- The Governor General of Canada
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Land Equipment Engineering Technologist
Ottawa, Ontario
Approval of a Badge
July 15, 2024
Vol. VIII, p. 290
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Blazon
Badge
A wrench surmounting a lightning flash in saltire within an annulus embattled counter-embattled Or;
Symbolism
Badge
The wrench and lightning flash represent respectively the technical knowledge and the engineering experience of the technologists in their work on the land equipment of the Canadian Armed Forces. The teeth on the exterior rim of the ring represent the cogs of a gear, alluding to the precise and intricate work done by the technologists, crucial to the smooth running of any military operation. The gaps on the inside rim represent the rifling of a barrel, referring to the weapons maintained by the technologists.
* The badge is depicted on a black disc as a contrasting background.
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
Sarah Lacy
Calligrapher
Yolande Lessard
Recipient Information
Military Institution
Military