- The Governor General of Canada
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Canadian Materiel Support Group
Ottawa, Ontario
Confirmation of a Badge
November 15, 2023
Vol. VIII, p. 232
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Blazon
Badge
Purpure a dragon rampant gorged with a collar Or pendent therefrom a pellet charged with a key, holding in its dexter claw a grenade enflamed, its sinister claw resting on a wheel Or, all within the Badge Frame for Miscellaneous Formations/Groups;
Motto
EXCELLENTIA OB RESILIENTIAM;
Symbolism
Badge
The purple background, often used for joint operations or units, represents the three environments of the Canadian Armed Forces supported by the Group. The dragon, a great protector of its territory, alludes to the fact that the members of the Group are custodians of supply and munitions depots. The key symbolizes supply, the grenade, ammunition, and the wheel, transportation. Together they represent the supply chain, signifying both warehousing and distribution network management.
Motto
This Latin phrase means “Excellence through resilience.”
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 Manon Labelle, Miramichi Herald, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Eva Pilar-Cass
Calligrapher
Shirley Mangione
Recipient Information
Military Institution
Military
This emblem with a different badge frame was previously recorded in the Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges of Canada, Volume VI, page 246, 15 July 2013.