Google Maps has begun displaying “Lake America” in place of Lake Ontario for users in the United States after President Donald Trump ordered the body of water renamed.

Google said the change began rolling out Saturday after the U.S. Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) formally updated the lake’s name from Lake Ontario to Lake America.

“Since we update Google Maps to reflect name changes in official government sources, which is GNIS for the U.S., people using Maps in the U.S. will see ‘Lake America,’ those in Canada will continue to see ‘Lake Ontario,’ and those outside of the U.S. and Canada will see both names,” Google said.

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US President Donald Trump displays a signed executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Aug. 27, 2026. (Al Drago/The Washington Post/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

“These updates follow our long-standing policy for bodies of water with names that vary from country to country, and are starting to roll out now,” the company added.

White House communications director Steven Cheung highlighted the change on X on Sunday.

“It’s official! LAKE AMERICA on Google Maps,” Cheung wrote.

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“Making the Great Lakes Even Greater” signage during an executive order signing in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Aug. 27, 2026.  (Al Drago/The Washington Post/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The update comes days after Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing the Interior Department to rename Lake Ontario to Lake America in the United States.

“The Lake will continue to play a pivotal role in shaping America’s future and the global economy,” Trump wrote.

“In recognition of this flourishing economic resource and its critical importance to our Nation’s economy and its people, I am directing that the Lake officially be renamed as Lake America.”

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A Canadian flag flies along the Lake America waterfront in Toronto on Aug. 27, 2026. (Cole Burston / AFP via Getty Images)

The president’s decision also comes amid escalating trade tensions between Washington and Ottawa.

U.S. tariffs of 50% on about $20 billion worth of Canadian goods took effect Aug. 22 after trade talks collapsed. 

Canada retaliated with tariffs on roughly $20 billion in U.S. imports that are set to take effect Sept. 8, according to Reuters.

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Google could not immediately be reached by FOX Business for comment.

Reuters contributed to this report.

President Donald Trump intensified his criticism of Canada on Sunday, accusing the country of “ripping” the U.S. off “for decades” as he defended his tariff policies and urged Canadian companies to move their operations south of the border.

In back-to-back Truth Social posts Sunday afternoon, Trump first credited tariffs with strengthening the U.S. auto industry and keeping American manufacturing plants open.

“When I announced that I was running in the 2024 Presidential Election, right at the beginning, Ford was getting ready to close their Big Factory, in Detroit,” Trump wrote. 

Trump claimed the plant is now “running 24/7” and has become “one of the most profitable Car Plants in the World.”

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U.S. President Donald Trump is pictured during an event in the Rose Garden of the White House on Aug. 20, 2026, in Washington, DC. (Finn Gomez/Getty Images)

“There are many other examples, for both Ford, General Motors, and others. I’ve revived, and indeed saved, the Automobile Business in our America. That’s because of what I’ve done with TARIFFS,” he said.

Trump then shifted his focus to Canada, describing the longtime U.S. ally as one of the country’s “worst” trade offenders.

“One of the Worst Abusers is Canada. I don’t want Canadian cars, I don’t want Canadian parts, I don’t want Canadian anything. They’ve been ripping us off for decades, and it’s going to stop,” Trump wrote.

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at a press conference in Ottawa, Ontario, on Aug. 22, 2026, after trade talks with the US collapsed.  (Dave Chan / AFP via Getty Images)

“This should have happened long ago with other Presidents, just as stopping Iran should have happened long ago,” he continued. “They want to be treated like a State, but they aren’t one. I deal with the Leadership of many Countries, but I find Canada to be the worst. They are entitled no longer!”

Minutes later, Trump followed up with another post urging Canadian companies that do business with the U.S. to relocate their operations south of the border.

“Let all Canadian Companies that are doing business with America move to the United States, immediately. Many of them are Companies that moved out years ago due to stupid U.S. Leadership. When you move back, there are no TARIFFS!” Trump wrote.

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Trump claimed the Ford plant is now “running 24/7” and has become “one of the most profitable Car Plants in the World.” (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

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The president’s comments come amid escalating trade tensions between the two longtime allies.

U.S. tariffs of 50% on about $20 billion worth of Canadian goods took effect Aug. 22 after trade talks collapsed. Canada retaliated with tariffs on roughly $20 billion in U.S. imports that are set to take effect Sept. 8, according to Reuters.

The White House, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office, Ford Motor Co. and General Motors did not immediately respond to requests from FOX Business for comment.

Reuters contributed to this report.

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