- The Governor General of Canada
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Collège François-de-Laval
Québec, Quebec
Grant of Arms and Flag
August 20, 1993
Vol. II, p. 255
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Blazon
Arms
Or on a cross Gules between sixteen allerions Azure five escallops Or;
Motto
DIEU AYDANT, FOI ET CULTURE FERAY VALOIR, meaning "With God's help, faith and culture will be valued";
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 November 6, 1993, in Volume 127, page 3407 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of the Collège François-de-Laval, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Joan Ouellette
Calligrapher
John Whitehead
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Elementary & Secondary