Apple May Rename Lake Ontario to 'Lake America' After Trump Talk, Official Says

Apple may soon update its digital maps to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America" following a direct conversation between the company and President Donald Trump, according to U.S. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum. The potential change follows a similar move by Google and comes amid an escalating trade dispute between the United States and Canada.

White House Engages Tech Giants

Speaking Monday in an interview on Fox Business, Secretary Burgum said the White House had been in contact with the technology company regarding the name change. "The president reached out to Apple directly, so I’m sure that we may be seeing that change coming up soon to Lake America," Burgum stated, as reported by Reuters.

Apple had not issued a public comment on the matter at the time of the report. The move would follow Google, which has already updated Google Maps to display the new name for users in the United States, according to a company statement.

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Context of the Executive Order

The proposed change stems from an executive order President Trump announced on Thursday, officially renaming the smallest of the five Great Lakes. The directive is part of a broader trade conflict that has seen the U.S. and Canada impose reciprocal tariffs on billions of dollars in goods.

The president's order directly impacts the U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS), which governs the standards for official U.S. maps. However, the directive has no jurisdiction over Canadian naming conventions or how the lake is referred to internationally.