- The Governor General of Canada
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Harold Gordon Shipp
Port Credit, Ontario
Registration of Arms
February 20, 2025
Vol. VIII, p. 356
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Blazon
Arms
Gules a lymphad sail unfurled flagged between three ermine spots, all within a bordure Or masoned Sable;
Crest
A demi-deer Gules supporting a staff proper flying therefrom a banner of the Arms and issuant from a circlet of maple leaves Gules and apples slipped and leaved Or;
Motto
ORDO IN OMNIBUS;
Symbolism
Arms
The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The ship is a canting reference to Mr. Shipp’s surname. The border of masonry likely represents his long career in residential and commercial development. The ermine spots likely refer to Mr. Shipp’s wife, June Catharine Ingram, as this pattern is commonly found in the arms of persons bearing the surname Ingram.
Crest
The Canadian Heraldic Authority does not have confirmed symbolism for this emblem. The following comments are hypotheses only. The apples allude to Mr. Shipp’s development of the Applewood Acres neighbourhood in Mississauga, Ontario. The maple leaves represent his Canadian identity.
Motto
This Latin phrase means “Order in all things.”
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
Individual
The recipient’s emblems were originally recorded at the College of Arms, London, England, 5 June 1968.