The Viceregal Lion
  1. The Governor General of Canada
Heraldry Today

The contents of this Register are intended for research purposes only. The heraldic emblems found in the Register may not be reproduced in any form or in any media without the written consent of the Canadian Heraldic Authority and/or the recipient.

Jack Brooksbank

Orangeville, Ontario
Grant of Arms
December 21, 1993
Vol. II, p. 279

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Blazon

Arms

Or two bars wavy between two open compasses Azure the one in base reversed all between two flaunches Gules each charged with a fret Or;

Crest

Issuant from a rim Or heightened with two roses Argent seeded Or leaved Vert between three maple leaves Gules a demi lion Or gorged with a collar of trillium flowers proper the dexter paw grasping an artist's palette Azure charged with a mascle issuant therefrom a paintbrush, mahlstick and quill Or the sinister paw resting on an open book proper bound and inscribed LITUS CERTUM in letters Azure;

Motto

LAND OR SEA SURE;


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 March 19, 1994, in Volume 128, page 1685 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
Linda Nicholson

Calligrapher
Nancy Ellis


Recipient Information

Individual