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The contents of this Register are intended for research purposes only. The heraldic emblems found in the Register may not be reproduced in any form or in any media without the written consent of the Canadian Heraldic Authority and/or the recipient.

Claude Comtois

Montréal, Quebec
Registration of Arms
April 15, 2019
Vol. VII, p. 176

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Blazon

Arms

Or on a grassy mount issuant in base an elm tree proper, on a chapé Vert two garbs Or each bound with a wreath of maple leaves proper;

Crest

A lion’s gamb eradicated Or billety Azure holding a miner’s pick proper;

Motto

SOIS FRANC ET HONNÊTE;

Symbolism

Arms

The elm tree (orme in French) refers to the Ferme des ormes (“Farm of the Elms”), which his grandfather the Honourable Paul Comtois, P.C., inherited and managed for a long time. The garbs allude to the Honourable Paul Comtois’s training as an agronomist and to his work as a farmer.

Crest

The miner’s pick recalls that the Honourable Paul Comtois, P.C., was Minister of Mines and Technical Surveys of Canada (1957-1961) before becoming lieutenant governor of Quebec (1961-1966).

Motto

This French phrase, SOIS FRANC ET HONNÊTE, means “Be upfront and honest.”

Background

Canada Gazette Information

The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on December 7, 2019, in Volume 153, page 4267 of the Canada Gazette.

Artist Information

Creator(s)
Original concept of the heralds of the College of Arms, London (1963).

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, 20 February 1963, is the name of his late grandfather the Honourable Paul Comtois, P.C.

The recipient's emblems are based on those recorded in the name of Paul Comtois in the Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada, Volume VI, page 602, 15 April 2016.