- The Governor General of Canada
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Canadian Forces Intelligence Command
Ottawa, Ontario
Approval of a Badge
April 15, 2014
Vol. VI, p. 344
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Blazon
Badge
Argent a compass rose, each point parted Argent and Sable, charged with a maple leaf Gules;
Motto
SCIENTIA EST VIS;
Symbolism
Badge
The compass rose comes from the badge of the Intelligence Branch, and the maple leaf is a symbol of Canada. Both elements were used in the cap badge of the Corps of Guides, an earlier intelligence unit in the Canadian Army.
Motto
This latin phrase means “From knowledge, strength”;
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 14, 2015, in Volume 149, page 504 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of the Canadian Forces Intelligence Command and Manon Labelle, Miramichi Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
D. Robert Tunstall
Calligrapher
Shirley Mangione
Recipient Information
Military Institution
Military