- The Governor General of Canada
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George-Étienne Cartier
Montréal, Quebec
Registration of Arms
January 15, 2015
Vol. VI, p. 478
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Blazon
Arms
Per fess Gules and Or a fess Or in chief an Ermine passant proper in base five pallets Gules;
Crest
An anchor in bend sinister Sable cable proper pendent therefrom by a chain Or an escutcheon Gules charged with a fleur-de-lis Or;
Motto
FRANC ET SANS DOL;
Symbolism
Arms
Not available.
Crest
Not available.
Motto
This phrase means “Frank and without deceit”.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on October 3, 2015, in Volume 149, page 2336 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, 8 August 1868.