- The Governor General of Canada
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Parks Canada Agency
Ottawa, Ontario
Grant of a Badge
September 15, 2017
Vol. VI, p. 757
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Blazon
Badge
A pomme charged with a beaver sejant on a lodge Or all within an annulus Vert edged and set with maple leaves Or and ensigned by the Royal Crown proper;
Symbolism
Badge
The beaver seated on a lodge is a longstanding emblem of the Parks Canada Agency, and green is the agency’s colour. The Royal Crown represents the role of the agency’s park wardens in protecting Canada’s national parks on behalf of the Crown.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 31, 2018, in Volume 152, page 897 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of the Parks Canada Agency, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Debra MacGarvie
Calligrapher
Doris Wionzek
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Crown Corporation & "arms length" organization