- The Governor General of Canada
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Léopold Henri Amyot
Ottawa, Ontario
Grant of Arms and Supporters
March 28, 1989
Vol. I, p. 9
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Blazon
Arms
Per fess ogivy Or and Azure in chief semé of maple leaves Gules in base semé of fleurs-de-lys Or;
Crest
A demi-lion rampant Or bearing in the dexter paw the Baton of Office of the Herald Chancellor of the Canadian Heraldic Authority and under the sinister paw an escutcheon charged with the Arms of Office of the Herald Chancellor;
Supporters
Upon a compartment composed of waves of the sea ensigning a representation of the rose window of Chartres Cathedral proper between on the dexter land bearing fir saplings proper and on the sinister sand proper charged from the dexter to the sinister of the star of Iraq, the star of Morocco, the star of Syria, all Vert and of the star of Jordan Argent, and bearing a cedar of Lebanon sapling proper; Dexter, a bison Argent accorné and unguled Gules gorged with a collar of maple leaves Gules, sinister a bison Argent accorné and unguled Azure gorged with a representation of a traditional Moroccan charafa frieze Vert and Sable;
Motto
LABOR FIDENTIA. This Latin phrase means "Work, self-confidence".
Symbolism
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