- The Governor General of Canada
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Canadian Joint Warfare Centre
Ottawa, Ontario
Approval of a Badge
January 15, 2020
Vol. VII, p. 225
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Blazon
Badge
A plate charged with a spider’s web throughout Sable overall a spider Gules, ensigned by the Royal Crown proper and environed by a wreath of maple leaves issuant from an annulus, overall in base a scroll Or inscribed with the Motto in letters Sable;
Motto
NOVITAS ET INVENTIO;
Symbolism
Badge
The spider represents wisdom, hard work, patience and creativity. Its web symbolizes catching and integrating loose ideas to foster innovative and tangible results.
Motto
This Latin phrase means “Innovation and creativity.”