| a | ante (before) |
| abbrev. | abbreviation |
| acct | account |
| adj. | adjective |
| admin. | administration |
| adv. | adverb |
| advert. | advertisement, advertising |
| Algonk. | Algonkian |
| Alta | Alberta |
| Am. | America, American |
| Am.E | American English |
| Amer. | America, American |
| Am. Ind. | American Indian |
| Am.Sp. | American
Spanish |
| ann. | annual |
| anthol. | anthology |
| anthrop. | anthropology, anthropological |
| antiq. | antiquarian |
| app. | appendix |
| Apr. | April |
| arch. | archive(s) |
| art. | article |
| assn | association |
| attrib. | attribute, attributive(ly) |
| Aug. | August |
| autobiog. | autobiographical, autobiography |
| B.C. | British Columbia |
| biog. | biography,
biographical |
| Brit. | British |
| bull. | bulletin |
| bur. | bureau |
| c | circa
(about) |
| c. | century |
| Can. | Canada |
| Capt. | Captain |
| catal. | catalogue |
| Cdn | Canadian |
| Cdn F | Canadian French |
| C.E. | Canada East |
| cent. | centennial |
| cf. | confer |
| chron. | chronicle(s) |
| co. | company |
| comm. | commerce, commercial ; commission, committee |
| conj. | conjunction |
| Corp. | Corporal; corporation |
| corr. | correspondence |
| coy | company |
| cp. | compare |
| C.W. | Canada West |
| DA | Dictionary
of Americanisms |
| Dan. | Danish |
| Dec. | December |
| def. | definition |
| dept | department |
| derog. | derogatory |
| descr. | description, descriptive |
| dial. | dialect |
| dict. | dictionary |
| dim. | diminutive |
| dly | daily |
| doc. | document(s) |
| Du. | Dutch |
| E | English |
| E. | Eastern |
| East. | Eastern |
| econ. | economy, economic |
| EDD | English
Dialect Dictionary |
| ed. | edition |
| encyc. | encyclopedia |
| Eng. | English |
| Esk. | Eskimo |
| esp. | especially |
| et al. | et alii (and others) |
| etc. | et cetera |
| ethnol. | ethnology, ethnological |
| exped. | expedition(s) |
| explor. | exploration(s), exploring |
| F | French |
| Feb. | February |
| fem. | feminine |
| fig. | figurative |
| fn. | footnote |
| ft | fort |
| G | German |
| gaz. | gazette |
| gen. | general |
| geog. | geography, geographic(al) |
| Gk. | Greek |
| Gmc | Germanic |
| gr. | grade |
| gt | great |
| H.B. | Hudson('s) Bay |
| H.B.C. | Hudson's
Bay Company |
| hist. | history, historical |
| H.M. | His (Her) Majesty's |
| H.M.S. | His
(Her) Majesty's Ship |
| ibid. | ibidem (the same) |
| i.e. | id est (it is) |
| ill., illust. | illustrated |
| imp. | imperial |
| imper. | imperative |
| ind. | industry,
industrial |
| Ind. | Indian |
| infin. | infinitive |
| inter. | intermediate; interior |
| interj. | interjection |
| Ital. | Italian |
| Jan. | January |
| jnl(s) | journal(s) |
| L | Latin |
| Lab. | Labrador |
| lang. | language |
| L.C. | Lower
Canada |
| letts | letters |
| lib. | library |
| ling. | linguistics,
linguistic |
| lit. | literature,
literary; literally |
| mag. | magazine |
| Man. | Manitoba |
| Mar. | March |
| masc. | masculine |
| mem. | memoir(s) |
| meteor. | meteorology,
meteorological |
| Mex. | Mexico,
Mexican |
| min. | mineral(s) |
| mod. | modern |
| MS | manuscript |
| MSS | manuscripts |
| mtd | mounted |
| mthly | monthly |
| n | note |
| n. | noun |
| N. | North,
Northern |
| N.A. | North
America |
| narr. | narrative |
| nat. | national;
natural |
| N.B. | New Brunswick |
| n.d. | no date |
| Nfld | Newfoundland |
| no. | number |
| No. | North |
| Nov. | November |
| N.S. | Nova
Scotia |
| N.W. | Northwest,
North West |
| N.W.Co. | North
West Company |
| N.W.M.P. | North West Mounted Police |
| N.W.T. | Northwest
Territories |
| obs. | obsolete;
observations |
| Oct. | October |
| OED | Oxford English Dictionary |
| ON | Old
Norse |
| Ont. | Ontario |
| orig. | originally |
| p. | page |
| part. | parliament,
parliamentary |
| P.E.I. | Prince
Edward Island |
| phil. | philosophy,
philosophical |
| Pg. | Portuguese |
| pl. | plural |
| pp. | past
participle; pages |
| prep. | preposition |
| prob. | probability,
probably |
| proc. | proceedings |
| pron. | pronunciation |
| prov. | province,
provincial |
| pt | part |
| pub. | public,
publication |
| pubs | publications |
| qtly | quarterly |
| Que. | Quebec |
| q.v. | quod vide (which see) |
| qq.v. | qua vide (which see) |
| R.C.M.P. | Royal
Canadian Mounted Police |
| R.M.C. | Royal
Military College |
| rec. | record(s) |
| rep. | report(s) |
| rev. | revised;
revue |
| Rev. | Reverend |
| roy. | royal |
| R.R.S. | Red
River Settlement |
| Ry | railway |
| S. | South,
Southern |
| Sask. | Saskatchewan |
| Sat. | Saturday |
| Scand. | Scandinavian |
| sci. | science, scientifical |
| sec. | section |
| Sep., Sept. | September |
| sing. | singular |
| soc. | society |
| S. | South,
Southern |
| South. | Southern |
| sp. | special |
| Sp. | Spanish |
| specif. | specifically |
| St. | Saint |
| stat. | statistical,
statistics |
| stud. | studies |
| supp. | supplement(s) |
| topogr. | topography,
topographical |
| Tor. | Toronto |
| trans. | transaction(s)
; translation, translated |
| Turk. | Turkish |
| U | university |
| U.B.C. | University
of British Columbia |
| U.C. | Upper
Canada |
| U.E. | United
Empire |
| ult. | ultimately |
| univ. | university |
| U of T | University
of Toronto |
| usu. | usually |
| v. | verb |
| var. | variant,
various |
| vocab. | vocabulary |
| voy. | voyage |
| vol. | volume |
| vols | volumes |
| W. | West,
Western |
| West. | Western |
| wkly | weekly |
| yr | year |
| Y.T. | Yukon Territory |