- The Governor General of Canada
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John Troughton Thompson
Toronto, Ontario
Registration of Arms
December 20, 2014
Vol. VI, p. 296
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Blazon
Arms
Or a lion rampant between three swans’ heads erased all within a bordure invected Azure charged with four annulets Or;
Crest
A lion rampant Azure gorged with a collar Vair holding in the dexter forepaw a swan’s head erased Argent and resting the dexter hind leg on three annulets interlaced in fess Or;
Motto
QUI NON PROFICIT DEFICIT;
Symbolism
Arms
Not available.
Crest
Not available.
Motto
This Latin phrase means “He who does not advance goes backwards”.
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
Artist of the College of Arms, London / Artiste du Collège d’armes, Londres
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Individual
The recipient's emblems were originally recorded at the College of Arms, London, England, 4 August 1894.