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Fransaskois Flag
Regina, Saskatchewan
Registration of a Flag
August 15, 2018
Vol. VII, p. 101
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Blazon
Flag
Or a cross enhanced throughout Vert, its vertical beam to the hoist, in the fly a fleur-de-lis Gules its traverse Vert;
Symbolism
Flag
The yellow symbolizes wheat fields and, by extension, the farming activities that characterized the first Francophone settlements in Saskatchewan, while the green refers to the boreal forest. The cross alludes to the role that the Catholic Church and missionary colonizers played in settling the province. The fleur-de-lis represents the Francophonie and the French fact, with the colour red symbolizing courage and the fight for the language, culture and rights of the Fransaskois. This symbolism is based on a variety of publicly-available sources.