- The Governor General of Canada
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Nova Scotia Technical College
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Registration of Arms
April 20, 2023
Vol. VIII, p. 178
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Blazon
Arms of the Nova Scotia Technical College
Argent on a fess wavy between in chief a thistle slipped and leaved Azure and in base in front of a miner’s and a mechanic’s hammer in saltire an electromagnet Sable the coils Azure all ensigned by a surveyor’s bob Sable, a salmon naiant Argent;
Motto
EOLAS AGUS OBAIR;
Symbolism
Arms of the Nova Scotia Technical College
The hammers, electromagnet and surveyor’s bob allude to the college’s mandate as a technical school, especially focusing on civil, electrical, mechanical and mining engineering. The thistle is taken from the Nova Scotia coat of arms, while the salmon on the wavy band appeared on the province’s coat of arms used between 1868 and 1929 as a reference to its maritime history.
Motto
This Scots Gaelic expression, meaning “Experience and work,” evokes the college’s vocation as a technical school.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on January 1, 1900, in Volume 0, page 0 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of the College of Arms, London.
Painter
Artist of the College of Arms, London / Artiste du Collège d’armes, Londres
Calligrapher
* Not applicable / Sans objet
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
Educational
The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded at the College of Arms, London, England, 2 September 1964.