- The Governor General of Canada
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Province of Ontario
Toronto, Ontario
Registration of Arms, Supporters and Flag
October 15, 2010
Vol. VI, p. 2
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Blazon
Arms
Vert a sprig of three maple leaves Or, on a chief Argent a cross Gules;
Crest
A bear passant Sable;
Supporters
Dexter a moose, sinister a Canadian deer proper;
Motto
UT INCEPIT FIDELIS SIC PERMANET;
Symbolism
Arms
The maple leaves represent Canada. The cross of St. George is a symbol of England.
Crest
The black bear is an animal native to Ontario.
Supporters
The moose and the deer are animals native to Ontario.
Motto
Meaning “As loyal she began, so loyal she remains”, this Latin motto alludes to the creation of the province, as Upper Canada, by the United Empire Loyalists after the American Revolutionary War.