- The Governor General of Canada
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Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Technology and Engineering
Borden, Ontario
Confirmation of a Badge
April 20, 2016
Vol. VI, p. 710
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Blazon
Badge
Azure a pile reversed throughout Or charged with a pile reversed Bleu Céleste, overall an eagle volant affronty the head to the sinister Or grasping an open book Argent edged and charged with a caliper fesswise enfiling orbiting electrons Or;
Motto
SCIENTIA A PRINCIPIO;
Symbolism
Badge
The eagle and the light blue are taken from the Badge of the Royal Canadian Air Force. The book represents learning. The electrons and caliper evoke electrical and mechanical systems respectively. The triangular shapes indicate striving for excellence.
Motto
This Latin phrase means “Knowledge from the beginning”.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 31, 2018, in Volume 152, page 894 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
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Painter
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Calligrapher
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Recipient Information
Military Institution
Military
The badge was originally approved by the Right Honourable Jeanne Sauvé, Governor General and Commander-in-Chief of Canada, in November 1988.