- The Governor General of Canada
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John Morison Gibson
Toronto, Ontario
Registration of Arms
October 15, 2015
Vol. VI, p. 565
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Blazon
Arms
Azure on a mount issuant from the base Vert a stork wings elevated and addorsed between two sprigs of maple Argent;
Crest
Upon a mount a stork wings elevated and addorsed holding in its beak a sprig of maple proper;
Motto
PETIT ALTA;
Symbolism
Arms
Not available.
Crest
Not available.
Motto
This Latin phrase means “He aims high”.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 12, 2016, in Volume 150, page 740 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
Lieutenant-Governor
The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded at the College of Arms, London, England, 11 August 1914.