- The Governor General of Canada
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Hudson's Bay Company
London, England, United Kingdom
Registration of Arms
January 20, 2017
Vol. VI, p. 672
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Blazon
Arms
Argent a cross Gules between four beavers statant Sable;
Crest
Upon a cap of maintenance Gules turned up Ermine, a fox sejant proper;
Supporters
Two elks proper;
Motto
PRO PELLE CUTEM;
Symbolism
Arms
Not available.
Crest
Not available.
Supporters
Not available.
Motto
This Latin phrase means “A pelt for a skin”.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 25, 2017, in Volume 151, page 1305 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
Civil Institution
Profit Organization
The recipient's emblems were originally recorded in the name of The Governor and Company of the Adventurers of England trading into Hudson’s Bay at the College of Arms, London, England, 6 September 1921.