- The Governor General of Canada
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The Great Lakes Reinsurance Company
Toronto, Ontario
Registration of Arms
March 20, 2020
Vol. VII, p. 232
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Blazon
Arms
Azure a sun in splendour Or rising from barry wavy in base Argent and Azure, on a chief Or a beaver couchant proper between a maple leaf and a fleur-de-lis Gules;
Crest
The bust of an Indigenous man wearing a headdress proper, all between two roses Gules, seeded Or, barbed, leaved and stemmed proper;
Motto
INDUSTRY INTELLIGENCE AND INTEGRITY;
Symbolism
Arms
Not available.
Crest
Not available.
Motto
This is similar to the motto of the City of Toronto, where the company was based.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 28, 2020, in Volume 154, page 694 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 recorded at the College of Arms, London, England, 23 June 1953.