- The Governor General of Canada
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Canadian Orthopaedic Association
Montréal, Quebec
Grant of Arms
November 15, 1990
Vol. II, p. 82
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Blazon
Arms
Azure a key in bend in saltire with a human femur Or on a chief Gules between two open books proper edged Azure bound Or a Canadian pale Argent displaying a maple leaf Gules charged with a fleur de lys Or both on a common stem also Or;
Crest
A maple tree Or leaved Gules its trunk bound to a post Azure with a cord Or;
Motto
PIETATE ARTE ET SCIENTIA CORRIGERE. This Latin phrase means "To set things straight with compassion, skill and knowledge".
Symbolism
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