- The Governor General of Canada
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Jean Elizabeth McPhee
Ottawa, Ontario
Grant of Arms
March 26, 1991
Vol. II, p. 119
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Blazon
Arms
Or a galley Sable pennons flying Gules sail Argent bordered and charged with a maple leaf also Gules on a chief Azure a rose between two trillium flowers Argent the three flowers barbed and seeded proper;
Crest
A snowy owl affronté wings expanded proper its dexter foot up grasping in the talon a pen Azure nib uppermost Or;
Motto
PRO ARTE. This Latin phrase means "For art".
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 23, 1991, in Volume 125, page 3770 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of Charles Maier, Athabaska Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Joan Bouwmeester
Calligrapher
Joan Bouwmeester
Recipient Information
Individual