hortons in Hepburn, SK (population 500) is of significance. However, the same sized Tim Hortons is of zero significance in the Greater Toronto Area.
+'''Optional area''' shall only be used after consulting local area managers on regional guidelines. The place must be a significant landmark with navigational value in the community. For example: a Tim Hortons in Hepburn, SK (population 500) is of significance. However, the same sized Tim Hortons is of zero significance in the Greater Toronto Area.
-We do not want to impose hard & fast rules for the '''Optional Area''' category. Please use some judgement, we do not want to see wall-to-wall areas for every single building structure on the map.
+We do not want to impose hard and fast rules for the '''optional area''' category. Please use some judgement, we do not want to see wall-to-wall areas for every single building structure on the map.
-'''Optional Area''' shall be landmarked to just the building structure only, do not include the parking lot area.
+'''Optional area''' shall be landmarked to just the building structure only; do not include the parking lot area.
-'''Fence-line Areas''' shall be landmarked from fence line to fence line to include all parking lots, roads, and anything associated with the property. Parking lot roads (PLRs), parking lots, and gas stations all serve the same purpose.
+'''Fence-line areas''' shall be landmarked from fence line to fence line to include all parking lots, roads, and anything associated with the property.
-{{Red|The Primary Category for a Place is used to determine whether to use a Point or Area.}}<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="float:left">
+{{Red|The primary category for a place is used to determine whether to use a point or area place in Waze.}}<div class="mw-collapsible mw-collapsed" style="float:left">
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 |-
@@ Ligne 834 : / Ligne 380 : @@
 |-
 |Car Services
-|[[Places/Gas Station|Gas Station]]
+|Gas Station
 |Fence-line Area
-|Many gas stations also have convenience stores and ATMs. Remember to use "Gas Station" as the primary category and the add any others which are relevant. Please see the [[Places/Gas Station]] article.
+|Many gas stations also have convenience stores and ATMs. Remember to use Gas Station as the primary category and the add any others which are relevant.
 |-
 |Car Services
-|[[Places/Parking lot|Parking Lot]]
+|Parking Lot
 |Both
-|There are very few parking lots which should be mapped at all. Please see the [[Places/Parking lot]] article.
+|There are very few parking lots which should be mapped at all. Please see the Parking-Lot Naming section above on this page.
 |-
 |Transportation
 |Airport
 |Fence-line Area
-|Special-handling
+|Special handling.
 |-
 |Transportation
 |Bridge
 |Area
-|Should only be use for bridges with significance: Peace Bridge, Golden-gate Bridge
+|Should only be use for bridges with significance: Peace Bridge, Golden Gate Bridge, etc.
 |-
 |Transportation
@@ Ligne 916 : / Ligne 462 : @@
 |Courthouse
 |Point
-|Can be Optional Area see notes above.
+|Optionally, this can be an area place. See notes above.
 |-
 |Professional and public
@@ Ligne 931 : / Ligne 477 : @@
 |Factory / Industrial
 |Point
-|Can be Optional Area see notes above.
+|Optionally, this can be an area place. See notes above.
 |-
 |Professional and public
@@ Ligne 946 : / Ligne 492 : @@
 |Hospital / Urgent Care
 |Area
-|'''ONLY''' Hospitals, Emergency Rooms, and places offering '''''Urgent'' Medical Care''' should use this category. ERs encompassed in a hospital Place Area should be Points.
+|'''ONLY''' Hospitals, emergency rooms, and places offering '''''Urgent'' medical care''' should use this category. ERs encompassed in a hospital place area should be points.
-Clinics, and Medical offices which ''do not'' offer urgent medical care for Walk-Ins should use the Doctor / Clinic or Office, (and any other appropriate) category as discussed above regarding Hospitals.
+Clinics, and medical offices which ''do not'' offer urgent medical care for walk-ins should use the Doctor/Clinic place category and any other appropriate category as discussed above regarding hospitals.
 |-
 |Professional and public
 |Information Point
 |Point
-|Can be Optional Area see notes above.
+|Optionally, this can be an area place. See notes above.
 |-
 |Professional and public
@@ Ligne 963 : / Ligne 509 : @@
 |Library
 |Point
-|Can be Optional Area see notes above.
+|Optionally, this can be an area place. See notes above.
 |-
 |Professional and public
@@ Ligne 973 : / Ligne 519 : @@
 |Offices
 |Point
-|Can be Optional Area see notes above.
+|Optionally, this can be an area place. See notes above.
 |-
 |Professional and public
@@ Ligne 998 : / Ligne 544 : @@
 |Religious Centre
 |Point
-|Can be Optional Area see notes above.
+|Optionally, this can be an area place. See notes above.
 |-
 |Professional and public
@@ Ligne 1 028 : / Ligne 574 : @@
 |Car Dealership
 |Point
-|Can be Optional Area see notes above.
+|
 |-
 |Shopping and services
@@ Ligne 1 048 : / Ligne 594 : @@
 |Department Store
 |Point
-|Can be Optional Area see notes above.
+|
 |-
 |Shopping and services
 |Electronics
 |Point
-|Can be Optional Area see notes above.
+|
 |-
 |Shopping and services
 |Fashion and Clothing
 |Point
-|Can be Optional Area see notes above.
+|
 |-
 |Shopping and services
@@ Ligne 1 068 : / Ligne 614 : @@
 |Furniture / Home Store
 |Point
-|Can be Optional Area see notes above.
+|
 |-
 |Shopping and services
@@ Ligne 1 078 : / Ligne 624 : @@
 |Gym / Fitness
 |Point
-|Can be Optional Area see notes above.
+|
 |-
 |Shopping and services
 |Hardware Store
 |Point
-|Can be Optional Area see notes above.
+|
 |-
 |Shopping and services
@@ Ligne 1 098 : / Ligne 644 : @@
 |Market
 |Point
-|Can be Optional Area see notes above.
+|Optionally, this can be an area place. See notes above.
 |-
 |Shopping and services
@@ Ligne 1 113 : / Ligne 659 : @@
 |Pet Store / Veterinarian
 |Point
-|Can be Optional Area see notes above.
+|
 |-
 |Shopping and services
 |Pharmacy
 |Point
-|Can be Optional Area see notes above.
+|
 |-
 |Shopping and services
@@ Ligne 1 133 : / Ligne 679 : @@
 |Sporting Goods
 |Point
-|Can be Optional Area see notes above.
+|
 |-
 |Shopping and services
 |Supermarket / Grocery
 |Point
-|Can be Optional Area see notes above. Must be a Point if it is part of larger shopping mall/center.
+|
 |-
 |Shopping and services
@@ Ligne 1 148 : / Ligne 694 : @@
 |Toy Store
 |Point
-|Can be Optional Area see notes above.
+|
 |-
 |Shopping and services
@@ Ligne 1 198 : / Ligne 744 : @@
 |Art Gallery
 |Point
-|Can be Optional Area see notes above.
+|
 |-
 |Culture & entertainment
@@ Ligne 1 218 : / Ligne 764 : @@
 |Movie Theater
 |Point
-|Can be Optional Area see notes above.
+|
 |-
 |Culture & entertainment
 |Museum
 |Point
-|Can be Optional Area see notes above.
+|Optionally, this can be an area place. See notes above.
 |-
 |Culture & entertainment
 |Music Venue
 |Point
-|Can be Optional Area see notes above.
+|Optionally, this can be an area place. See notes above.
 |-
 |Culture & entertainment
 |Performing Arts Venue
 |Point
-|Can be Optional Area see notes above.
+|Optionally, this can be an area place. See notes above.
 |-
 |Culture & entertainment
@@ Ligne 1 253 : / Ligne 799 : @@
 |Theater
 |Point
-|Can be Optional Area see notes above.
+|Optionally, this can be an area place. See notes above.
 |-
 |Culture & entertainment
 |Tourist Attraction / Historic Site
 |Point
-|Can be Optional Area see notes above.
+|Optionally, this can be an area place. See notes above.
 |-
 |Culture & entertainment
 |Zoo / Aquarium
 |Area
-|Size-dependent
+|Size-dependent.
 |-
 |Other
@@ Ligne 1 278 : / Ligne 824 : @@
 |Camping / Trailer Park
 |Point
-|Can be Optional Area see notes above.
+|Optionally, this can be an area place. See notes above.
 |-
 |Lodging
@@ Ligne 1 318 : / Ligne 864 : @@
 |Plaza
 |Point
-|Unsure about mapping these at all
+|Unsure about mapping these at all.
 |-
 |Outdoors
 |Promenade
 |Point
-|Unsure about mapping these at all
+|Unsure about mapping these at all.
 |-
 |Outdoors
@@ Ligne 1 338 : / Ligne 884 : @@
 |Sports Court
 |Point
-|Can be Optional Area see notes above.
+|Optionally, this can be an area place. See notes above.
 |-
 |Natural features
@@ Ligne 1 366 : / Ligne 912 : @@
 |}
 </div>
-==Speed Limits==
-Please refer to the [[usa:Speed_limits|USA Speed Limit guidelines]].
-===Temporary Construction Speed Limits===
-Do not change the speed limit due to temporary construction; exceptionː a local editor who takes the route on a daily commute and assumes full responsibility of updating the speed limit.
-===Ramp Speed Limits===
-For ramps with only [[:USA:Speed_limits/USA#Advisory_speed_limits|advisory speed limit signs]], use the highest speed limit of the in or out segment.
-==Emergency Vehicle Roads [[File:Service road.png|200px|Service road.png]]==
-[[File:Emergency.jpg|right|300px|Emergency.jpg]] "Emergency and Authorized Vehicles Only" are to be treated as Non-drivable roads. These are found primarily through the median of divided highways to connect opposite direction lanes.
-*Recommended not to map them in Canada.
-==Ferries==
-The [[:USA:Ferries|ferry road type]] is now working in Waze. If a ferry segment is misbehaving, adjust it slightly and save to force a tile rebuild. Canada will adopt [[:USA:Road_types/USA#Ferry|US guidelines]] with respect to ferries.
-*If the ferry has a toll, mark it as a [[:USA:Best_map_editing_practice#Toll_roads|toll road]].
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