- The Governor General of Canada
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François Richard
Ottawa, Ontario
Grant of Arms and Supporters
March 29, 1989
Vol. I, p. 10
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Blazon
Arms
Per pale Argent and Azure a saltire fimbriated between two towers in fess masoned of the field all counterchanged;
Crest
A beaver couchant Or charged with a roundel of the Arms of Office of the Deputy Herald Chancellor of the Canadian Heraldic Authority fimbriated Gules;
Supporters
On a representation of the rock of the City of Québec proper, dexter a stag per fess Argent and Azure attired and unglued Or gorged with a mural coronet Azure bearing six mullets Argent three visible and charged at the shoulder with a maple leaf Gules, sinister a stag per fess Azure and Argent attired and unglued Or gorged with a mural coronet Argent charged with two representations of the insignia of a Lieutenant-General of the Canadian Armed Forces one visible Azure and charged at the shoulder with a fleur-de-lys Argent;
Motto
FAIS CE QUE DOIS, meaning "Do what you must";
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 22, 1989, in Volume 123, page 3347 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
Alf Ebsen
Recipient Information
Individual