- The Governor General of Canada
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Commissioner of the Northwest Territories
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories
Grant of a Badge and Flag of Office
June 15, 2006
Vol. V, p. 32
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Blazon
Badge
The Arms and Crest of the Northwest Territories proper, as registered by the Chief Herald of Canada on the 20th day of April 2006, within two branches of maple leaves Or each ensigned by a mountain avens flower Argent;
Symbolism
Badge
The coloured shield shows the arms of the Northwest Territories, and the territorial Crest and wreath appear above. The mountain avens is the territorial flower. The maple leaves represent the regions of the Northwest Territories.