- The Governor General of Canada
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Nipissing University
North Bay, Ontario
Grant of Arms
April 18, 1994
Vol. II, p. 319
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Blazon
Arms
Azure on a fess wavy Argent between in chief a sun in splendour Or and in base an owl Argent a bar wavy Azure;
Motto
INTEGRITAS. This Latin word means "Integrity".
Symbolism
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Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on December 3, 1994, in Volume 128, page 4583 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Nipissing University, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Linda Nicholson
Calligrapher
Judith Bainbridge
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
University