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
 
See also
- Deloria, a Native American surname derived from Des Laurier
 
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