Laurier (disambiguation)

Laurier is the French word for the laurel plant, and is a francophone family name, common in Canada.

Sir Wilfrid Laurier (20 November 1841 – 17 February 1919) was the seventh Prime Minister of Canada from 11 July 1896 to 5 October 1911. As Canada's first francophone prime minister, Laurier is often considered one of the country's greatest statesmen.

Laurier can also refer to:

People

 * Laurier (name)
 * Bénigne Basset Des Lauriers, early settler of New France, notary, surveyor
 * Guerard des Lauriers, Catholic theologian and bishop

Politics

 * Laurier Liberals, those Liberals (including Sir Wilfrid) who did not take part in the World War I-era coalition with the Conservatives
 * Macdonald-Laurier Institute, a think-tank
 * Laurier (federal electoral district), a former Canadian federal electoral district in Montreal
 * Laurier (provincial electoral district), a former Quebec provincial electoral district in Montreal
 * Laurier-Dorion, a Quebec provincial electoral district in Montreal
 * Laurier—Sainte-Marie, Canadian federal electoral district in Montreal
 * Laurier—Outremont, a former Quebec provincial electoral district in Montreal

Education

 * Wilfrid Laurier University, in Waterloo, Ontario
 * Laurier Brantford, an affiliated campus from the University based in Waterloo
 * Wilfrid Laurier University Press, publishing house
 * Wilfrid Laurier University Students' Union
 * Sir Wilfrid Laurier School Board in Southern Quebec
 * Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School, London, Ontario
 * Sir Wilfrid Laurier Secondary School, Ottawa, Ontario
 * Laurier Macdonald High School, Montreal
 * Sir Wilfrid Laurier Elementary School, Vancouver
 * Sir Wilfrid Laurier Public School, Brampton, Ontario
 * Sir Wilfrid Laurier Collegiate Institute, Toronto
 * Laurier Annex, Vancouver

Geographical places

 * Laurier-Station, Quebec, a village
 * Laurier, Washington, a community in Washington State on US 395 just south of the Canada–US border
 * Laurier, Manitoba, an unincorporated community
 * Rural Municipality of Laurier No. 38, Saskatchewan, a rural municipality
 * Laurier Heights, Edmonton, a neighbourhood
 * Mont-Laurier, a town in Quebec
 * Mount Sir Wilfrid Laurier, in British Columbia
 * Laurier, Ontario, a local services board
 * Graham-Laurier Provincial Park, British Columbia

Transportation infrastructure

 * Laurier Station (disambiguation) (several)
 * Laurier, a Montreal Metro station
 * Laurier Transitway Station, an OC Transpo Transitway BRT station
 * Laurier station (Manitoba), a Via Rail station
 * Laurier Avenue (disambiguation) (several)
 * Laurier Avenue in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
 * Laurier Avenue, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada
 * Rue Laurier, in Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
 * Laurier Bridge (disambiguation) (several)
 * Laurier Avenue Bridge in Ottawa
 * Laurier Railway Bridge in Montreal
 * Mont-Laurier Airport

Buildings and structures

 * CCGS Sir Wilfrid Laurier, a ship
 * Château Laurier, a hotel in Ottawa
 * Esplanade Laurier, an office building in Ottawa
 * Wilfrid Laurier Memorial, a monument in Montreal
 * Laurier House, a National Historic Site in Ottawa
 * Laurier Québec, a shopping mall in Quebec City

Other

 * Laurier Palace Theatre fire, a 1927 fire in Montreal
 * Cyprès et lauriers, a musical composition by Camille Saint-Saëns
 * Sir Laurier d'Arthabaska, a cheese
 * Roman Catholic Diocese of Mont-Laurier, a religious see