Apple has announced it has plans to improve Apple Maps here by ‘driving across Canada throughout the summer’.
The company placed an ad in various newspapers across Canada, detailing the following:
Beginning in May, Apple Maps will be driving across Canada throughout the summer. We’ll be capturing road details, signage and landmarks — all to make the most accurate and useful Maps experience possible. The information collected will be worked on by our teams in Cupertino, California. We plan to publish this data in a future product update.
We always have your privacy in mind, so we’re working closely with local regulators to ensure we follow all laws and regulations. All of our vehicles are marked Apple Maps, so you’ll always know it’s us.
Privacy is a fundamental Apple principle, so we’re proud to build it into everything we do.
It appears Apple will have their own version of Google’s Street View’s vehicles to capture data from Canadian roads. Below are the cities and towns Apple vehicles will be driving in from May to November 2019:
Alberta
Calgary, Canmore, Claresholm, Cold Lake, Edmonton, Fort McMurray, Grande Cache, Grande Prairie, Hanna, Hinton, Lethbridge, Lloydminster, Medicine Hat, Red Deer, Rocky Mountain House, Slave Lake, Strathmore, Wainwright, Whitecourt
British Columbia
Alberni Clayoquot, Bulkley Nechako, Capital, Cariboo, Central Coast, Central Kootenay,Central Okanagan, Columbia Shuswap, Comox Valley, Cowichan Valley, East Kootenay,Fraser Fort George, Fraser Valley, Greater Vancouver, Kitimat Stikine, Kootenay Boundary, Mount Waddington, Nanaimo, North Okanagan, Northern Rockies, Okanagan Similkameen,Peace River, Powell River, Skeena Queen Charlotte, Squamish Lillooet, Strathcona, Sunshine Coast, Thompson Nicola
Manitoba
Beausejour Area, Brandon Area, Central Manitoba, Dauphin, Eastern Manitoba, Flin Flon and North West, Interlake Area, North East, Pembina Valley, Pilot Mound Area, Portage la Prairie Area, Roblin, Russell, Rossburn Area, Selkirk Area, South Interlake, South West, Steinbach Area, Swan River, Thompson and North Central, Virden Area, Western Manitoba,Whitehorse Plains, Winnipeg
New Brunswick
Albert County, Carleton County, Charlotte County, Gloucester County, Kent County, Kings County (New Brunswick), Madawaska County, Northumberland County (New Brunswick),Queens County (New Brunswick), Restigouche County, Saint John County, Sunbury County,Victoria County(New Brunswick), Westmorland County, York County (New Brunswick)
Newfoundland and Labrador
Avalon Peninsula-St. John’s, Bonavista/Trinity-Clarenville, Burin Peninsula-Marystown, Central Newfoundland-Grand Falls-Windsor, Humber District-Corner Brook, Labrador-Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Northern Peninsula-St. Anthony, Notre Dame Bay-Lewisporte, South Coast-Channel-Port aux Basques, St. George’s-Stephenville
Nova Scotia
Annapolis County, Antigonish County, Cape Breton Island, Colchester County, Cumberland County, Digby County, Guysborough County, Halifax County, Hants County, Inverness County, Kings County (Nova Scotia), Lunenburg County, Pictou County, Queens County (Nova Scotia), Richmond County, Shelburne County, Victoria County (Nova Scotia),Yarmouth County
Ontario
Algoma District, Bruce County, City of Greater Sudbury, City of Hamilton, City of Kawartha Lakes, City of Ottawa, Cochrane District, County of Brant, Dufferin County, Durham Regional Municipality, Elgin County, Essex County, Frontenac County, Grey County,Haldimand-Norfolk, Haliburton County, Halton Regional Municipality, Hastings County,Huron County, Kenora District, Lambton County, Lanark County, Lennox and Addington County, Manitoulin District, Middlesex County, Municipality of Chatham-Kent, Muskoka District Municipality, Niagara Regional Municipality, Nipissing District, Northumberland County, Oxford County, Parry Sound District, Peel Regional Municipality, Perth County,Peterborough County, Prince Edward County, Rainy River District, Renfrew County, Simcoe County, Sudbury District, Thunder Bay District, Timiskaming District, Toronto, City of,United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, United Counties of Prescott and Russell, United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Waterloo Regional Municipality, Wellington County, York Regional Municipality
Prince Edward Island
Kings County (Prince Edward Island), Prince County, Queens County (Prince Edward Island)
Quebec
Abitibi Ouest Regional County Municipality, Abitibi Regional County Municipality, Acton Regional County Municipality, Antoine Labelle Regional County Municipality, Argenteuil Regional County Municipality, Arthabaska Regional County Municipality, Avignon Regional County Municipality, Beauce Sartigan Regional County Municipality, Beauharnois Salaberry Regional County Municipality, Bécancour Regional County Municipality, Bellechasse Regional County Municipality, Bonaventure Regional County Municipality, Brome Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Charlevoix Est Regional County Municipality, Charlevoix Regional County Municipality, Coaticook Regional County Municipality, D’Autray Regional County Municipality, Deux Montagnes Regional County Municipality, Drummond Regional County Municipality, Francheville, Gatineau Regional County Municipality, Joliette Regional County Municipality, Kamouraska Regional County Municipality, L’Assomption Regional County Municipality, L’Érable Regional County Municipality, L’Île d’Orléans Regional County Municipality, L’Islet Regional County Municipality, La Côte de Beaupré Regional County Municipality, La Côte de Gaspé Regional County Municipality, La Haute Côte Nord Regional County Municipality, La Haute Gaspésie Regional County Municipality, La Haute Yamaska Regional County Municipality, La Jacques Cartier Regional County Municipality, La Matapédia Regional County Municipality, La Mitis Regional County Municipality, La Nouvelle Beauce Regional County Municipality, La Rivière du Nord Regional County Municipality, La Tuque, La Vallée de l’Or Regional County Municipality, La Vallée de la Gatineau Regional County Municipality, La Vallée du Richelieu Regional County Municipality, Lac Saint Jean Est Regional County Municipality, Laval Regional County Municipality, Le Domaine du Roy Regional County Municipality, Le Granit Regional County Municipality, Le Haut Richelieu Regional County Municipality, Le Haut Saint François Regional County Municipality, Le Haut Saint Laurent Regional County Municipality, Le Rocher Percé Regional County Municipality,Le Saguenay et son Fjord Regional County Municipality, Le Val Saint François Regional County Municipality, Les Appalaches Regional County Municipality, Les Basques Regional County Municipality, Les Collines de l’Outaouais Regional County Municipality, Les Etchemins Regional County Municipality, Les Îles de la Madeleine Regional County Municipality, Les Jardins de Napierville Regional County Municipality, Les Laurentides Regional County Municipality, Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality, Les Moulins Regional County Municipality, Les Pays d’en Haut Regional County Municipality, Les Sources Regional County Municipality, Lévis Regional County Municipality, Longueuil Regional County Municipality, Lotbinière Regional County Municipality, Manicouagan Regional County Municipality, Marguerite D’Youville Regional County Municipality, Maria Chapdelaine Regional County Municipality, Maskinongé Regional County Municipality,Matane Regional County Municipality, Matawinie Regional County Municipality, Mékinac Regional County Municipality, Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality, Minganie—Le Golfe du Saint Laurent, Mirabel Regional County Municipality, Montcalm Regional County Municipality, Montmagny Regional County Municipality, Montréal Regional County Municipality, Nicolet Yamaska Regional County Municipality, Nord du Québec, Papineau Regional County Municipality, Pierre De Saurel Regional County Municipality, Pontiac Regional County Municipality, Portneuf Regional County Municipality, Québec, Rimouski Neigette Regional County Municipality, Rivière du Loup Regional County Municipality,Robert Cliche Regional County Municipality, Roussillon Regional County Municipality,Rouville Regional County Municipality, Rouyn Noranda Regional County Municipality, Sept Rivières—Caniapiscau, Shawinigan Regional County Municipality, Sherbrooke Regional County Municipality, Témiscamingue Regional County Municipality, Témiscouata Regional County Municipality, Thérèse De Blainville Regional County Municipality, Vaudreuil Soulanges Regional County Municipality
Saskatchewan
Assiniboia, Battleford, Estevan, Kindersley, La Ronge, Lloydminster, Maple Creek, Melfort, Melville, Moose Jaw, North Battleford, Prince Albert, Regina, Saskatoon, Swift Current, Weyburn, Wynyard, Yorkton
It’s unknown how much Apple can improve Apple Maps in Canada, as for us, the default mapping application for us and many others is Google Maps.
Let us know if you spot an Apple Maps vehicle in your town by sending us an email at tips @iphoneincanada.ca.
