diff --git a/tests/unit/name-component.t.cpp b/tests/unit/name-component.t.cpp
index c009175..fe62ee0 100644
--- a/tests/unit/name-component.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit/name-component.t.cpp
@@ -48,6 +48,8 @@
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(comp.type(), tlv::GenericNameComponent);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(comp.isGeneric(), true);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(comp.toUri(), "ndn-cxx");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(comp.toUri(UriFormat::CANONICAL), "8=ndn-cxx");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(comp.toUri(UriFormat::ALTERNATE), "ndn-cxx");
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(comp), "ndn-cxx");
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(Component::fromEscapedString("ndn-cxx"), comp);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(Component::fromEscapedString("8=ndn-cxx"), comp);
@@ -98,15 +100,19 @@
   for (size_t i = 0; i < hexUpper.size(); i += 2) {
     hexPct += "%" + hexUpper.substr(i, 2);
   }
+  const std::string hexPctCanonical = "%28%BA%D4%B5%27%5B%D3%92%DB%B6p%C7%5C%F0%B6o%13%F7%94%2B%21%E8%0FU%C0%E8k7GS%A5H";
 
   Component comp(Block(type, fromHex(hexLower)));
 
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(comp.type(), type);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(comp.toUri(), uriPrefix + hexLower);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(comp.toUri(UriFormat::CANONICAL), to_string(type) + "=" + hexPctCanonical);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(comp.toUri(UriFormat::ALTERNATE), uriPrefix + hexLower);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(comp), uriPrefix + hexLower);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(comp, Component::fromEscapedString(uriPrefix + hexLower));
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(comp, Component::fromEscapedString(uriPrefix + hexUpper));
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(comp, Component::fromEscapedString(to_string(type) + "=" + hexPct));
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(comp, Component::fromEscapedString(to_string(type) + "=" + hexPctCanonical));
 
   CHECK_COMP_ERR(comp.wireDecode(Block(type, fromHex("A791806951F25C4D"))), "TLV-LENGTH must be 32");
   CHECK_COMP_ERR(Component::fromEscapedString(uriPrefix), "TLV-LENGTH must be 32");
@@ -133,6 +139,8 @@
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(comp.isNumber(), true);
   const auto compUri = uriPrefix + "42";
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(comp.toUri(), compUri);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(comp.toUri(UriFormat::CANONICAL), to_string(type) + "=%2A");
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(comp.toUri(UriFormat::ALTERNATE), compUri);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(boost::lexical_cast<std::string>(comp), compUri);
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(comp, Component::fromEscapedString(compUri));
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(comp, Component::fromEscapedString(to_string(type) + "=%2A"));
diff --git a/tests/unit/name.t.cpp b/tests/unit/name.t.cpp
index 44c261e..21ecc00 100644
--- a/tests/unit/name.t.cpp
+++ b/tests/unit/name.t.cpp
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 namespace tests {
 
 using Component = name::Component;
+using UriFormat = name::UriFormat;
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(TestName)
 
@@ -47,6 +48,10 @@
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(name[4], Component("\x1C\x9F"));
   BOOST_CHECK(name[5].isImplicitSha256Digest());
 
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(name.toUri(UriFormat::CANONICAL),
+                    "/8=Emid/25042=P3/8=.../8=..../8=%1C%9F/"
+                    "1=%04%15%E3bJ%15%18P%AChl%84%F1U%F2%98%08%C0%DDs%81%9A%A4%A4%C2%0B%E7%3AM%8A%87L");
+
   Block wire = name.wireEncode();
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(wire,
     "0737 0804456D6964 FD61D2025033 0800 08012E 08021C9F "
@@ -58,6 +63,9 @@
 
 BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(ParseUri)
 {
+  // canonical URI
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(Name("/8=hello/8=world").toUri(), "/hello/world");
+
   // URI with correct scheme
   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(Name("ndn:/hello/world").toUri(), "/hello/world");