- The Governor General of Canada
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.
Ivan Wotherspoon
Montréal, Quebec
Registration of Arms
December 20, 2013
Vol. VI, p. 297
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Blazon
Arms
Or a cross engrailed Gules charged in chief with a mullet of eight points Or all between four crescents and surmounted by an escutcheon Gules bearing the head of Saint Denis ensigned of a mitre Argent;
Crest
A tower Gules issuing therefrom an eagle displayed Or;
Motto
PER CRUCEM AD LUCEM;
Symbolism
Arms
Not available.
Crest
Not available.
Motto
This Latin phrase means “By the cross to the light”.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on October 25, 2014, in Volume 148, page 2732 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Not available
Painter
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Individual
The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded in the records of the Court of the Lord Lyon, Edinburgh, Scotland, 22 August 1894.