Google is working to update its map system to reflect Canada's "provincial park" designations, removing "state park" designations for the country.

The categorization pre-dates 51st state rhetoric but is getting fresh attention with concerns over sovereignty. The categorization is also used by other services including Bing and TripAdvisor.

On the Google Maps Help page, where users can post questions and concerns, one person with the username Louise N wrote that provincial parks are being “incorrectly listed as State parks” on Feb. 22. She added that “we do not have states in Canada” and asked, “How can this be fixed?”

Google Maps is raising some eyebrows over how it's describing some Canadian provincial parks north of the U.S. border.

Canadians have noticed an unexpected change in Google Maps, where several provincial parks are now labelled as

Canadians have taken to social media wondering why Google Maps is referring to some provincial parks as “state” parks, an incorrect designation that’s ruffling feathers at a time of heightened tension between Canada and the United States.

Google says it's working to relabel Canadian provincial parks on its maps services after Canadians raised concerns about sovereignty.

B.C. residents alarmed by the sight of a "state park" tag on Google Maps listings for provincial parks can rest easy, say officials.