Haida Island adopted 30 May 1944 on C.300, as recommended by Canadian Hydrographic Service. Form of name changed to Haida Islands (plural) 7 October 1948 on C.3798.

Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office.

Named by H.D. Parizeau, Hydrographic Service, after the Royal Canadian Navy's Tribal-class destroyer, HMCS Haida, commissioned into service in August 1943.

Source: BC place name cards, files, correspondence and/or research by BC Chief Geographer/Geographical Names Office.

Named in 1944for the HMCS ‘Haida,’ a 1,995-tonne Tribal-class destroyer commissioned in 1943, which went on to achieve fame by sinking more enemy vessels – including two destroyers and a U-boat – than any other ship in the Royal Canadian Navy. In 1950 the 115-m ‘Haida’ was modernized as an anti-submarine escort and completed two tours in Korea, 1952-1954, before being taken out of service in 1963. Instead of being sold for scrap, it was purchased privately and turned into a naval museum and sea cadet training vessel in Toronto. HMCS ‘Haida’ was named a national historic site in 1984 and berthed permanently at Hamilton in 2003. It is the only remaining example of the 27 Tribal-class destroyers built in England for the British, Canadian, and Australian navies.

Source: Scott, Andrew; "The Encyclopedia of Raincoast Place Names"; Harbour Publishing, Madeira Park, 2009, page 243.