- The Governor General of Canada
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Canadian Forces Health Services Group
Ottawa, Ontario
Confirmation of a Badge
November 15, 2023
Vol. VIII, p. 233
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Blazon
Badge
Sable a maple leaf Argent charged with a cross couped Gules, all within the Badge Frame for Miscellaneous Formations/Groups;
Motto
SANITAS;
Symbolism
Badge
The design uses the badge of the Militia Army Medical Staff Service, a maple leaf bearing a red cross.
Motto
This Latin word means “Health.”
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 Department of National Defence, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
D. Robert Tunstall
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 241, 20 June 2013.