- The Governor General of Canada
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Canadian Forces Information Operations Group
Ottawa, Ontario
Confirmation of a Badge
January 15, 2024
Vol. VIII, p. 246
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Blazon
Badge
Vert a lightning bolt and a key in saltire, the intersection composed of two annulets one enfiling the other, all between four maple leaves Or, the whole encircled by an annulus Vert edged and inscribed INFORMATION OPERATIONS GROUP • GROUPE DES OPÉRATIONS D’INFORMATION in letters Or, all within the Badge Frame for Miscellaneous Formations/Groups;
Motto
PROFICERE ET PROTEGERE;
Symbolism
Badge
The maple leaves represent the Canadian Forces and the fact that information is received from and sent in all directions. The key symbolizes protection of information, while the lightning bolt represents communication and electronic warfare. The device at the centre is composed of two circles from a goniometer, which represents the original Canadian Forces Supplementary Radio System.
Motto
This Latin phrase, meaning “To exploit and protect,” refers to the Group’s mandate to exploit the electromagnetic spectrum and to protect the nation’s security.
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 Canadian Forces Information Operations Group and Robert D. Watt, Chief Herald of Canada, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Robert Grey
Calligrapher
Judith Bainbridge
Recipient Information
Military Institution
Military