- The Governor General of Canada
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Université Laval
Québec, Quebec
Grant of Arms and Flag
August 17, 1990
Vol. II, p. 32
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Blazon
Arms
Gules on a cross Or between sixteen allerions Argent five escallops Azure;
Motto
DEO FAVENTE HAUD PLURIBUS IMPAR. This Latin phrase means "By the grace of God to no one equal".
Flag
A banner of the Arms;
Symbolism
In general, the symbolism of emblems prior to 2000 does not exist in an appropriate format for the online Register.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on September 8, 1990, in Volume 124, page 3232 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Robert D. Watt, Chief Herald of Canada, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Hans Birk
Calligrapher
Joan Bouwmeester
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
University