- The Governor General of Canada
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The Hydro-Electric Power Commission of Ontario
Toronto, Ontario
Registration of Arms and Supporters
January 15, 2021
Vol. VII, p. 317
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Blazon
Arms
Argent on a chevron wavy cotised Azure between in chief two cogwheels Gules and in base a sprig of three maple leaves Vert, three mullets Argent;
Crest
An electric generator ensigned by a sun in splendour proper;
Supporters
Dexter a moose sinister a deer proper;
Motto
DONA NATURAE PRO POPULO SUNT;
Symbolism
Arms
The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The wavy blue chevron alludes to water and, by extension, to hydroelectricity. The cogwheels represent the turbines and generators in a power plant, which transform the flow of a river into energy. The sprig of maple leaves is taken from the provincial arms of Ontario.
Crest
The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The electric generator represents the commission’s power plants, and the sun the energy that they produce.
Supporters
The moose and the deer are the supporters of the arms of the Province of Ontario.
Motto
This Latin phrase means “The gifts of nature are for the people.” It emphasizes that the commission was established as a public utility to harness energy from natural sources.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on March 27, 2021, in Volume 155, page 1320 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
Government
The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded at the College of Arms, London, England, 10 February 1958.