- The Governor General of Canada
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Iain Mackintosh MacKay
Toronto, Ontario
Registration of Arms
September 15, 1993
Vol. II, p. 266
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Blazon
Arms
Azure on a chevron Argent between three bears' heads couped Argent muzzled Gules a cat-a-mountain's face between two daggers their points turned toward the cat-a-mountain's face all Proper;
Crest
A Celtic cross upon a plinth of three stones fessways Sable with central boss Argent surmounted of two daggers in saltire points upwards Argent, handled Sable hilted and pommelled Or;
Motto
BI TREUN, a Gaelic phrase meaning "Be strong";
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 July 8, 2006, in Volume 140, page 2038 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Not available
Painter
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Individual
The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded in the records of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh, Scotland, 16 January 1985.